Back to School ~ August 2019

On Monday, August 5th, the Farrell-Landers children started attending a new school -- Lookout Mountain (LOM) Elementary School in the Washington Elementary School District. Switching schools was a hard decision for Josh and I to make, but we felt that this school would allow both of our children equal opportunity to excel in school while also giving them (and the entire family) more of a home/school/extra-curricular activity balance. We also were hoping to give us a little more sense of community. So far, so good! I'm really hoping they love being a Lookout Mountain Lion!

We attended the kids "Meet the Teacher" night before school resumed, and both kids seem to have great teachers this year. Aiden is in Mrs. Billings' Buccaneers third grade class and Madilyn is in Mrs. Freeman's Firecrackers fourth grade class. They also seemed to have quite a few kids they already knew because our kids have attended the LOM's KidSpace program during these past few summers.

Here are some of the things that excite us about this new school:

Every student receives a free breakfast served in the classroom and a free hot lunch. This mom hasn't had to hassle her kids about eating before school, nor have I had to worry about preparing school lunches.
The kids ride the bus to and from school with Russ, the bus driver.
The kids are using Chromebooks in their classrooms almost daily.
Madilyn was able to choose a class elective this year. She enrolled in choir and is enjoying it a ton.
They have fun after school activities like Chess Club, Lego Club, Escape the Room Club and various sports like flag football and cheer-leading.

Madilyn with the school's mascot, a lion.