Open House

Yesterday was an open house at Lily's school and she got to meet her teacher.  We think that we're going to like Mrs. Slocum.  The big science project this year is that they are going to get a butterfly chrysalis.  Mrs. Slocum made the point yesterday that second grade is kind of like a chrysalis year for the kids because as their reading improves they just grow tremendously.  It's nice that Lily has an experienced teacher again this year.  We really liked Mrs. Turner.

Lily is a little bit sad because none of her close friends are in her class.  She only knows one girl and they are not particularly close.  They don't dislike each other, but they aren't particularly friends.  We keep trying to reassure her that she will make new friends.  I can't understand where Lily gets this fear of the unknown from...