Middle school, here we come!

Tonight we took Isaac and the kids to Mount Logan Middle School to get Isaac registered for 6th grade next year. Wow! I can't believe we have a soon to be middle schooler! Isaac has been pretty excited about it. He has decided that he wants to stop playing the bass in orchestra after this year and start playing the trumpet next year. He is pretty excited about that. We filled out some paperwork. They had the schedule of the classes they have to take in 6th grade. All we had to do was circle that he wants to take band and play the trumpet. I guess they will mail us his class schedule some time this summer. I have heard a lot of good things about MLMS. They have a 6th grade hallway that is only for them. That is where their lockers are and their core classes are. They said that is where they will spend most of their time. They have 2 cafeterias! They have tons of options for lunch. We took a tour of the school. Holy cow! It is humongous compared to the tiny school I went to. I didn't have to worry about changing schools or teachers for that fact, when I went from jr high to high school. Cordell said it is bigger that the old high school he went to in Green River. Before the tour they said it is one of the biggest middle schools in the state. They have about 1300 kids that go there. Anyway, the tour was pretty good. I for sure was overwhelmed by how big the school was. It is a great looking school. They have so much opportunity for the kids to learn and tons of resources. I am very impresses. Kiley was pretty excited about going middle school in a couple of years. They have a sewing lab, kitchen lab, and a washer and dryer so they can learn about how to take care of themselves. She was impressed with the sewing machines, it was pretty funny. On the tour we learned that Tyler Whitesides was a janitor at MLMS and that is where he got his inspiration for his book series "The Janitors". The teacher showed us where everything that took place in the book was at the school. The kids were pretty excited about that. On our way home I asked Isaac if he was still excited about going to middle school. He said he was but with a little nervousness when he said it. I asked him if he was pretty nervous about it and he said he was. I told him I was nervous too. I know he will do great. He is a pretty easy going kid and makes friends really easy. He will do fine. On the first day of school it is for 6th graders only. I thought that was great. They won't have to worry about the older kids there and will be able to navigate their way around before the school is packed with all 1300 kids! 5 more months to go until the big change.