Our New School - Academy

We have gotten started at our new school - Academy. We've been going about 2 1/2 weeks & I think we are starting to get settled. The change was not as bad as we had feared it might be...especially for Elizabeth. Here's the latest:
Erin - Erin makes friends so easy, she makes Em look like she struggles. She misses her friends at Thornton and asks about going back every now and then. She is still loving dance class. She got an acoustic guitar for Christmas (pink). She is really interested in playing & tries to work on her guitar book every night. We may try and get her lessons if she keeps up the interest. Erin made her first Reconciliation this past weekend. In a couple of months, she will make her First Holy Communion...exciting stuff!! She's excited to get the bread at mass.
Em - still loving school and all of her new friends. She has a friend spending the night this weekend - Macie. Em had to write a poem for her English class. The teacher submitted all of the poems to a writing contest & Emily was one of the winners. She is going to have her poem published in a Celebration of Poets...we just got a letter tonight telling us that "her poem was one of high merit & was chosen for publication." Em will be a published author soon. Em is ready to get back to playing soccer as well.
Elizabeth - E has made the transition to Academy really well. There were 3 girls in our tumbling class that go to Academy that helped E the first day and made her feel better about the change. E had basketball practice the day before school started. Went really well...coach told the girls it was E's first day and to help her with finding classes, show her around, etc. Thought that was really cool coming from a coach. E is playing on the B team...they hadn't won a game all year. With E playing, they haven't lost a game....5 straight wins. E keeps telling them she's their good-luck charm.
Melinda - the change was as hard for Mel as anyone. She is so used to having at least one of the girls with her at work, she feels weird without anyone. She is looking into the possibility of working at Academy...will keep you posted.