Lexington RC Day 1

Wow!  The First Day of School!  What a delightful bunch of energetic kids!  Beginning at 8 o'clock we began welcoming the first of 23 children - some brought by a parent, some on the bus (hosted by the inestimable Ginger Sauls!).  As soon as they were officially ours for the day, Pat fed most of them a nutritious breakfast (some had already eaten) and they were off to their first sessions.  Bishop Chilton Knudsen welcomed everyone to Mission House with an interesting description of who bishops are, what they do and what they wear.  They were cloistered in strategic locations throughout the spacious first floor of Mission House; every half hour Timekeeper CC blew her whistle and the children rotated to the next session.  In the Reading for Pleasure session, children were offered their own choice of reading material from a large and very eclectic selection, then went off with an adult to read.  It was delightful to see their faces when faced with so much choice!  So many books and so little time!  One of the adults said how impressed he was with the reading ability of some of the children - "Why is she here?" was the refrain.  Other children were clearly there for the right reason - improve their reading skills. 

After a half hour lunch, there were Arts activities - such things as piano lessons and latch hook rug making and then off to various visits around town.

No question that most of them had an enjoyable first day and are looking forward to tomorrow :-)

Here's a link to today's photo collection:  First day photo collection