The biggest challenge was figuring out how to open her locker and set it up. This was done a week before school started.
We drew a mock floor plan of the school on the driveway to practice getting from class to class, then back to her locker, then lunch, then back to locker again, and then to related arts before catching the after-school bus.
For the first day, you have to show up with a friend. That way, you still look cool even when you don't know where you're supposed to go. Kolaches made it even better.
For dinner, she got to pick the menu now that she's the only child at home. Eric and I enjoyed listening to all her activities, who sat where for lunch, which teachers were her favorites, what it was like to walk down the 8th grade hall, and issues with the lockers.
