SHOES!?!

I had a parent ask a very good question today about shoes.  Here is our routine at school for shoes:  The children can wear dress shoes but I have the children put on their gym shoes as soon as they come to school. We call these their school shoes!   Otherwise they spend a LOT of time switching shoes for recess and again for gym.  So I have encouraged them to wear shoes appropriate for school right from the start.  Shoes that work on the playground, when we are doing activities in the room and work for gym.  We are very active and busy! 
 Gym shoes work best.  I hope that helps. 

Of course, IF your child's school shoes have laces, THEN

please help them practice tying!  

By the end of the year it is my goal that ALL students earn one of these: