Hannah has been an official kindergartner for almost two months now, and she is loving it.
Hannah missed the cut off to start kindergarten last year by only one month. I was not upset about her having to wait another year to start because I felt that she needed that year to mature a little (if that makes sense.) I also decided not to send her to preschool because I wanted to spend that year before kindergarten with her. I figured that once she started school that would be the start of her life in school. I don't regret selfishly keeping her all to myself for that time. I will admit that I was worried she would be a little behind the other kids in her class. However, she is doing just fine.
The first day was rough for all of us. The teachers met us at the door she will be entering the school everyday. They then told the kids to wave goodbye to us, and took them! I was in complete shock! This stranger (her wonderful teacher) just took my baby away!! Those next three hours were the longest three hours of my life. When we picked Hannah up (yes the whole family came,) she mentioned that some kids had teased her for not being brave enough on the playground equipment, and my heart broke! I was ready to pull her out and keep her home, but Aaron was much
more calm about the whole thing (thank goodness.) The next day we dropped her off back at school. I felt so helpless! Watching her walk into her class on day two was one hundred times worse than day one. For the three hours she was gone, I kept praying and praying. I just wanted her to have one friend to play with. As the month went on, Hannah and I (ok just me) adjusted to our new schedule, homework, and getting ready for school on time.
Aaron and I were excited to go with Hannah to her school carnival, and we learned something really amazing. . . . . . My little girl has so many friends! In the hallway, we would hear kids calling Hannah's name and then running to her to. They then played together, talked about all the things they won, and informed each other about where all the fun games were. It was the best feeling and sweetest thing to witness. My heart was so full of joy just knowing she had friends and wasn't sad or playing by herself.
This past week, we had her first parent - teacher conference. Hannah is scoring above average on her assessment tests. Her teacher told us that Hannah is always willing to answer questions and help the other students.
Aaron and I are very proud parents.
Hannah missed the cut off to start kindergarten last year by only one month. I was not upset about her having to wait another year to start because I felt that she needed that year to mature a little (if that makes sense.) I also decided not to send her to preschool because I wanted to spend that year before kindergarten with her. I figured that once she started school that would be the start of her life in school. I don't regret selfishly keeping her all to myself for that time. I will admit that I was worried she would be a little behind the other kids in her class. However, she is doing just fine.
The first day was rough for all of us. The teachers met us at the door she will be entering the school everyday. They then told the kids to wave goodbye to us, and took them! I was in complete shock! This stranger (her wonderful teacher) just took my baby away!! Those next three hours were the longest three hours of my life. When we picked Hannah up (yes the whole family came,) she mentioned that some kids had teased her for not being brave enough on the playground equipment, and my heart broke! I was ready to pull her out and keep her home, but Aaron was much
Aaron and I were excited to go with Hannah to her school carnival, and we learned something really amazing. . . . . . My little girl has so many friends! In the hallway, we would hear kids calling Hannah's name and then running to her to. They then played together, talked about all the things they won, and informed each other about where all the fun games were. It was the best feeling and sweetest thing to witness. My heart was so full of joy just knowing she had friends and wasn't sad or playing by herself.
This past week, we had her first parent - teacher conference. Hannah is scoring above average on her assessment tests. Her teacher told us that Hannah is always willing to answer questions and help the other students.
Aaron and I are very proud parents.
I love my kindergartner
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