This past Monday was the "official" first day of school!! Yes, it is hard to believe that Kennick is old enough to be going to school already. We had been talking about it for the past couple weeks and he seemed quite excited about it. Sunday morning before school started we gave him a Clifford goes to School book and stuffed Clifford dog which we have read many times already.
He also received a few other going to school presents including a monster shirt from Cash and Baylen (See below first day picture).
This is the official first day of school picture. So grown up!
This is the Montessori Academy.
The morning was a little hectic. None of us wanted to get up and it was a little crazy getting everything in order to go. We finally did but it was anything but a relaxing morning. The very first day of school was only a couple hours with the new kids. Karalee took him to school and was able to stay the morning with him. He was not real keen on the idea of being in a new place. They start the morning in the circle where they will begin the class. They have to sit "criss-cross-applesauce-hands on your knees", which in big people terms means cross-legged or Indian-style. Karalee said that he was not interested sitting in the circle because the fun toys were upstairs and that is where he would rather be. After the introduction they were able to go upstairs and he was much happier.
Kennick learning.
Kennick eating snack. He really only ate snack because he got to use a sponge afterwards to wash his dishes. The great thing about Montessori is that they learn self-sufficiency. They have to wash their hands before snack, set their cup and napkin where they will sit, pour their water into their glass, then go back for snacks on their plate. Each child is in charge of washing their own cup and plate when they are finished.
Day #2: Wednesday
This marked his first full day of school with the other kids. Karalee walked in with him in the morning and was able to stay during circle time and the lessons. Once the children came upstairs and started activities, Kennick was fine with her leaving. Mrs. Mary Ann, Kennick's teacher, said that he did every puzzle that they had in the school. I think the day went well for him. Karalee picked him up at 3:00. The children were all outside playing and Kennick was glad to see her. He ended up the day without a nap and by the time he got home he rolled around on the couch for a bit, then was wired. He played and played and about 9:00 he crashed hard.
Day #3: Friday
The morning flow was much better. He did not want to go to school this morning but we talked him into it. I got to take him this morning. When we get to school the teachers will come to the car and take them out of the car seat and into the building. They say it is less tramatic. Not so much the case this morning. The second the door was opened Kennick started bawling. We got him dropped off and no phone calls so it must have turned out well. Karalee picked him up and he was very happy and had made a special "card" for Gran-Granny for her birthday. He had used a gluestick (his favorite) to glue little shapes onto a piece of paper. When they got home Kennick was still going strong until about 5:30 when Karalee came back from letting the dogs out and saw this picture below. As we were getting ready for bed we had quite the conversation of what he all did in school. Each time we said "Let's say our prayers" he said, "No, no. Let me tell you about my school."
The end of the first week of school...
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