Yesterday was Jordan’s first day of kindergarten for the second time! How lucky is he?
He’s now attending ½ day kinder at a different school and he goes to daycare after, smaller campuses, much smaller classes and he finally gets to ride a bus just like he always wanted. The daycare picks him up from school.
Last night was curriculum night and let me tell you his teacher is AMAZING!
Even though yesterday was his first day, she took a picture of him on his “first” day of Kindergarten, laminated it and turned it into a magnet with the headline “ Kindergarten 2008-2009” and gave it to me at curriculum night She also had pictures of him with the other kids working at different centers included in her power point presentation! Her power point presentation was one of the best I’ve ever seen and almost every meeting I go to, has a power point presentation!!!!
Not to mention his desk and cubby were decorated like everyone else’s, he already had work posted on the wall and he checked out a library book from the school library! Now get this, yesterday was Early Release day so he was only at school for two hours!!!!!
I was worried that he wouldn’t pick up a lot in such a short time but based on yesterday I was totally wrong! I want to be like Ms. Lynne when I grow up!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
Happy Birthday Dear Jordan.....
Today is Jordan’s Birthday!! He is officially 5 and I can’t believe it!
He woke up at 3:30 am excited to get to his presents….he got a Spiderman action set that came with four characters and it does all this cool stuff!!
I bought it from Ross for $7.99!!!! What a GREAT deal, he also got this other Spiderman toy, another great deal from Ross.
Since his party is next month, I bought him a small cake so he can blow out candles tonight and I also took cookies and juice to school so he could celebrate with his class. It was neat he got to wear a birthday crown all day today and they sung the birthday song to him 3times. He loves being the center of attention…he’s such a Ham.
Today I had another meeting with his teacher and the principal, we all though that a full day of Kinder + Kids Club might be way too much for him. The only problem is that because he did meet the cut off date, he doesn’t qualify for any of the districts pre-school or early kinder programs. Kyrene does however offer a half day kinder so I’m going to try that and he’ll go to a much smaller after school program right up the street. If all goes well he could still be promoted to 1st grade next year or if we find that he sill needs some more time to get ready he’ll go to full day kinder next year. Hopefully this will work out and save the tears from him and I. Plus I’m hoping to stop the negative attitude that he was beginning to develop in regards to school! Anyway, he’ll start half day kinder + private Pre-K next week and although once again I’m paying for school, I feel really good about this decision
Monday he has an appt with his doctor to get a referral for a therapist. I’m hoping to get him evaluated and hopefully taken on as a patient so we can deals with the social and attention issues that are starting to show up.
One problem solved now if I could just solve the rest of my problems!
He woke up at 3:30 am excited to get to his presents….he got a Spiderman action set that came with four characters and it does all this cool stuff!!
I bought it from Ross for $7.99!!!! What a GREAT deal, he also got this other Spiderman toy, another great deal from Ross.
Since his party is next month, I bought him a small cake so he can blow out candles tonight and I also took cookies and juice to school so he could celebrate with his class. It was neat he got to wear a birthday crown all day today and they sung the birthday song to him 3times. He loves being the center of attention…he’s such a Ham.
Today I had another meeting with his teacher and the principal, we all though that a full day of Kinder + Kids Club might be way too much for him. The only problem is that because he did meet the cut off date, he doesn’t qualify for any of the districts pre-school or early kinder programs. Kyrene does however offer a half day kinder so I’m going to try that and he’ll go to a much smaller after school program right up the street. If all goes well he could still be promoted to 1st grade next year or if we find that he sill needs some more time to get ready he’ll go to full day kinder next year. Hopefully this will work out and save the tears from him and I. Plus I’m hoping to stop the negative attitude that he was beginning to develop in regards to school! Anyway, he’ll start half day kinder + private Pre-K next week and although once again I’m paying for school, I feel really good about this decision
Monday he has an appt with his doctor to get a referral for a therapist. I’m hoping to get him evaluated and hopefully taken on as a patient so we can deals with the social and attention issues that are starting to show up.
One problem solved now if I could just solve the rest of my problems!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Letting Go....
Letting go is so hard and something that I really didn't expect to do until a long time from now.......
In order for kids to grow and learn they have to be allowed the freedom to make choices even at the age young age of 4!!! Even if they make the wrong choice they still need that freedom to learn the difference between good choices, bad choices and the consequences that result from making either.
There's so much out there that can happen! Every day you hear and read the news about all the craziness and sickos in this world. You want to protect your children from everything that can harm them, but the reality is no matter how much you try, you can not be with your children every single minute of every single day. You can't shield them from everything and you shouldn't! Being overprotective and shielding them from the world can also back fire and cause your children more harm than letting go.
As much as you want to do an fix everything for them you can't, because then they never learn independence or the skills they need to cope with the world that they live in.
How do you know when to say no, absolutely not, or when to say do it on your own...I can't help you? I sure could use a parenting manual right now!
I love my son and I want the world for him....I want him to grow up safe and secure without any real physical, emotional or psychological damage......I want to shelter him from all the ugly things that are in this world...I want his innocence to remain untouched and for him to remain a child as long as he can. I want to be there every second and every minute of of every day, but I can't....somehow I need to learn to let go and let him grow up. All I can do is pray for GOD to protect and watch over him and hope and pray that Jordan learns to make the right choices and that he develops the skills tolearn and bounce right back from the bad choices that he's sure to make!
In order for kids to grow and learn they have to be allowed the freedom to make choices even at the age young age of 4!!! Even if they make the wrong choice they still need that freedom to learn the difference between good choices, bad choices and the consequences that result from making either.
There's so much out there that can happen! Every day you hear and read the news about all the craziness and sickos in this world. You want to protect your children from everything that can harm them, but the reality is no matter how much you try, you can not be with your children every single minute of every single day. You can't shield them from everything and you shouldn't! Being overprotective and shielding them from the world can also back fire and cause your children more harm than letting go.
As much as you want to do an fix everything for them you can't, because then they never learn independence or the skills they need to cope with the world that they live in.
How do you know when to say no, absolutely not, or when to say do it on your own...I can't help you? I sure could use a parenting manual right now!
I love my son and I want the world for him....I want him to grow up safe and secure without any real physical, emotional or psychological damage......I want to shelter him from all the ugly things that are in this world...I want his innocence to remain untouched and for him to remain a child as long as he can. I want to be there every second and every minute of of every day, but I can't....somehow I need to learn to let go and let him grow up. All I can do is pray for GOD to protect and watch over him and hope and pray that Jordan learns to make the right choices and that he develops the skills tolearn and bounce right back from the bad choices that he's sure to make!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Whew.....What A Week!
Well the first week of kindergarten has been touch and go. Some days were good and some days were just so-so.
I’m hoping it’s just because of the change in routine and environment and once he’s settled in everything will be fine. Elementary school offers a lot more freedom than he’s used to and it’s pretty overwhelming and intimidating. We’re going to test it out but if it proves to be more than he can handle then I’m considering one more year of preschool. But Jordan is excited about school and is trying very hard! His teacher and I are working together to make this the best experience possible for everyone.
My dilemma is should he stay or should he go and because he makes the cut-off the decision is solely up to me! I don't want to place him in a situation that he's really not ready for and the outcome is that he ends up hating school or he's labeled as a problem child because he's being disruptive. If he does need another year of preschool and I move him, I don't want him to feel as if he's being punished. However, I don’t want him to get it in his head that whenever things get tough he can run away fro it, instead of working it out. Not often, do I say this, but situations like these make me wish that I wasn’t a single parent. What I wouldn’t give to be able to make this decision with someone who has just as much invested in Jordan as I do. Someone who I know is trying to achieve the same goals for his future…..Anyway enough of that….
Let me just say Jordan’s teacher is awesome and I just LOVE her! She’s, admittedly, as neurotic and addicted to e-mail as I am and has been great about e-mailing me and keeping me updated on his progress! Her daughter is one day older than Jordan and also started kindergarten this year…so she totally understands where I’m coming from.
Here are some highlights from the week:
Tuesday, Jordan had his first trip to the nurse’s office. He walked into cabinet and got a little cut under his eye and some bruising. He went to the nurse’s office and got some ice and a note. Later that day he bumped his head on the cubby getting his back pack out.
Tuesday he received an award for being a good worker and Sticker for his effort.
Wednesday, Jordan received an award for being a good friend.
Thursday Jordan was so exhausted that he slept from the time I picked him up from after school care up until Friday morning! This week has worn him out!
I’m hoping it’s just because of the change in routine and environment and once he’s settled in everything will be fine. Elementary school offers a lot more freedom than he’s used to and it’s pretty overwhelming and intimidating. We’re going to test it out but if it proves to be more than he can handle then I’m considering one more year of preschool. But Jordan is excited about school and is trying very hard! His teacher and I are working together to make this the best experience possible for everyone.
My dilemma is should he stay or should he go and because he makes the cut-off the decision is solely up to me! I don't want to place him in a situation that he's really not ready for and the outcome is that he ends up hating school or he's labeled as a problem child because he's being disruptive. If he does need another year of preschool and I move him, I don't want him to feel as if he's being punished. However, I don’t want him to get it in his head that whenever things get tough he can run away fro it, instead of working it out. Not often, do I say this, but situations like these make me wish that I wasn’t a single parent. What I wouldn’t give to be able to make this decision with someone who has just as much invested in Jordan as I do. Someone who I know is trying to achieve the same goals for his future…..Anyway enough of that….
Let me just say Jordan’s teacher is awesome and I just LOVE her! She’s, admittedly, as neurotic and addicted to e-mail as I am and has been great about e-mailing me and keeping me updated on his progress! Her daughter is one day older than Jordan and also started kindergarten this year…so she totally understands where I’m coming from.
Here are some highlights from the week:
Tuesday, Jordan had his first trip to the nurse’s office. He walked into cabinet and got a little cut under his eye and some bruising. He went to the nurse’s office and got some ice and a note. Later that day he bumped his head on the cubby getting his back pack out.
Tuesday he received an award for being a good worker and Sticker for his effort.
Wednesday, Jordan received an award for being a good friend.
Thursday Jordan was so exhausted that he slept from the time I picked him up from after school care up until Friday morning! This week has worn him out!
Monday, August 4, 2008
My Baby isn't a Baby any more......He's a Big Boy!
Today was Jordan’s first day of Kindergarten! I can’t believe that this day came so soon…it seems like just yesterday he was a newborn preemie who couldn’t fit in preemie clothes and now he’s a kindergartner!!! Where did the time go?
Last night while he was sleeping the “1st Day of school Fairy” came and decorated the dining room to send Jordan off to school the right way, with lots of decorations and balloons. When he came in the dining room his little eyes lit up, “Who did this?” “The fairy came and did this for me??? Awesome! Did she come while I was sleep? Awww I wanted to say hi to her!” I explained that the fairy comes every year the night before the first day of school so that she can wish you good luck…..
He ate a very big breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon and fruit! While we were eating I read the first day of school card that I bought him. His response, “Ohhhh Mommy! That’s the bestest most sweetest card I’ve ever heard. Thank You” Jordan is so over dramatic!
After breakfast, he got dressed for his Big Day! Jordan was determined to wear a Spiderman shirt on the 1st day of school to match his back pack and lunch pail! It took forever but I finally found two of them at JC Penney’s this Saturday….everywhere I went they either didn’t have them or there weren’t any left in his size! He even insisted on wearing his new Spiderman underwear! After he got dressed we went outside so I could get some pictures but he was getting impatient to go plus he was tired of taking pictures! On the way to school he ate an apple and some yogurt; I guess the kid was hungry!
Finally we get to school, I park the car and I walk Jordan across the street to the playground. Jordan was not nervous at all; in fact he couldn’t wait to put his stuff down in line so he could play on the playground! I convinced him to stick around so he could meet more of his classmates, get his name tag and take a picture with his teacher. By that time his two “new bestest friends”, from his Saturday play date, showed up, they greeted each other with HUGE hugs like they hadn’t seen each other in YEARS!
Jordan stood around talking and playing with his friends until the final bell rang. Once the bell rang he got in line with his friends, Dominic’s dad told Dominic to take look out for Jordan and that they both should be good….They said okay, waved, said bye and walked in line to their classroom with the rest of the kids, not once looking back! Jordan is the shortest and youngest in his class…his back pack is bigger than him, and there he went…no fear, no hesitation!
Of course after that I cried like a baby and couldn’t stop! The school put on a Boo Hoo/Whoo Hoo breakfast for the Kindergarten parents. We all went to the cafeteria, ate breakfast, talked with each other and cried together!
I’ve been counting down the time until I can go pick him up and hear all about his first day!!!
Last night while he was sleeping the “1st Day of school Fairy” came and decorated the dining room to send Jordan off to school the right way, with lots of decorations and balloons. When he came in the dining room his little eyes lit up, “Who did this?” “The fairy came and did this for me??? Awesome! Did she come while I was sleep? Awww I wanted to say hi to her!” I explained that the fairy comes every year the night before the first day of school so that she can wish you good luck…..
He ate a very big breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon and fruit! While we were eating I read the first day of school card that I bought him. His response, “Ohhhh Mommy! That’s the bestest most sweetest card I’ve ever heard. Thank You” Jordan is so over dramatic!
After breakfast, he got dressed for his Big Day! Jordan was determined to wear a Spiderman shirt on the 1st day of school to match his back pack and lunch pail! It took forever but I finally found two of them at JC Penney’s this Saturday….everywhere I went they either didn’t have them or there weren’t any left in his size! He even insisted on wearing his new Spiderman underwear! After he got dressed we went outside so I could get some pictures but he was getting impatient to go plus he was tired of taking pictures! On the way to school he ate an apple and some yogurt; I guess the kid was hungry!
Finally we get to school, I park the car and I walk Jordan across the street to the playground. Jordan was not nervous at all; in fact he couldn’t wait to put his stuff down in line so he could play on the playground! I convinced him to stick around so he could meet more of his classmates, get his name tag and take a picture with his teacher. By that time his two “new bestest friends”, from his Saturday play date, showed up, they greeted each other with HUGE hugs like they hadn’t seen each other in YEARS!
Jordan stood around talking and playing with his friends until the final bell rang. Once the bell rang he got in line with his friends, Dominic’s dad told Dominic to take look out for Jordan and that they both should be good….They said okay, waved, said bye and walked in line to their classroom with the rest of the kids, not once looking back! Jordan is the shortest and youngest in his class…his back pack is bigger than him, and there he went…no fear, no hesitation!
Of course after that I cried like a baby and couldn’t stop! The school put on a Boo Hoo/Whoo Hoo breakfast for the Kindergarten parents. We all went to the cafeteria, ate breakfast, talked with each other and cried together!
I’ve been counting down the time until I can go pick him up and hear all about his first day!!!
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Play dates and Poop.......
Bet that got your attention!
Today was Jordan's play date with some of his new classmates, only 4 kids showed up, including Jordan and the little boy who planned the play date.
He got to meet two little boy's and one girl. Two of the boys he met at Meet the Teacher night, they all played and got along great. I got to meet the parents and it was nice to have parents whose children are starting kinder also. We were able to answer each other's questions about information we missed the other night and share all of our worries about them starting school!
It was a nice start to the beginning of school and I can't wait for Monday!
After the play date, Kelvin, Aliyah, Jordan, Tjuana and I went to the Arizona Museum of Natural History. The kids had a blast and we did too!
There was so much to see there and it was very interesting because everything at the museum relates to Arizona and the Southwest from from the beginning, 4.5 billion years ago to right now. Most of the dinosaur fossils were found right in Southeast Tucson!
We saw everything from Dinosaurs, feathered and not, minerals, meteorites, mines, how the Hohokam Indian's lived, real territorial jails, extinct sea creatures and......Poop! The kids and Tjuana, even got to pan handle for gold.
I would be here all night going into details about everything we saw but Jordan's favorite thing was the roaring T-Rex, Aliyah and Tjuana's favorite was panning for gold , Kelvin's favorite's were the crystals, fossils and the Southwest gallery. My favorite and the main reason we went to the museum was the P.S.I. exhibit. For some reason I though it would be the boy's favorite but surprisingly it was mine!
PSI: Poop Scene Investigation
It has many names: scat, droppings, feces, dung, stool, road apples, number two, pellets, caca, and manure but poop is poop any way you say it. Explore poop’s fascinating journey – from its beginnings to the variety of ways both animals and humans use it.
Visit the museum and become a Poop Scene Investigator (PSI) and figure out which animal did the odoriferous deed.- AzMNH's website!
See the slide show for pictures of our visit!
Today was Jordan's play date with some of his new classmates, only 4 kids showed up, including Jordan and the little boy who planned the play date.
He got to meet two little boy's and one girl. Two of the boys he met at Meet the Teacher night, they all played and got along great. I got to meet the parents and it was nice to have parents whose children are starting kinder also. We were able to answer each other's questions about information we missed the other night and share all of our worries about them starting school!
It was a nice start to the beginning of school and I can't wait for Monday!
After the play date, Kelvin, Aliyah, Jordan, Tjuana and I went to the Arizona Museum of Natural History. The kids had a blast and we did too!
There was so much to see there and it was very interesting because everything at the museum relates to Arizona and the Southwest from from the beginning, 4.5 billion years ago to right now. Most of the dinosaur fossils were found right in Southeast Tucson!
We saw everything from Dinosaurs, feathered and not, minerals, meteorites, mines, how the Hohokam Indian's lived, real territorial jails, extinct sea creatures and......Poop! The kids and Tjuana, even got to pan handle for gold.
I would be here all night going into details about everything we saw but Jordan's favorite thing was the roaring T-Rex, Aliyah and Tjuana's favorite was panning for gold , Kelvin's favorite's were the crystals, fossils and the Southwest gallery. My favorite and the main reason we went to the museum was the P.S.I. exhibit. For some reason I though it would be the boy's favorite but surprisingly it was mine!
PSI: Poop Scene Investigation
It has many names: scat, droppings, feces, dung, stool, road apples, number two, pellets, caca, and manure but poop is poop any way you say it. Explore poop’s fascinating journey – from its beginnings to the variety of ways both animals and humans use it.
Visit the museum and become a Poop Scene Investigator (PSI) and figure out which animal did the odoriferous deed.- AzMNH's website!
See the slide show for pictures of our visit!
Friday, August 1, 2008
Jordan's Office is Open for Business.....
Jordan loves to stop by my job and "help" me work
He always tells me that he wants to go to work and I tell him that he does go to work...he goes to school and that's his job! His argument has been that it's not a job because he doesn't have a desk or an office to do his work!!!
He always tells me that he wants to go to work and I tell him that he does go to work...he goes to school and that's his job! His argument has been that it's not a job because he doesn't have a desk or an office to do his work!!!
Meet the Teacher!
Last night was meet the teacher at Jordan's new school!!!!
We got to meet the teacher, tour Jordan's new class room, and walk around the school again. Jordan got to see where his class is supposed to meet in the mornings, the cafeteria where he'll eat his lunch, the playground of course and he got to see where the library was located! He was pretty disappointed because the library is closed until August 11th !
His teacher is VERY energetic and enthusiastic...she seems to lover her job and also has a daughter starting Kinder. His new teacher seems, in Jordan's words, "Awesome! She's the best teacher ever!" We've actually run into her a couple of times outside of school, way before I knew she was going to be his teacher, and she actually remembered us......not sure if that is a good sign...
Jordan got to meet and play with most of his new classmates, while I filled out all the necessary paperwork. One family even gave out invites to the whole class for a play date before school starts!
Last night was also my first night at a school event as an official PTSO board member. Can you say crazy!!! I sold school shirts, calendars, folders, etc.! Last night we made a lot of money for the PTSO so it was great...the only thing was trying to sell the items, keep track of money, change, receipts and Jordan on top of everything else. He wanted to explore his new school and I had to work....next time I'm bringing reinforcements to keep him entertained.
We got to meet the teacher, tour Jordan's new class room, and walk around the school again. Jordan got to see where his class is supposed to meet in the mornings, the cafeteria where he'll eat his lunch, the playground of course and he got to see where the library was located! He was pretty disappointed because the library is closed until August 11th !
His teacher is VERY energetic and enthusiastic...she seems to lover her job and also has a daughter starting Kinder. His new teacher seems, in Jordan's words, "Awesome! She's the best teacher ever!" We've actually run into her a couple of times outside of school, way before I knew she was going to be his teacher, and she actually remembered us......not sure if that is a good sign...
Jordan got to meet and play with most of his new classmates, while I filled out all the necessary paperwork. One family even gave out invites to the whole class for a play date before school starts!
Last night was also my first night at a school event as an official PTSO board member. Can you say crazy!!! I sold school shirts, calendars, folders, etc.! Last night we made a lot of money for the PTSO so it was great...the only thing was trying to sell the items, keep track of money, change, receipts and Jordan on top of everything else. He wanted to explore his new school and I had to work....next time I'm bringing reinforcements to keep him entertained.
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