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!
Showing posts with label Kindergarten '08-'09. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kindergarten '08-'09. Show all posts
Thursday, August 21, 2008
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!!!
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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