We're riding high on the first of school energy! We deposited our little Kindergartener to school at 8:45 this morning. School usually starts at 9 but today they had a special assembly and they had a fun surprise for the kids.
Tommy the Clown! They gathered everyone around and in came a big truck blasting rap/dance music and out jumped three wild looking hip hop clowns! Anders didn't want anything to do with the clowns and decided to sulk far away from the festivities. After we ignored him for a bit he calmed down and sort of got interested in the "dance off" that was going on. That was after he declared that he "hated school!". =0/
I explained that school wasn't normally like this and that it was just a special show to celebrate the first day. At 9:45 everyone lined up to go to class and he was much happier about that. Apparently he is a kid who likes to know what's expected of him.
I came back to the school around 3:30 to turn in some paper work and spy on the goings on. They were doing P.E. out in the 102 degree weather and Anders was having a blast! Running laps, kicking soccer balls and mastering the hoola hoops.
When I finally got to pick him up at 4:00 he was happy and sweaty and said that he LOVED school! He did make mention that he had some trouble during lunch when he called an older girl "noodle head" and that his teacher was kind of strict with him. He did follow that up with saying that she was the best teacher ever.
We stopped for an ice cream cone on the way home and now he is sitting on the couch playing on the iPhone.
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| So excited to be at school with his friend Giovanni. |
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| First few minutes of school learning about what to expect in Kindergarten. |
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| All ready to leave in the morning! |
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| Resting after school with 'green bear' on his shoulder watching him play angry birds. |
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| All lined up and ready for the day to start. |
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| Anxious parents hovering around the wee kindergarteners... |
I think that he'll have some adjusting to the everyday schedule but overall I have a feeling that it's going to be a good year.
3 comments:
A momentous day for Anders and his Mom :). I am glad it went well and thanks for sharing!
Wow, look at the difference between his fresh self before school and the tired sweaty boy playing Angry Birds. I love the stuffed animal on his shoulder... What a big day he had! Love the pictures and the details!
Great report!Wow, a momentous occasion for both of you.
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