Kaelyn had her first day of her second year of preschool last week. It could not have gone more smoothly. She barely even said good-bye when I dropped her off. And she definitely didn't turn around to wave or see me one last time (sniff, little tear). Last year didn't go quite as well. Though not horribly. Last year we did a lot of build up and discussion to prepare her for it. We read "The Kissing Hand" and I even gave her a special sticker to wear that she could look at whenever she missed me. I was of course wearing the same sticker. We still had some tears and the teacher said she got a little weepy during the first couple weeks. And we actually had a total meltdown, not on drop off, but on pick up when she didn't get to take her school supplies home with her.
This year we mentioned school a few times and went to the Open House at the beginning of the month. But it honestly kind of snuck up on me. Probably because her first day was the day after her birthday. Anyway, after I picked her up today (her second day) the teacher seemed impressed and said she did great. She's an old pro now.
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| First Day 2011 |
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| First Day 2012 |
I interviewed her about her first day when I picked her up. The biggest thing she remembered was that they got to play on the playground and there were slides. (They're in a new building this year and they didn't have a playground last year.) They had crackers shaped like bugs for snack. She played with Lily, a friend from last year. Aubrey is in her class this year, not Audrey (a friend from last year). She played with the color sorting teddy bears. They sang the welcome song, which she remembered most of from last year. The teacher read them "Around the Cherry Tree." Some of the kids had jobs but she didn't get a job today.
And that was her first day of preschool when she was 4-years old.
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