Your birthday is so late in the summer, we didn't know what to do about Kindergarten? Should you start one week after you turned 5? Or, one week after you turned 6?
I was leaning toward waiting until you were 6. You weren't a big fan of being away from me for pre-school. Why not wait one more year?
But, then I found out about a Montessori charter school opening up about 15-minutes to the North of us, and I couldn't resist registering you there. I have been so excited for this opportunity, that I almost forgot what a big milestone it is to send you off to school. One year sooner than I always thought too.
On the first day of school, we dressed you up in your new polo and blue Docker's. You insisted on taking the fuzzy orange backpack you've had since you were 2 instead of the more grown-up school backpack I bought for you. That's O.K. The other one is too big and grown-up for you anyway.
You woke up in the morning full of anticipation, asking at breakfast when it would be time for school. You could hardly wait until after lunch. All morning I could see your emotions rocking between excitement and nervousness.
When we finally pulled up to the school and your teacher came to the curb to get you out of the car, you jumped out and followed the crowd inside without even looking back to wave "goodbye". As I pulled away, a teensy bit of sadness washed over me. But, then I thought about how amazing this school is, and how lucky I feel that you get to go there, and about how I really feel that this is exactly what you need right now (or, as you would say, "in this minute"). Then, the sadness disappeared.
A few weeks ago, when we dropped Ian off at his piano lesson you turned to me and said, "Are you glad he's gone now? Do you want him to go away?" I hope you know that I do miss you, my little blue-eyed spirited child, when you are gone to school. But, just like I know Ian is learning good things at his lesson, I know you are learning good things at school.
Like the way you explained the process of humans converting oxygen into carbon dioxide and plants turning it back into oxygen followed by an explanation what it means to be proactive on the drive home the other day.
In other news, I don't want to forget that earlier this week you told me if I didn't get you a cup of milk "in this minute" I was going to be fired. You paused for a second while we stared at each other, and then said, "That's it. You're fired."
I love your crazy antics, your growing vocabulary, and the way you laugh at everything. I love the way you sometimes grab my arm and give it a little kiss out of the blue. I love how you notice everything. I hope you never lose your creativity.
Love,
Mom
4 comments:
That's neat that the teacher came to the car to welcome him! Is that regular a regular thing everyday? I support you in your decision to put him in a Montessori for his first year of school. Plus, as he is your child, He'll totally excell!!!
Malea - You are so sweet. Thank you for that nice compliment. Yes! Can you believe how awesome the school is? The Kindergarten teachers come out every day at drop off, remove Isaac from the car, and walk him into class (they do it for every kindergartener). Then, at pick up, they put him in his booster and buckle him up for me (also curbside service). It is one of my favorite features!
Oh my gosh, what a sweetheart. Such a big day. I'm still recovering from ours.
That is the sweetest letter to Isaac. Thank you so much for sharing all those warm thoughts and feelings. It makes me excited for our first day of kindergarten, but also makes me want to hold onto Ellie a lit bit tighter for the last year she'll be all mine. Also, those pics of Isaac are too cute. You have such beautiful and brilliant children.
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