Yesterday was Chloe's very first day of Kindergarten. I was very nervous, because Chloe tends to get aprehensive and shy, and has a hard time jumping into new experiences. I shouldn't have worried, because the girl rocked. We spent LOTS of time talking about what would happen the first day, who her teacher was, etc. etc. and it seemed to pay off. She hopped on the bus with a smile, sat next to a kid she didn't know
, hopped off the bus at school still smiling, then led me to her classroom. Her teacher talked to us all for a few minutes, then read the sweetest book called "The Kissing Hand". She then passed out paper hands so the parents could kiss them, give them to their kids then leave. I was gearing up for Chloe to finally lose it, but I ended up being THE FIRST PARENT OUT!! If you know Chloe, you know what a big deal that is! I was so proud of her- she really handled herself so well. She kept her anxiety contained, and really seemed to enjoy her first day. She also told me that she played with a friend on the playground. She couldn't remember the friend's name, but I was still proud of her. She never played on the playground at preschool the entire year- so this, too, was a big deal. The only bad part was the bus was 30 minutes late for afternoon drop off, so by the time Hayden and chloe got off the bus they were tired and HOT! (It was about 110 yesterday afternoon- very pleasant on a schoolbus, I'm sure.)
, hopped off the bus at school still smiling, then led me to her classroom. Her teacher talked to us all for a few minutes, then read the sweetest book called "The Kissing Hand". She then passed out paper hands so the parents could kiss them, give them to their kids then leave. I was gearing up for Chloe to finally lose it, but I ended up being THE FIRST PARENT OUT!! If you know Chloe, you know what a big deal that is! I was so proud of her- she really handled herself so well. She kept her anxiety contained, and really seemed to enjoy her first day. She also told me that she played with a friend on the playground. She couldn't remember the friend's name, but I was still proud of her. She never played on the playground at preschool the entire year- so this, too, was a big deal. The only bad part was the bus was 30 minutes late for afternoon drop off, so by the time Hayden and chloe got off the bus they were tired and HOT! (It was about 110 yesterday afternoon- very pleasant on a schoolbus, I'm sure.)I'm so proud of my sweet Chloe- she really is a big kindertartener, now.
2 comments:
Yay Chloe!! Big steps for a little lady. That's great.
She's such a sweet girl! I'm glad she enjoyed it! Mrs. D is a great teacher.
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