First Week

 

 

One week (technically 3 days) of Pre-K down.  Drop off each day was a little emotional for Alex.  She was a little clingy and wanted me to walk into class with her while she put her stuff away, but thankfully, her class assistant, Ms. Susan was WONDERFUL and paid special attention to Alex while I said good bye and walked out of the class. 

 

I know she loves being there, she just doesn't like being away from me.  My sweet girl!  She is starting to make new friends and is already talking about them.  She has also been so excited to see her old class mates on the playground.  I LOVE hearing about her days.  After the first day, I took her out for a milkshake so we could just sit and talk about her day.  I think it may start being a new first day of school tradition for us.  She was so cute just talking and talking about her day! 

 

I can tell her first week wore her out.  Last night she asked to go to sleep a little before 8.  My kid never ask to go to sleep.  It didn't help that yesterday was a super busy day for her.  We left the house a little before 9, had an hour break at home from 3:30-4:30, then left again until after 7.

 

I am so excited for her school year.  We already LOVE her teachers!

First Day of Pre K

Alexandra started Pre K today!  I thought I was ready, but last night I realized our summer together was over and I got so sad.  We had such a great summer and now as I sit here in the empty house, it seems so quiet. 

She woke up so excited about school which made drop off a little easier.  Josh took the morning off so he could be there for first drop off.  She was ready half an hour early!  She will go to school 4 days a week this year!  We have a super busy weekly schedule lined up, but I know keeping her busy will help prepare her for a longer kindergarten day next year.  In addition to pre school Monday-Thursday (9am-1:30) she will stay an extra hour for "stay and play" on Tuesdays.  She begged to stay the second half of school last year so we told her she could stay this year.  But because she has a busy schedule, we are only doing it one day a week.  Wednesdays she will go straight from school to dance at 2:00, a little break, then pre cheer at 5:15.  Thursday she has gymnastics at 4:15.  We have Fridays completely open!

Just for memory sake, a few things about Alexandra...
She has been very adamant, she wants to go by Alexandra at school
She LOVES purple...so much that her new school clothes are all purple!
She is very vocal about what she gets for lunch.  We made a special trip to the grocery store where she got to pick out things for her lunch.  (she picked pineapple, cantaloupe, oranges, baby carrots, grape tomatoes, hummus, pita chips, green veggie chips, turkey, cheese sticks, gold fish shaped bread and black olives)
entering pre-k she knows all of her letters, upper and lower case, she can count to 100, she has some sight words memorized, she can spell and write her name and she can sound out many words to write them herself.

She has one friend from last year in her class so I am so excited that she gets to make new friends, but still see her other friends on the play ground.  I can not believe my girl is already 4 years and in pre-k.  Wasn't she just a little baby in my arms the other day?