Lucas has been in preschool or PreK since he was two years old, but Kindergarten is different.
Kindergarten is BIG time.
Our family had a lot of fun getting ready for the BIG day over the summer.
Periodically, my husband and I both checked in with him… And not once did Lucas express apprehension or nerves over a new school, having to make new friends, or what a huge milestone this was/is to his parents.
I stocked up on collared shirts a size larger than last year, crisp white socks and undies and two new pairs of sneakers. The kitchen was full of all his favorite foods; jars of peanut butter, ripe but not too ripe bananas, grapes, strawberry-flavored Go-Gurts, baby carrots and garlic humus.
I was so anxious the night before making sure we had separate labeled bags for his snack and lunch, double checking all the reuseable water bottles had matching lids and that we had a change of clothes AND shoes, a favorite blanket for rest time and that his first day clothes were laid out.
We also talked about Lucas’s goals for the upcoming school year and wrote them down so that we/he, once he accomplished #1 could revisit them from time to time. I think he is more than capable of achieving each and every one:
We are 10 days into the new school year and Lucas is as enthusiastic as he was all summer. He’s more tired at the end of the day than usual, but that’s what a five-day school week will do to a little boy who no longer naps, but he’s buzzing with new ideas and school projects.
Last week he explained sequence to me and brought home a baggie full of liquid polymers that he learned about in science class, together we created a vision writing board and he is very eager for me to plan a play dates with his new friends.
I’m proud of my boy but as a mother, it still shocks the hell of me when I think something is going to bother him or make him fearful and he demonstrates the exact opposite. I hope things continue to go so smoothly for him but I’ll be ready if we encounter any hiccups.
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Kindergarten is so much fun! I loved watching mine establish independence and start being his and her own person during that time.
I never can determine if I’m happy that it is easier for them or not. Happier… definitely happier. Right?
I am not even kidding that I was about to type the same first sentence that Andrea did! ha!
I think Kindergarten is so fun and sweet! And those are great goals! 🙂
I love that you and Lucas set goals together! What a great idea. I may totally have to copy that.
Sweet boy, you are going to kick butt this year!
What a great idea to have goals so that he can feel great about himself when he ticks them off. I love how he just plunged right in!
Awwwww — happy school year to him.
I love kids’ ability to make friends when they’re young . . . I really wish that we, as adults, could learn from the “hey, let’s play & be friends” behavior.
Awwww. I love the list. He’s awesome.
It sounds like Lucas is already off to a stellar start of Kindergarten and I too hope that it continues this smoothly! 🙂 Go Lucas!