Nate started FIRST GRADE and thinks he's big man on campus this year. We had a few mishaps again this year with drop-off/pick-up changes in the school's transportation plan as the busing area was still under construction on the first day. Had this happened last year, Nate would have been a stress mess in a puddle of tears. But, not this year. He was so confident and just rolled with the punches...and, more importantly, managed to get where he needed to be! He's excited about his teacher and having some old friends in his classroom. He was most excited to tell us about how one of the high school kids (which is probably just a 5th grader but seems so much older to Nate) told him that he liked his Puma sneakers.
Tessa started DK this year! If you recall the birth of this blog was Nate's debut in DK. It's called Developmental Kindergarten which is just a fancy word for 4 year old preschool. Tessa's entrance to DK couldn't have been any more opposite than her brother's. Now, she has had the advantage of knowing some of the other kids as well as the teachers in her class. But, being a girl and a second child does make quite a bit of difference! Let me take you back momentarily and remind you how Nate cried his eyes out and plastered himself to the glass door tearing out the hearts of his parents as we pulled away each morning for nearly TWO WEEKS! And, even worse, when we would pick him up and ask him about his day he would tell us that he sat on the bench and didn't participate. His depression and lack of participation were confirmed by the teacher nearly every day. He eventually came around and flourished in the class having many friends and learning a lot. Tessa, on the other hand, wanted to walk in to her classroom alone on the first day. ALONE. She shooed Troy and I away back to the car! She marched right in that classroom, with us following much to her dismay, she ordered me to put her lunch in the proper location, showed off her new backpack to her teacher, waved a quick "Bye mom and dad" and flitted off to play with little friends. Not kidding. At pick up I asked her how her day went and she told me she had to help one of the new DK friends to stop crying because he was scared. She explained that she showed him some toys and that made him feel better. Seriously. She got a little reward card from the teacher for doing a good deed to one of her friends. I think our biggest challenge will be agreeing what she is going to wear on a daily basis. Here's to a great year!
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