Charlotte's First Day of Preschool

Here you are, two and a half years old, and so ready for preschool! You're potty trained, independent, and curious. You have learned more than I ever imagined in your first two years. I've had so much fun teaching you and it continues! However, one area I lack is your social interaction with others. You do great with our friends, but I wanted you to know that other adults can take good care of you. We also want you to figure out how to navigate with a group of other children in a more structured setting. You will go to preschool 2 days a week from 9am-2pm. I have the option of picking you up after lunch if you don't figure out how to nap well in the company of other kids. So here goes your first day...

The day prior we talked about you going to school and you were so excited. You said, "Daddy drop me off? I say 'goodbye daddy!"... so of course he reworked his schedule so that he could make that happen.

You gave us both kisses and hugs and was immediately playing with the other kids. I put away your packed lunch, water, coat, and nap mat in your own hook and cubby.

You and your class crafted, sang, played in the gymnasium, and ate lunch. You told your teacher when you needed to potty and after lunch you asked your teacher for sleep. However, when I came in to pick you up at 2:00 and you were walking around in the room with your nah-nah while the other kids were on their mats (some sleeping, some not). You had never napped in the same room as other kids so I'm sure this was way too exciting for sleep. We'll try it some more and see if you get used to it. On the way home you talked about Parker, a little girl in your class. You said, "she a girl, she nice".  I asked you what you all did and you said, "I play, I run fast...not slow, we ate, we sleep". I kept asking questions and you finally said, "no thank you...no talk". Guess you were tired from all the play and NO sleep! We came home and I put you right in bed and you passed OUT! 

                                                

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