The First Day of School is SO Exciting!
And so it was, at least by Lily’s report. After a lazy summer of sleeping late and getting muddy with the worms in the backyard...
(see what I mean?!)
...Lily started school this week. She spent all day yesterday squealing “the first day of school is SO exciting” (a line from one of her Sesame Street books, which she clearly took to heart), and both yesterday and today she was cheerfully wide awake at 7 am (this after sleeping until 9 am for most of the summer), bursting with excitement to go to school.
Lily goes to a wonderful little Montessori school across town, and she absolutely LOVES it there! The way her face beams when she talks about school is priceless. This morning she had a little bit of separation anxiety when we first got to her new classroom, but she got over it quickly when she saw her old friend Vijay (who, according to teacher reports last year, was quite an admirer of Lily’s, always trying to help her with her coat and otherwise being very solicitous and gentlemanly). She also had no problem keeping up with the potty routine, followed directions well, and seemed to do beautifully all around, according to her new teacher, Janet. Lily also reported a very happy first day at school, although she did admonish me that I was not to “go away” when I dropped her off at school the next time--a little lingering separation anxiety, but I think she’ll get over it soon.
Having graduated out of the toddler program last spring, Lily is now in the primary program together with other 3, 4 and 5-year-olds. She will remain in the same classroom for 3 years, each year taking on more responsibility for mentoring the younger children around her, as is the Montessori way. This year, though, as one of the youngest in the class, she will benefit from being nurtured and guided by the older children in her classroom, some of whom will be full-fledged kindergarteners. It’s exciting to think how much she will learn and grow this year. Her class is starting out the year learning about various bugs and insects, a topic in which Lily should excel… after all, she spent all summer out in the yard digging for earthworms, playing with cicada shells, observing ants burrowing a home in the dirt, and watching butterflies dance across the lawn.
(tucking a few good luck rocks from the garden into her pocket)
(see what I mean?!)
...Lily started school this week. She spent all day yesterday squealing “the first day of school is SO exciting” (a line from one of her Sesame Street books, which she clearly took to heart), and both yesterday and today she was cheerfully wide awake at 7 am (this after sleeping until 9 am for most of the summer), bursting with excitement to go to school.
Lily goes to a wonderful little Montessori school across town, and she absolutely LOVES it there! The way her face beams when she talks about school is priceless. This morning she had a little bit of separation anxiety when we first got to her new classroom, but she got over it quickly when she saw her old friend Vijay (who, according to teacher reports last year, was quite an admirer of Lily’s, always trying to help her with her coat and otherwise being very solicitous and gentlemanly). She also had no problem keeping up with the potty routine, followed directions well, and seemed to do beautifully all around, according to her new teacher, Janet. Lily also reported a very happy first day at school, although she did admonish me that I was not to “go away” when I dropped her off at school the next time--a little lingering separation anxiety, but I think she’ll get over it soon.
Having graduated out of the toddler program last spring, Lily is now in the primary program together with other 3, 4 and 5-year-olds. She will remain in the same classroom for 3 years, each year taking on more responsibility for mentoring the younger children around her, as is the Montessori way. This year, though, as one of the youngest in the class, she will benefit from being nurtured and guided by the older children in her classroom, some of whom will be full-fledged kindergarteners. It’s exciting to think how much she will learn and grow this year. Her class is starting out the year learning about various bugs and insects, a topic in which Lily should excel… after all, she spent all summer out in the yard digging for earthworms, playing with cicada shells, observing ants burrowing a home in the dirt, and watching butterflies dance across the lawn.
(tucking a few good luck rocks from the garden into her pocket)
posted by Amy at 8:43 PM
2 Comments:
the backyard looks really nice Amy!
Thanks, Karen! You should see it now... we just put down sod yesterday. Goodbye weedy lawn!
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