The kids are still on a half day schedule of class, then it's off to after-school care - which he loves! We're really starting to get the routine down, our son was up, starting the day off as we have spoken to him about - get dressed, do chores, eat breakfast, with playing sprinkled about with each one of the steps. I get him to school with just enough time to talk with a couple of the other parents. We're going to spending 9 years with these people, so we should start getting to know them.
Of all the years he was at Bright Horizons and the various transitions from room to room as kids come and go, I've never seen him transition as well as I have to Kindergarten. New friends, new rules, new teachers, new uniform, new, new, new!!! We feel that he's been ready for this now for some time.
One of his teachers at Bright Horizons was kind enough to give him a sweet going away gift and a very touching note. She wanted us to start a tradition that she had with her son. After the first day of school (we are doing it on the third day... maybe by high-school :) ), we are to take him out to ice cream and have him tell us about his day. Well, to me, it doesn't matter what you say, if there's ice cream involved, it's good with anything - especially with the topping of "happy kindergartner!" He wanted a McDonald's McFlurry, so off to McD's we were - holy smokes - I got more stories than bites of ice cream! Very very sweet idea, thank you so much. We'll keep it up.
