Kyla is a big Pre-Schooler now!!! Kyla started Preschool on September 6 at St. Mary's Creative Playschool. We have been going to all the playdates for the new and current students all summer so she has become familiar with her teacher and with some of the other kids. We already knew five of the other families that are attending St. Marys's and have become friends with a few others through the playdates throughout the summer.
The week before school started we had a playdate at the school's playground and we also got to go in the school and see the classrooms. Kyla found out that her teacher was going to be Mrs. Veronica and that Ethan was going to have Mrs. Stuart. They played in the classrooms and then when it was time to leave Kyla had a meltdown because she did not want to be in Mrs. Veronica's class. She said that she hated the kitchen and the mailbox in Mrs. Veronica's class and that she would not go to school unless she was in the other classroom. After a huge long fit about this I decided to ask if I could switch Kyla and Ethan's classes. We signed them up together and my only request was that they were seperated, so it did not really matter who had which teacher. So we got them switched and she was perfectly happy, until we went back a few days later for Registration Night and she decided she wanted Mrs. Veronica again, I think maybe it was just her way of getting of going to preschool. We told her we could not switch again and that maybe next year she would have Mrs. Veronica.
Her first day of school went better then I had expected. She picked out a pretty dress to wear and packed her school bag and headed to school. Once we got in the classroom, we got her things put away and started playing for a few minutes. I told her I was going to be leaving in a few minutes. A minute later she said "are you leaving", I said "yes" and she said "okay bye". I gave her a hug and kiss and told her bye and that I would see her soon. I walked over to talk to another mom for a minute and Kyla came back up to me to say bye again, so I left and she was just fine with that. Her preschool is only 2 hours two times a week, so it is a good to start to getting her use to being away from me.
On the second day of school I was signed up for one my parent helper days. Kyla got to choose the snack to bring for the class, she decided to bring gogurt and strawberries. She also got to be the line leader for the day. It was fun being there to see her in class, but she was also very clingy. She is really shy and does not talk to anyone in class yet and will only talk to the teacher when she is asked a question directly. But, she does at least play near the other kids and follows directions very well. Even though she is not interacting with the other kids, she is taking everything in because she can tell me all about what they did, the songs they sang, the books they read and everything else. She wants to make friends there, she just does not feel ready to talk to anyone, so I hope that she will soon open up a bit and be able to talk and play with the other kids.
No comments:
Post a Comment