jordan's liking school more lately
Which is good, because she'll be stuck there for at least 12 more years after this one. The first week she'd come home and find something to mope or pout about. She'd say she missed me and I wasn't there, she'd say she wanted to come home, and again, I wasn't there. She was unimpressed because she was trying to colour a dolphin and she had to stand at attention with her arms at her side after putting her crayon down. There was the boy in line who would hit her with her backpack. She didn't get to stand in line with her friend. She doesn't get to sit at her friend's table.
Did I mention that I forgot to send her a snack on the first day of school? Apparently, Jordan does NOT forget, because she reminds me of that all the time.
Did I mention that the first time I left her in the front lobby to maneuver her way to her classroom she got lost and cried?
Any time I'd ask her about school, these are the kinds of things she'd tell me. Now she tells me things she's learning, she sings little songs in French, she counts, she knows a few colours and shapes in French. It's really cute hearing her say her new French words.
Each day the kindergarten class leaves the classroom. They have phys. ed., music, computer and library time slots. She tells me which she did each day, and she seems to enjoy it.
I'm really glad she's liking it. It's hard to leave her there when I'm not sure whether she's actually miserable, just complaining because she's not always getting her own way, or just trying to get a little extra attention from me. I've also started asking her "what's the best thing you did today," instead of "how was your day." If I ask for something positive, that's what she focuses on.
It'll be interesting to see the things she learns and experiences as the year moves ahead!
Did I mention that I forgot to send her a snack on the first day of school? Apparently, Jordan does NOT forget, because she reminds me of that all the time.
Did I mention that the first time I left her in the front lobby to maneuver her way to her classroom she got lost and cried?
Any time I'd ask her about school, these are the kinds of things she'd tell me. Now she tells me things she's learning, she sings little songs in French, she counts, she knows a few colours and shapes in French. It's really cute hearing her say her new French words.
Each day the kindergarten class leaves the classroom. They have phys. ed., music, computer and library time slots. She tells me which she did each day, and she seems to enjoy it.
I'm really glad she's liking it. It's hard to leave her there when I'm not sure whether she's actually miserable, just complaining because she's not always getting her own way, or just trying to get a little extra attention from me. I've also started asking her "what's the best thing you did today," instead of "how was your day." If I ask for something positive, that's what she focuses on.
It'll be interesting to see the things she learns and experiences as the year moves ahead!
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