The first day of school started with a huge traffic jam! Families were stacked up for blocks, waiting to get a parking spot at or near the Aveson campus. We squeaked in just before 8:00 and I ran with Ezra to get to his line as his teacher likes to start right on time and is always the first person to walk her class down to the classroom. Ezra seemed a little anxious, although Cari, who stayed in the classroom for some time, said the kids were having a good morning in Mrs. Diane’s class.
Once he was safely in class, I went down the hall to Finn’s classroom, bummed that I’d missed my photo op of his class lining up for the first time. All the Kindergarteners were on the rug and Ms. Jessica was taking role.
After a story about going to Kindergarten, the kids got in a circle and introduced themselves.
Then they drew pictures of their families for a display on the bulletin board.
Then Ms. Jessica read The Kissing Hand.
And the kids (and grownups) made hands for each other.
Our trusty parent liaison, Stephanie, took pictures of all the kids.
Once everyone was done, the kids reassembled on the rug to start learning the ropes.
Then they lined up for snack recess.
And headed out the door. “Hi, Papa!”
Recess was our cue to leave. Finn seemed to be doing just fine!
After school I got a couple of pictures for posterity’s sake.
And then we went for our traditional first day of school cupcakes. So many choices!
When we sat down to dinner later, I got reports from their days: Finn already loves school and Ezra had a great day, too. Then we ran an errand and on the way home, at 6:45, Finn fell asleep. He slept until 6:30 the next morning. I think Kindergarten is very tiring.
