Starting School

Hi, M.. This is such an exciting time! I remember when my daughter first went off to school I was so nervous. I worried about whether she would get lost, make friends, feel scared, etc. Fortunately, I quickly realized that the school folks take good care of those little Kindergarteners.

When she came home from her first day, I was so excited to find out every detail. I asked her what she had done that day and she just sat back on the couch and sighed, "Nothin'." It was like she'd grown several years in that one day. LOL.

I think its important to get to know your child's teacher and be sure to communicate with him/her. Most teachers really do want to help in any way that they can to make school a good experience for your kids.

And although you can never admit it in front of your kids, it will be nice for you to get some more time with your younger children. One down, two to go! Just kidding. Seriously, though, it has been nice to spend time with my youngest two that I would've spent taking care of an older sibling.

Good luck on your fun new adventure! I'm sure everything will be great.

I remember when my oldest started school. I cried as a watched her walk away the first day. I think it was harder for me to watch her leave(grow up) than it was for her to know that she was a big girl now and moving to a new stage.
Something that kept me in pace with my kindergartener is to get to know their teacher and volunteer to help if I could. Some schools let you bring younger children to the school while you are helping a class. Other times if you are able to help the teacher by doing small projects at home that is also appreciated.
Doing things like this helped me transition and see that even though my child was not under my care he was able to be happy and successful. I also got to meet other parents and as my circle of friends grew I found friends for my children.
This is such a hard, but good stage for both the child and parent. Good luck to you and your child. P.

I was so sad when my son started going to school. I found that volenteering at the school once a week helped me to be involved in his learning and gave me a chance to get to know the teacher and the students tht were in his class. By October He and I were both having a blast with the whole school experience.

HI M., my oldest started kindergarten 2 years ago and now my second is going to start this August. They both were/are really excited about going. To prepare I took them with me to get their school supplies and I let them pick out their backpacks and lunch boxes. We chose to send lunches instead of buying cause my kids are pretty picky eaters and I wanted to be sure they ate. But I did let them buy milk from the school everyday. Then the night before school starts we video taped her packing her backpack, making and packing her lunch, picking out her clothes and then going to bed. The next morning we got up early and had a good breakfast and took pictures of her in her back pack all ready to go then we drove her to the school and I recorded her playing on the playground making friends but stopped after a few mins. Then when the bell rang I started recording again and got them lining up, meeting their teachers, going to the classroom and the first few mins of class. I knew my daughter was fine with me leaving, infact she was saying "by mom!" before I was ready to go ha ha. So after class was starting I gave her a hug and left. I recorded picking her up after school too to make a completed day and it turned out pretty good. One thing you will have to remember is there will also lots of other parents there too and this is a good chance to meet some of them, you'll be seeing them throughout the year. I'm going to do all this with my second too and we're all very excited about it. I think since your son is already excited he should be fine and yeah its going to be alittle weird not having him at home at first. I don't think I ever got used to it. But you'll be fine too. Good luck!

C.

Hi M.! My daughter went to PreSchool last year and to be honest, I think I had a harder time than she did. She was a little reluctant to let me leave, but she understood that Id be back to get her. After about a month or two, she began was ready for me to go. Good luck!!