Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Kindergarten

As horrible as I have been at blogging lately, I couldn't let today pass without sharing a little about this monumental day: Marley's first day of Kindergarten!  He got to meet his teacher last week, which calmed most of his jitters.  This morning, he jumped out of bed and was ready to go!


It was pretty exciting walking to school with all our neighbors, joining the ranks of the "big kids".  We walked Marley into Room 1, and he found a seat near one of his preschool buddies.


The kids lined up to head outside for the flag raising ceremony and the principal's welcome speech.


All the parents were invited to stay and watch the ceremony.  For 51 years, a member of the Schmitz Family (the school's namesake) has attended this first-day-of-school tradition.


Afterward, the PTA hosted a coffee social in the cafeteria.  Then, we headed home, leaving Marley to enjoy a fun first day!  And I didn't even get weepy!

He reported that:
*During choice time, he played with Legos, but he didn't have enough time to build what he was trying to build, so he hoped there would be more time with Legos the next day.
*At recess he played with Miles and Henry J.
*The kids mostly stayed at their desks, but went to the carpet once.  They sat on rows of different colored squares.  His square was blue.
*He sat next to Henry J. at lunch.
*He didn't use the bathroom at all during the day.
*They got to see the gym, but didn't do PE, yet.
*The day went by really fast!


1 comment:

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh, he's so big! A bit concerned with the whole not using the bathroom thing... :) Surprised they sit at their desks so much! Although, I've often told parents that as a teacher, I'll only believe half of what their child says happens at home, if they only believe half of what their child says happens at school. :)