Samuel is in 1st grade this year and I think that once he settles into the rigor and routines of his new school, that he will enjoy the extra challenge. Because it is a magnet school he will be receiving a lot additional (FUN!) classes, including Spanish, Science, Social Studies, Music and Art. In addition, there is time set aside each week for Computer Lab and visits to the library. His class will also have 10 field trips!
Here he is on the first day of school. He is sporting his school logo & mascot on his vest. He's excited that the mascot is a tiger since he loves kitties!
On the first day we left early so we could stop for breakfast at the Dunkin' Donuts near our house. I've found that donuts can be very motivational to help little boys get ready quickly in the morning. ;-)
Since it was the first day of class, Elijah and I were allowed to walk Samuel inside to his class.
Samuel came home from his first day excited to tell us all about his class and the school, but he was mostly excited to play with his new Playmobil classroom set. Elijah was happy to have his "best friend" back.
The following week Elijah started Preschool! He will be going M,W, F for 4 hours (including lunch) at a church school near our house. The idea of "school" isn't really new for him. He was in a MDO program for the past two years, one day for each year of his age, and last year he went twice a week. This year he will just be adding another day.
After we moved to Montgomery this summer, we drove to the church to show him his school so anytime we passed by Vaughn Forest Church he would yell out, "That's my school!" He was excited to finally start his class.
As excited as he has been to start preschool, I was surprised at his shyness once we arrived. It took a bit of coersion to get him into his classroom. After he set down his bag and lunch he ran down the hallway and tried to hide by the door. I think he was a little afraid to be in a new place, with so many new faces. If we had stayed in Bossier City he would have started preschool at our regular church, where he went to MDO..
He had a great time though, and when I arrive to pick him up he was happily playing with PlayDoh. Once he spotted me he ran right into my open arms just like he always does! Later in the afternoon he fell asleep on the way to pick up Samuel and took a snugly nap with me after I carried him in from the car. He doesn't nap often, so I know he must have had an exciting time at school!
