Kindergarten Clara
Clara started kindergarten this year. There's always something unique about sending your child off to school for the first time. There's a little relief, and a little sadness. And since Clara has always been our wild card, we weren't totally sure what to expect.
She was really excited, though, and counting down the days. I don't really remember her expressing any fear about it, which seemed a little unusual.
It's still the first week, but she's been goo about getting up early. As a side note, I swear our elementary school's 8:00 starting time is earlier than others. I think mine started at 9. And Clara has usually slept until past 9. So getting her up before 7 is a huge change. We'll see how it works out in the freezing winter months. Oddly, we requested afternoon kindergarten but didn't get it; in the past it's been no problem because more parents seem to want the morning schedule.
Last week we had back to school night and met her teacher. Apparently she had literally been hired that day, and the classroom was just the computer lab because it was the only space available. Plain tables, blank walls because she had no time to prepare. But you could tell immediately that she had that kindergarten teacher feel about her. I'm pretty cynical, but I feel that kindergarten teachers have something special about them.
I have noticed that Clara has been more mature and helpful lately, including using better manners, even before school started. I think having a little structure in her day is great. It's also a good opportunity for Allison to be a more supportive big sister. There has always been some friction between the two of them, at least since Clara was a toddler and started hitting Allison, and Allison complaining when Clara wanted to play with her toys. They really wanted to start sharing a room a few months ago, and we put up the bunk beds once school got out. It's been an off-and-on success, but I do think Allison is looking out for Clara at school, even helping choose outfits and tying Clara's shoes for her.
Anyway, things seem okay so far. We'll see how it goes as it gets colder and darker...
She was really excited, though, and counting down the days. I don't really remember her expressing any fear about it, which seemed a little unusual.
It's still the first week, but she's been goo about getting up early. As a side note, I swear our elementary school's 8:00 starting time is earlier than others. I think mine started at 9. And Clara has usually slept until past 9. So getting her up before 7 is a huge change. We'll see how it works out in the freezing winter months. Oddly, we requested afternoon kindergarten but didn't get it; in the past it's been no problem because more parents seem to want the morning schedule.
Last week we had back to school night and met her teacher. Apparently she had literally been hired that day, and the classroom was just the computer lab because it was the only space available. Plain tables, blank walls because she had no time to prepare. But you could tell immediately that she had that kindergarten teacher feel about her. I'm pretty cynical, but I feel that kindergarten teachers have something special about them.
I have noticed that Clara has been more mature and helpful lately, including using better manners, even before school started. I think having a little structure in her day is great. It's also a good opportunity for Allison to be a more supportive big sister. There has always been some friction between the two of them, at least since Clara was a toddler and started hitting Allison, and Allison complaining when Clara wanted to play with her toys. They really wanted to start sharing a room a few months ago, and we put up the bunk beds once school got out. It's been an off-and-on success, but I do think Allison is looking out for Clara at school, even helping choose outfits and tying Clara's shoes for her.
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Anyway, things seem okay so far. We'll see how it goes as it gets colder and darker...
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