First Day of Big Girl School!

Ready for the first day of "big girl" school!

The new classroom

I have SO much to catch up on...  but we'll start with a few stories about AK and her transition to her "Big Girl" classroom at school.  Wee Care has a tradition of moving children up to their new class at the beginning of July so that when September rolls around, they are already familiar with their new classroom and teachers.  The students in each class seem to stay the same, so that helps a lot with the transition.  AK's old teachers worked very hard to get the students ready for the change, and AK was quite excited to make the move.  She helped pick out her outfit for the day and walked very confidently into the room when we got there.  As soon as she saw her friend Marley, she took off and I didn't even get a goodbye!

The kids hang their bags on a hook outside the room and take only their lunch bags into the class.  They also no longer have bathrooms attached to each classroom...  they must go down the hall to use the washroom.  How grown-up!

I had neglected to organize myself well enough to get thank you gifts together for AK's old teachers on her last day in that classroom.  We went shopping last weekend instead and AK helped me do the thank you cards by writing her name in them.  (Yes, she can write her name now!!!  As well as type it on the computer)  She questioned what I was doing while I wrote my words of thanksgiving in the cards, and when I told her, she asked me "Why don't you just send them an email, Mommy?".

Tonight AK asked me to "download Umizoomi for me please, Mommy".  How on earth does she know about downloading???  Guess I'd better learn how to download movies...

As AK was saying her prayers tonight, she thanked God for her new classroom upstairs.  She seems very proud to have moved up to a different classroom.  She also told me that "When I turn 5, Mommy, I go to..." and I prompted "Kidnergarten" and she said "Yes, kidnergarten, what's that, Mommy" and I replied "That's REALLY Big Girl School!" and her eyes got so big, she was so excited! 

Lots of posts coming up hopefully, I need to update on AK's birthday, my trip to England, maybe even my mom's visit?  I need to go back and see what I've put up and what I haven't!!!  xo