Back to School
School started the end of August for our kiddos. Mack went into middle school and Marissa started kindergarten.
Getting Mack up an hour ealier than last year proved to be no challenge...he was up...showered and out the door on time...whoo hoo!! Of course now that he is a big "6th grader" there was no first day pics or walking him to the bus stop. But I watched from the driveway as my baby boy got on the bus. He said the best part of middle of school is the freedom...he said "Mom I don't have to line up for anything! I just get out of my seat and go on my own when it's time!" I thought this was a very good point. He has adjusted very well to managing his time and mastering his locker combination. I think he was most concerned that he would not be able to work his locker. But it's all good.
Then it was Marissa's turn. We had a gradual entry on Monday. I went with her for 2 hours. She got to meet half of her class and then walked to the caffeteria to go through the motions of buying lunch. Of course at this point she is brown bagging it. So Tuesday was the real deal. Well I was trying not to get emotional at the bus stop until my neighbor walked up with tears in her eyes cause her little girl was getting on the bus for the first time too! Ugghh! So I started boo hooing too!
After a kiss and a hug the bus pulled up. Marissa stopped and posed for me she as she got on the bus. My baby is going to "big girl school" now as she calls it! Kindergarten is all day now where we live. One thing that makes me feel comfortable is knowing she is very familiar with her school and many of the teachers and personnel since her big brother just graduated from there and she has been there many times.
Happy to say she survived her first day. She came home with some great stories to tell. She said lunch was way too long..."Mommy you need to give me more food...I was done and just had to sit there! I thought lunch would never end!" LOL She was the class helper her first day and received a special coin saying "I was caught being good!" She couldn't wait to go back the next day. She sits on the bus in the front seat with her BFF Emma. I can only hope she keeps this positive attitude the whole year. Of course everyone already refers to her as Mack's little sister!
Getting Mack up an hour ealier than last year proved to be no challenge...he was up...showered and out the door on time...whoo hoo!! Of course now that he is a big "6th grader" there was no first day pics or walking him to the bus stop. But I watched from the driveway as my baby boy got on the bus. He said the best part of middle of school is the freedom...he said "Mom I don't have to line up for anything! I just get out of my seat and go on my own when it's time!" I thought this was a very good point. He has adjusted very well to managing his time and mastering his locker combination. I think he was most concerned that he would not be able to work his locker. But it's all good.
Then it was Marissa's turn. We had a gradual entry on Monday. I went with her for 2 hours. She got to meet half of her class and then walked to the caffeteria to go through the motions of buying lunch. Of course at this point she is brown bagging it. So Tuesday was the real deal. Well I was trying not to get emotional at the bus stop until my neighbor walked up with tears in her eyes cause her little girl was getting on the bus for the first time too! Ugghh! So I started boo hooing too!
After a kiss and a hug the bus pulled up. Marissa stopped and posed for me she as she got on the bus. My baby is going to "big girl school" now as she calls it! Kindergarten is all day now where we live. One thing that makes me feel comfortable is knowing she is very familiar with her school and many of the teachers and personnel since her big brother just graduated from there and she has been there many times.
Happy to say she survived her first day. She came home with some great stories to tell. She said lunch was way too long..."Mommy you need to give me more food...I was done and just had to sit there! I thought lunch would never end!" LOL She was the class helper her first day and received a special coin saying "I was caught being good!" She couldn't wait to go back the next day. She sits on the bus in the front seat with her BFF Emma. I can only hope she keeps this positive attitude the whole year. Of course everyone already refers to her as Mack's little sister!
Added on September 21, 2008 by macksdaddy
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