The week before his first day we went to his school to meet his teacher and find out more about what is going on with the bus. At the open house to meet his teacher, all the children sat down for a story about starting new things and how they can be scary. Of course Jake chimed right in to inform his teacher and everyone else that he was not afraid to start kindergarten - made Chris and I very proud. At the open house we were given a small list of items that Jake needed to bring in the first week. We promptly went back to school shopping the next day. We got everything we needed including a very nice Transformers backpack that Jake picked out and he could probably fit inside of :-)
The bus was scheduled to pick up Jake 11:27am and Jake was outside by 11am ready to go. My mom and Chris were able to be here as well to see him off on his first day. When the bus came a woman got off to explain to Jake where to wait for the bus and when he should get on. He listened very well and got on when she was done, he looked so tiny walking up the steps!
After school Jake takes the bus to his old preschool for after school care since I am still coaching when he gets done each day. I picked both him and Brenden up after coaching. Jake told me he had a good day and kindergarten was easier than he thought because, in his words, "we got to play the whole time". I came to find out later that they had had art class as well as play time and he even drew a picture of the whole family at the pool.
He's continuing to like school. He has had 2 homework assignments, gym class, a picnic for all the kindergarteners and their families, and much more. Hopefully this love of school will continue for at least a few more years!
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