School Days

Well, we are all officially settled in our new routine. C has begun his classes and it seems he will have no shortage of reading and writing to keep him occupied. He is happy to be a student again. I am happy Uncle Sam is paying for it...

Our other star student is making great progress in kindergarten. It seems her transition to full- time student has been almost effortless. Her only complaint is that she misses our regular play dates with all of our old pals. Apparently a full day of school, complete with three recesses, does not fulfill our play quota.

L and I, it seems, will have multiple opportunities to entertain ourselves with volunteer projects at the school. I agreed to "help out" with the upcoming Fall Festival. I was thinking you know donate a cake, work an hour in a booth etc.... Suddenly I find myself the "Booth Coordinator" for the whole shindig. I feel fairly certain they saw my "Sucker" name tag from a mile away.

.

I thought you might like to see some examples of what M is doing in school. Apparently 5 year olds are much smarter than they used to be. I know for certain that I was not reading, writing journal entries, and doing "book reports" in Kindergarten. In all honesty, some of her work taxes my brain now...

The following is a journal entry for the letter C. They have to write one sentence about anything they choose related to the letter and draw a picture. M chose to write "Carina the camel lives in the desert." She drew the pic complete with cactus and flies totally unassisted. I have mentioned that I have NO artistic ability, right? The only thing I did was sound out each word so she could spell out her sentence.

The second example is a book report. We read the book together and then she draws a picture of her favorite part and writes a caption. Her book was Cinderella Penguin. Her caption reads "The Great Fairy Penguin dressed Cinderella for the ball." Again, all I did was help her sound out each word so she could write her sentence. Who needs spellchecker if you have a kindergartner around for Pete's sake?

Obviously, C and I are thrilled that M is loving school so much. My only concern lies in how quickly she will surpass my ability to assist her. At this rate, it may be soon...