On Monday, Lincoln will enter a new era: that of the school child! After several months of irregular school at home, we realized that in order for him (for all of us) to be emotionally and physically prepared for full-day kindergarten next fall he needed to be in a classroom now.
He will spend the rest of this school year in morning pre-k at our local elementary school, and (other than a much-adjusted morning schedule for me) we are all excited about the start of this new season.
On the last day before Christmas vacation, we visited his classroom. Andy got to come too, because his district had already begun vacation, and we thoroughly enjoyed observing while Lincoln joined with his classmates as they rotated through Centers, watercoloring, doing seat work, and calendar time all together. We are very happy with his teacher and classroom environment, both from our own interactions and feedback we've gotten from friends with older kids.
The above pictures were taken outside the main entrance to his school we before we headed out to lunch to celebrate his "first day"; he was in the mood for a goofy photo shoot. That might have had something to do with the cupcakes everybody shared to celebrate a classmate's birthday...
Despite our excitement, we're going to need His grace for this new season! Probably me more than any of us, as mornings will suddenly look very different from my usual relaxed quiet times and leisurely breakfasts. I plan to drive Lincoln to school instead of putting him on the bus, so the clock will become very important :0)
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