August 26, 2009

Miss M's First Day of Kindergarten!

Today was Miss M's first day of kindergarten! Kindergarten at our school starts a couple of days later than the rest of the grades, to give the children a shorter first week and help ease them into the whole school routine. Great idea! Our entire family needs to be eased into the routine! Getting out the door by 7:30 a.m. is no small feat for us! Our Miss M was so excited about "real school". She could hardly contain herself when we were walking across campus yesterday during orientation and she heard a "real school bell!" She is especially looking forward to her class' first field trip when she will be able to ride on a "real yellow school bus". We have been so impressed with everything about her school so far (even though it was one of the biggest sports rivals of the school Hus-B and I attended), we adore her teacher and feel so blessed to be able to provide our children with a private Christian education. To kick off this special day, we woke up early enough that we would have time to all sit down together for Miss M's current favorite breakfast, which she calls the "Texas cowboy breakfast" of "bacon and mush" (she spent several rainy afternoons this summer watching old westerns on the Hallmark channel with her grandparents and she doesn't miss a detail)--also known as maple and brown sugar oatmeal with a couple of slices of bacon on the side. Then it was off to school! We arrived and found her cubby and followed the bear tracks (everything in her teacher's class has a little bear theme) to her classroom and her sweet teacher's welcoming embrace! WOW! She's growing up so fast! We know she's going to do great in school and pray that it's a fantastic experience for her--full of learning, worship, new friends and fond memories. Mrs. Henley on the Horn, one of my favorite bloggers, always has such wonderful ideas! Earlier today, she shared a "Teacher Survey" that she asks each of her children's teachers to complete to help her bless them with little surprises during the school year. Click (here)to read her post and see her suggested survey questions. My teacher friends have shared with me how much it means to them to be thanked and know their hard work is appreciated. I created a survey tonight to slip into Miss M's back-and-forth folder for delivery to her teacher tomorrow and encourage you to make a point of thanking your child's teachers during the school year.

5 comments:

  1. your blog is good,
    I like you!

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  2. So excited for firsts! Congratulations Miss M on your first day of school. I'm praying you grow and learn a lot this year.

    Mrs. Kimmie

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  3. What a big milestone and the survey for teachers is a great idea! It's always nice to be surprised with a treat on a busy teaching day. :)

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  4. Oh, my little (I guess big now) guy started Kindergarten this year too and I just love his teacher already...I'll have to use the Teacher Survey too :)

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  5. I love your blog. :-D My husband and I are in the process of adoption, and I'm so happy I found your blog. :-D

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