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I am completely, utterly, and profoundly relieved
After a morning of nearly dropping my son off in the wrong kindergarten class and almost handing in an enormous pile of Very Important Forms to Completely the Wrong Person, Mike got to have his first day of kindergarten.
Do you remember how he was on the wait list for our local public school? That really pissed me off all summer, but finally on August 9th we heard that he got in. The next question was who would his teacher be, but I wasn't particularly concerned about that since I didn't know any of the teachers in the first place. It was actually really great to be able to just let that question go!
Last week he got his teacher assignment, but it meant nothing to me except reinforcing the fact that he was really going to be able to start kindergarten at our local school.
But then last week I was waiting in line at the school to turn in yet more forms and ran into some folks who live around here, but who I only know online. And of course, leave it to me to meet them by making a smartass remark to a stranger! That's how I finally met Jill Asher and Pamela Hornik in person. Yes, they are as nice in person as they appear online, and I love it when things work out like that.
They asked which class Mike was going to be in, and when I told them they both said such great things about his new teacher! In fact, anyone who heard who his teacher was going to be just went on and on about how great she was and how she is the teacher everyone hopes their child gets.
And I was relieved. I had been so worried. Mike is a tricky kid and he needs someone who is prepared for that. Someone who isn't going to look at him like he's trouble, but instead will have already met several other kids just like him. Someone who already has relevant strategies in her bag of tricks. Someone just like his new teacher.
What I didn't know what just how much I had been worried about who his teacher would be, because on the way home I just started to cry. It was as if a huge weight had been lifted from me and I could finally relax and just let the school year start.
This morning Mike was excited and a little nervous, but he marched through the door and didn't even look back. I predict that he has a great time. He's ready and he deserves it.
What a huge relief. Really glad to hear it all worked out. We'll be in the same boat next year and I am totally dreading it.
All these posts from Mom's whose children are heading off to school have me already dreading my one year old's departure. in a few YEARS.
That's awesome it turned out well. For everyone!!
Ummm I'm sorry I lost my train of thought after the part about being wait listed for public school. WTF???
Congratulations! My oldest started kindergarten yesterday. I was a wreck; he was fine. Good luck to you guys!
So glad things are turning out good for ya'll. maybe you can send some of that luck over my way?
can't wait to hear how everything went!
Glad everything worked out for you. I know first hand how nerve wracking that first day of kindergarten can be…for the parents, that is. I cried too when my oldest started. At our school they give out these little kleenexes with a sweet poem attached for all the parents dropping their kids off for first day of kindergarten.
Looking forward to Mike's update!
Congrats to your little boy on his first day of school!
Yea Mike! Yea You! Yea Kindergarten!
Hooray!
I hope his day went well.
ohh, congrats!! :)
he'll love it, I am sure! My son cannot wait to go back to school (starts next week), it's his second year, he's been waiting all summer to go back!
Yea! I'm so glad it went well for Mike (and you.) How cool that you got to meet some local bloggers, too.
Glad you're mind is at ease.
My Miss C is in her second week of kindergarten and is loving it.
That's great news, Erika! Good for you and for Mike.
That is good news. I do have to say I don't think you've been yourself this summer. Maybe this was it.
We start Kindergarten next week. So far so good. We'll see if he decides to actually go on the day of.
Good to meet you. I hope that you have a great year, and your son too ! My son started today too at a different school. Hope to see you again.
Listen, I'm so happy for you and Mike, but I can't really process it, because everyone time you say "wait list" and "local public school" in the same sentence, my brain shuts down and starts spinning. Glad that particular saga is in the past! Happy First Day!
YEAH!!!! Congrats there Mom on having an official kindergarten kid! That's fab news about the teacher as well. We had the same experience last year, having just moved I knew nothing about any of the teachers but when we got the assignment everyone raved about Drama Queens teacher and she was fabulous! The perfect teacher for an uprooted, dramatic, talkative 8 year old!
Yay for awesome teachers!!!
Good luck!
Glad to hear you got the good teacher. Does he like her and how did the first day go? So far my daughters like their teachers except I wasn't thrilled to learn that the 9 year olds' teacher is pregnant and due in February. I'm all happy for her but that means a new teacher in January and you get to start all over again.
I'm glad it went well, it gives me hope! Tilly doesn't start until next week, I feel like we must have the latest starting school in the US of A, but that's good, because I can calm my own anxiety with the stories of others.
I so know what you mean! My Eldest just started kindergarten on Monday, and oh, the uncertainty (for Mommy). I'm glad it all worked out. For both of us!
nice to see y'all survived your first day of kindergarten and now that your embarking on the next great adventure i want to encourage you to continue with the smart ass comments…it helps to lighten up the pta and helicopter parents.
good luck to mike.
Fantastic news! And how neat to meet online friends in person!
Relief doesn't even cover it, does it? I'm so glad things are working out for him — and for you.
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