She is already in Kindergarten! I can't stop thinking about MY elementary years and how I LOVED them. I had very good teachers, except that mean old lady in 3rd grade, Mrs. Levy!! She made me cry more than once and I'm pretty sure she didn't liked me, but other than her they were all nice! I can still see the school in my head. I even remember having my first crush in kindergarten, uh oh!
On the morning of her first* day, Velani woke up all on her own, got dressed, I fixed her hair, served her breakfast and prepared her lunch. She was all ready to go by 7:30 when school actually starts at 9:00! I had to explain to her that she woke up early and that it wasn't exactly time to go. So I then told her to just sit on the sofa and watch cartoons while I got ready. While I was getting ready I heard a very familiar tune on t.v. and got really excited, so I went to check it out. It was inspector gadget!!! I sat down and watched it with them ('cause Mia was awake too, of course!). Then, the pink panther came on so we watched that one too! It brought back so many memories. I remember when we were little, we would get ready, eat breakfast and then, if we still had some extra time, before we had to catch the bus, we would sit down and watch cartoons. It was still a little dark outside just like it was on Velani's first day. I just can't believe that now it's my daughter going through the same thing. Anyways, a friend came over to watch Mia and Adan while I took her to school and stayed for an hour orientation with the teacher. When we arrived we were sent to the cafeteria to wait for the school buses to arrive. Again, memories. The lunch line, the tables, etc...when we finally went into her homeroom, the kids sat on the floor and the teacher started asking them questions. She said that there were a lot of books to read and she asked who liked to read and all of them raised their hands and Velani just had to say, " I have lots of books at my house, too!" The teacher kept on going and then I decided to record and she told the kids that the assistant teacher would read them a book so she could talk to the adults and Velani again just blurted out, "That's my mommy right there!" LOL! Hopefully she doesn't get in trouble because she just speaks out.
I picked her up a few hours later and she was just as happy as could be, but then she got upset at me. She realized that a few of her classmates were actually going to ride the bus and not go in a car like she was. She kept telling me she wanted to ride the bus back home and asked me why I had gone back to pick her up. I tried telling her that we missed her and wanted to pick her up, but she wouldn't take it. She told me to just let her ride the bus next time :(
*her first day really was on Tuesday. I guess I wasn't paying attention to the papers they sent with the day she was to report. I had received a paper that said that kids with last names A-L would go on Tuesday and M-Z would go on Wednesday so that stuck with me, but the correct date was on the papers I received through the mail a few days later. When the teacher called me telling me that Velani was supposed to be there that day, I felt horrible. How did I miss that?! I went back through the papers hoping she was wrong, but it was there. She told me it was ok as long as I went on Wednesday, but I still felt bad. She had missed her real first day of school! I felt better the next morning because the weather was actually better than the day before. It was a little foggy, but no rain to ruin her first day of school pictures.
On the morning of her first* day, Velani woke up all on her own, got dressed, I fixed her hair, served her breakfast and prepared her lunch. She was all ready to go by 7:30 when school actually starts at 9:00! I had to explain to her that she woke up early and that it wasn't exactly time to go. So I then told her to just sit on the sofa and watch cartoons while I got ready. While I was getting ready I heard a very familiar tune on t.v. and got really excited, so I went to check it out. It was inspector gadget!!! I sat down and watched it with them ('cause Mia was awake too, of course!). Then, the pink panther came on so we watched that one too! It brought back so many memories. I remember when we were little, we would get ready, eat breakfast and then, if we still had some extra time, before we had to catch the bus, we would sit down and watch cartoons. It was still a little dark outside just like it was on Velani's first day. I just can't believe that now it's my daughter going through the same thing. Anyways, a friend came over to watch Mia and Adan while I took her to school and stayed for an hour orientation with the teacher. When we arrived we were sent to the cafeteria to wait for the school buses to arrive. Again, memories. The lunch line, the tables, etc...when we finally went into her homeroom, the kids sat on the floor and the teacher started asking them questions. She said that there were a lot of books to read and she asked who liked to read and all of them raised their hands and Velani just had to say, " I have lots of books at my house, too!" The teacher kept on going and then I decided to record and she told the kids that the assistant teacher would read them a book so she could talk to the adults and Velani again just blurted out, "That's my mommy right there!" LOL! Hopefully she doesn't get in trouble because she just speaks out.
I picked her up a few hours later and she was just as happy as could be, but then she got upset at me. She realized that a few of her classmates were actually going to ride the bus and not go in a car like she was. She kept telling me she wanted to ride the bus back home and asked me why I had gone back to pick her up. I tried telling her that we missed her and wanted to pick her up, but she wouldn't take it. She told me to just let her ride the bus next time :(
*her first day really was on Tuesday. I guess I wasn't paying attention to the papers they sent with the day she was to report. I had received a paper that said that kids with last names A-L would go on Tuesday and M-Z would go on Wednesday so that stuck with me, but the correct date was on the papers I received through the mail a few days later. When the teacher called me telling me that Velani was supposed to be there that day, I felt horrible. How did I miss that?! I went back through the papers hoping she was wrong, but it was there. She told me it was ok as long as I went on Wednesday, but I still felt bad. She had missed her real first day of school! I felt better the next morning because the weather was actually better than the day before. It was a little foggy, but no rain to ruin her first day of school pictures.
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