Pape goes to school

In case you have not heard…..our son has started school!!!! We took him with us the day that we registered him and that gave him a chance to see all the other kids and meet his teacher while we were there. This was, in my opinion, one big step towards him adjusting so that the next day when we dropped him off, he did not cry!!! Instead all the kids ran up to him and one boy shared his sucker with William, while he was eating it. Then they all went out to the little courtyard area and started to play before starting class.

His class is small, there are only about 15 students in the whole school, but we like that. This allows his class itself to have about 6-7 students and so the teacher can offer more one-on-one time with the children. Most other pre-schools, and large schools alike, can have anywhere between 25-45 children per class.

Now, a week or so after starting, he absolutely loves going to school. When we walk through the gate, at about 8am, he gets REAL excited and we have to try to stop him from running off to play with his friends just to get our kiss good-bye. They play outside until about 8:30, then they go inside and have a memorization time, art time, play time, snack time and rest time. He gets excited just seeing his vest for school. He even has his own little back-pack that he takes with him and a water bottle with juice to drink.