First Day of Kindergarten

Matthew only had one concern about starting Kindergarten and that was that the buses do not have seat belts. “It must be because there is not enough material to make them,” he decided after giving it some thought.

He is in the afternoon class this year. We drove him to school on his first day because there was a parent/child orientation. Two of his best friends are in his class this year and the three boys were inseparable from the moment they saw one another. 

In the classroom there was a list of things for the children to do with their parents. He had to find his name (written on a Popsicle stick), place it in a cup, and then ring a bell. The parents verified the bus route information (phew!) and he traced and cut out his hand.

Checking out the Berenstain Bear books in the classroom

 Lastly we helped him find his assigned coat hook and cubby and then took pictures of him holding up a frame that said 1^st day of Kindergarten. Eventually the parents were ushered out so the learning could continue without our hovering presence.  

At the end of the school day he took the bus home.

Hiding from the Mama-Paparazzi

This is what he told us about his day:

The kids held hands and passed a squeeze around the room. Their record speed was 9 seconds.

There is NO walking under the monkey bars at recess

The gym teacher is old but nice

The bus driver is a girl and nice

It seems like Kindergarten is off to a great start!