We are now the proud parents of a kindergartner (Shaylin) and a pre-schooler (Emmalyn). We're not sure where the summer went, but it was fun (and hot) while it lasted. Come to think of it, it's still hot.
August 8, 2011
Shaylin started kindergarten at Legacy Traditional School here in Maricopa on Monday. I think Shaylin was more prepared then we were as parents. Shaylin really enjoyed preschool last year and she's a really smart girl, so she was excited to start kindergarten. But for us as parents, it's more than a little scary sending your firstborn out into the world. A few things that made the transition a little easier on us were:
1) It's only 1/2 day kindergarten - from 8am to 11am, so she's not gone for the whole day and she has a year to transition and get used to going Monday-Friday before starting 1st grade and going all day.
2) Legacy is a charter school that provides a really structured education. They also require uniforms, which we're okay with, and yes we realize that means we're old.
3) The people who run the school are in our ward. We know them well and it makes us feel more comfortable knowing that there are people that we already trust there at the school all day.
Here's a picture of her right before school. For their uniforms they have to wear red, white, or blue shirts with blue or khaki skirts or shorts. She couldn't have looked any cuter on her first day.
Jayna ended up taking Shaylin on the first day. I would have liked to go, but I took one for the team so we didn't have to wake the other kids up and load them up into the car (school starts at 8 and they left at about 7:40. Plus I probably would have been a little bit of a crying mess, which would have damaged my manly reputation. If I had a manly reputation.
Jayna said it was a little chaotic. They open the gates up at 7:30 and the kids can go in and play on the playgrounds and then they have a flag ceremony at 7:55 every morning. Jayna got a few pictures of Shaylin after the flag ceremony when she was lined up to go to class.
Shaylin's good friend Indianna Carpenter is also going to Legacy and has AM kindergarten. Unfortunately they are in different classes, but at least they'll be able to carpool and play together before school and at recess. Plus it might help both of them pay closer attention if they're not in the same class. This picture was taken right after school. Indianna was all smiles but Shaylin was acting pretty tired. At least we got her to smile for the picture.
Shaylin's favorite things about her first day of school were PE (which she referred to as her workout) and getting to count to 100 with her class. Her least favorite thing was not getting recess or getting to eat the snack that she brought since her day was so busy.
August 9, 2011
Emmalyn was also really excited about starting school this year. The pre-school she's going to is the same one Shaylin went to last year. It's called Shining Star Pre-School and it's taught by Heidi Buckmister, who's in our ward, in her home.
Emmalyn got to see her older sister go to pre-school last year, so that helped. Plus she also knows Miss Hiedi, so she's more comfortable around her. Emmalyn is really smart also and we're sure she'll do really well. She's in the younger class, which goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays and she'll end up doing two years of preschool before she starts kindergarten.
Here's a few pictures of her before she left. She was too cute in her pre-school clothes and her backpack!
Emmalyn is really shy, especially when she meets new people (although you wouldn't be able to tell it by how hyper she is at home). Jayna was thinking that she might have to stay with her for a little bit at the beginning of school but as soon as Miss Heidi showed Emmalyn where the babies were she was fine. Here's a picture of her out in front of Miss Heidi's house.
Emmalyn's favorite thing about her first day was the cookies. Apparently they made cookies while they were there and got to eat them. That didn't come as a very big surprise since Emmalyn's got the biggest sweet tooth in our family! She also said that she had fun with Paisley, who she knows from nursery at church and they were in the same class for swimming lessons this summer.
August 8, 2011
Shaylin started kindergarten at Legacy Traditional School here in Maricopa on Monday. I think Shaylin was more prepared then we were as parents. Shaylin really enjoyed preschool last year and she's a really smart girl, so she was excited to start kindergarten. But for us as parents, it's more than a little scary sending your firstborn out into the world. A few things that made the transition a little easier on us were:
1) It's only 1/2 day kindergarten - from 8am to 11am, so she's not gone for the whole day and she has a year to transition and get used to going Monday-Friday before starting 1st grade and going all day.
2) Legacy is a charter school that provides a really structured education. They also require uniforms, which we're okay with, and yes we realize that means we're old.
3) The people who run the school are in our ward. We know them well and it makes us feel more comfortable knowing that there are people that we already trust there at the school all day.
Here's a picture of her right before school. For their uniforms they have to wear red, white, or blue shirts with blue or khaki skirts or shorts. She couldn't have looked any cuter on her first day.
Jayna ended up taking Shaylin on the first day. I would have liked to go, but I took one for the team so we didn't have to wake the other kids up and load them up into the car (school starts at 8 and they left at about 7:40. Plus I probably would have been a little bit of a crying mess, which would have damaged my manly reputation. If I had a manly reputation.
Jayna said it was a little chaotic. They open the gates up at 7:30 and the kids can go in and play on the playgrounds and then they have a flag ceremony at 7:55 every morning. Jayna got a few pictures of Shaylin after the flag ceremony when she was lined up to go to class.
Shaylin's good friend Indianna Carpenter is also going to Legacy and has AM kindergarten. Unfortunately they are in different classes, but at least they'll be able to carpool and play together before school and at recess. Plus it might help both of them pay closer attention if they're not in the same class. This picture was taken right after school. Indianna was all smiles but Shaylin was acting pretty tired. At least we got her to smile for the picture.
Shaylin's favorite things about her first day of school were PE (which she referred to as her workout) and getting to count to 100 with her class. Her least favorite thing was not getting recess or getting to eat the snack that she brought since her day was so busy.
August 9, 2011
Emmalyn was also really excited about starting school this year. The pre-school she's going to is the same one Shaylin went to last year. It's called Shining Star Pre-School and it's taught by Heidi Buckmister, who's in our ward, in her home.
Emmalyn got to see her older sister go to pre-school last year, so that helped. Plus she also knows Miss Hiedi, so she's more comfortable around her. Emmalyn is really smart also and we're sure she'll do really well. She's in the younger class, which goes on Tuesdays and Thursdays and she'll end up doing two years of preschool before she starts kindergarten.
Here's a few pictures of her before she left. She was too cute in her pre-school clothes and her backpack!
Emmalyn is really shy, especially when she meets new people (although you wouldn't be able to tell it by how hyper she is at home). Jayna was thinking that she might have to stay with her for a little bit at the beginning of school but as soon as Miss Heidi showed Emmalyn where the babies were she was fine. Here's a picture of her out in front of Miss Heidi's house.
Emmalyn's favorite thing about her first day was the cookies. Apparently they made cookies while they were there and got to eat them. That didn't come as a very big surprise since Emmalyn's got the biggest sweet tooth in our family! She also said that she had fun with Paisley, who she knows from nursery at church and they were in the same class for swimming lessons this summer.
2 comments:
oh my goodness, they are adorable. I can't believe Shaylin started K. I remember very clearly little Jaymee Brugman starting K and now she's about to graduate!!! ah!!
I love how she called PE her work out. :) :)
where does the time go I can't believe our little girls are old enough for kindergarten. it makes me feel so old. Liz will miss seeing her at school
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