First Week!

Here is Davis showing me one of the things he made at school this week. It is a wheel that shows what he does on which days of the week. For example, an "A" day is Music and PE and a "B" day is Art and "C" day is Spanish/Music, and "D" is PE/Spanish and "E" is Computers/REAL. I don't have a clue what REAL is but the picture on the plate show books.....so something with reading I assume.

All I know is Davis is not the only one with a lot to learn about Kindergarten. This stuff is overwhelming. I have gotten so many papers this week that I need a secretary to keep track of what to do and when. We have homework, fundraisers, PTO meetings, and more. I need to remember to bring a teddy bear and snacks to school Tuesday. We have early release days so I have to remember to pick him up early on random Tuesdays. Then, we have voice mail to check every day...I don't even check voice mail on my own phones, can't they just text me? You all might just say a prayer that I don't forget too many things at the same time :-)

On an up note, Davis earned a Jump for Joy certificate today at school. They are sent home each week and they can be turned in when he earns five of them for a reward. He is very excited about this--and what a great thing for him since incentives really work to keep him focused. And, let's hope that he remains excited about these all year long!

Back to the teddy bear thing--I told Davis he had to pick one out to take to school and he went up and got one that was under his bed. I asked what his name was, he said Fuzzy Buzzy Bear. I said that was cute. He said it could also be Teddy, Growler or Spicy Jalapeno. He said that would be funny. Yes, I get Fuzzy and I get Teddy and of course Growler makes sense, but Spicy Jalapeno? Not so much.

I did ask Davis what his favorite thing he did each day was--a real shocker here, RECESS. So far, he is excelling at swinging and playing on new (to him) play equipment! I think the first week was a success.