Last night Elijah and I headed to Nelson Elementary for his kindergarten orientation. Elijah was sooo excited and couldn't wait for this day since we found out about it over a month ago. The principal spoke to us about safety at Nelson and then all the kindergartners were able to go on a short bus ride while the parents stayed behind for a brief description about what the expectations are for kindergartners now and how to prepare them for school this year. Something that one of the teachers said which I thought was pretty amazing was that the kids now are learning what (when I was a kid) was learning in the 1st and 2nd grade! and the kids are meeting those expectations!!
After the kids got back we saw a little video of what happens when the kids step off the bus, all the different stations during the day, recess, etc.. and then when they get back on the bus. Our favorite part was the tour of the school and seeing the classrooms. Two giant kindergarten rooms that are connected through a common area and so many fun things in there-computers, fish and snail tanks, toys, art stations...Elijah wanted to stay there all night. Afterwards they had pizza, cookies and juice for everyone. It was a really fun night and Elijah is super pumped for September.
1 comment:
How exciting for Elijah!
He is going to be such a cute little student. You guys are lucky to have such a good school.
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