Saturday, September 05, 2009

Class Lists

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Journaling: I can remember when I was the kid, running to check out the class lists.And now I have not one, but TWO kids racing each other! Wanting to be the first to find their name. Feeling excitement and nervousness as they go down the line, checking for friends and favorite teachers. I still feel those emotions when the lists are posted! Let the school year begin!

Once again, Emma showed off her big sister skills. She ran to the office window, where the lists are posted each year, with George following quickly behind (though not really knowing why). Instead of heading to the lists of 3rd grade classes, she went directly to the Kindergarten lists and helped George find his name. (Okay, first of all, why can't they be this nice to each other all the time? And second, how the heck am I old enough to have a 3rd grader???)

As soon as he was set, Emma moved over to find her name and started jumping up and down with excitement when she found it. She has a great teacher and will be classmates with many of her favorite friends. The nerves are definitely setting in and the countdown gets checked several times a day, but I think excitement is the overriding emotion.

As for George? Well, as I mentioned, he wasn't entirely sure as to why we were going to school unexpectedly. So as we left, he hurridly ran to put the correct magnet on his activity schedule and then grabbed his new backpack from it's hook by the stairs. I think he's ready to go!

3 comments:

Beth said...

What a cute story! And a good idea! We just get a letter with the teacher assignment. Took an email campaign on my part, to find out just 4 other kids in his class!! I don't know the rest yet.

And kindergarten? She won't find out until the day before school starts! They evaluate EACH kid and then put them into groups next week. They don't start until several days after the big kids.

Great pic!! It's a classic.

webchyck said...

I agree with Beth...classic pic! Big doin's here, too!

Tanya @ TeenAutism said...

Sweet! And I love your page - so creative!