On Wednesday my son begins kindergarten. It’s these moments that have you looking back over baby pictures and wondering where did that little boy go? Yet here he is, picking out the perfect backpack, finding just the right outfit for the first day and telling “me” it’s all going to be okay. Thank God one of us is being mature about the whole situation.
I have struggled with so many things over the past few months.
- Deciding which school I wanted him to attend and filling out the school of choice form.
- Did I want him to have a traditional school calendar or year round calendar?
- Did I want to teach him through a Virtual Academy?
- Did I want him to go to kindergarten at all? (since it is optional)
I can honestly say that I had no idea how many decisions there would be for starting kindergarten. Or how prepared and on the ball I would have to be as a parent in order to get ready.
As it turns out, my choices were minimized because of my lack of knowledge as a mom. Like the fact that in order to get into the school you really want for your child, you need to start applying on the day they were born or before. My list of mommy fails will have to wait for another post however.
Anyhow, the two school of choice we selected were full and my husband nixed the idea of no kindergarten and the Virtual Academy. This left us with the school he was supposed to go to, which is on a year round calendar.
It’s funny because after all the stressing I did over trying to make the best choice for my son, I ended up having the choice made for me.
Luckily, everything that I had reservations about with sending him to the school he was slated for have been resolved.
- His teacher seems wonderful.
- His sister and I can walk him to school every day.
- After looking over the year round calendar, we prefer it over the traditional calendar.
So what did I learn from all the worrying I have done over the past months? I wish I could tell you exactly, but what I do know is that I am so happy that things worked out the way they did. Even though I wasn’t on the ball with everything I needed to be doing, God still had a way of making sure my little one was where he needed to be.
Now if I can just get past the first day of school without becoming a blubbering mess, we will both be okay!
Anybody else have a kiddo starting kindergarten this year? I would love to hear how you are doing with everything.
Camden is my oldest grandson—he is AMAZING!! I can’t believe that he is starting kindergarten—I am all the way in Arizona and tomorrow just thinking about him going to school for the first time–I WILL also be a blubbering idiot!!! I love you Cam!!!!
My oldest child, my son Zachary will be starting kindergarten in August. I’m not ready at all, but he is ready and he wants to go to school. I’m sure I’ll be a blubbering idiot on his first day too. Good luck.
We just started preschool last week and I was an emotional wreck. Cried for a month knowing it was coming. I can only imagine how I will be when kindergarten comes around. So not looking forward to it.
My daughter starts first grade in August, but last year I schooled her through the Georgia Cyber Academy, so I’m kind of in the same boat as you, just a grade ahead! I am pretty sure she is going to go to her first day of school with a huge smile on her face and very few fears, and I’ll be the one with the fake smile on my face praying my hardest for her to be safe and have fun. I hope your son’s first day is not too traumatic for either of you! Good Luck!
It all worked out in the end. Hope your boy is enjoying his Kingergarten thus far. It sounds very different than the way Kindergarten is done where I live. We don’t get a choice. It’s the school in your district and it’s a traditional school year. And your kids has to go, no option.