Kindergarten Registration

Luke had kindergarten registration today, and he loved it.  I must say that it was quite boring, as I had to sit and fill out paperwork over and over.  The school had a whole program setup for the kids, and he spent the morning with one of the kindergarten teachers getting a taste of school.  They sang, painted, had calendar time, learned a few words in Mandarin (the school is a model school for early immersion language, and the language they learn here is Mandarin-Madison has class three times a week for a half hour), took a ride on the school bus, and had lunch.  GREAT DAY!  He said he even saw Madison in the halls twice.

 Our school here is really, really awesome.  I'm so pleased with it.  It's a new school just around the corner from our house.  While large, it has a very small feel, with an example this morning.  As we were waiting in line to get our registration packet, Madison's bus driver spotted us.  He's one of the kindergarten aids and a really nice older gentleman.  He came right up to Luke and asked if he could go ahead and go to the class.  Then, he was the same one who was giving the bus ride on Madison's and what will be Luke's bus.  He had Luke sit in Madison's assigned seat for the ride, and he came up and talked to Luke and me during lunch.  He likes to tease us about our Tigers, as he went to UNC. Large school, but very small feel.  The principal also noted that I had "another one to send" and said, "We'll be glad to have him."  Awesome school  :)

Luke said his favorite part was two-fold:  the bus ride (they drove around the cul-du-sac) and lunch.  There are always two entree choices, and he chose the salisbury steak, potatoes, orange, roll, and milk (and loved it).  In fact, by the time I got to him at his table, he was polishing off the last bite of the salisbury steak.

I think one of the hardest things for Luke will be all-day kindergarten. He'll get tired.  The other issue for Luke will be food. It will be a long day without the snacks he likes, as he's a big eater.

A HUGE thanks to my mom for coming over to watch Alex so he didn't have to sit at school painfully for four hours.