First Day of Pre-Kindergarten

Nora officially started her first day of pre-kindergarten this August! She had been in her pre-school class all last year, so this ended up being quite the transition for her. She moved up with a few of her friends, which I think helped a lot, but there was definitely a bit of apprehension with this move up.

Nora Lane

First Day of Pre-Kindergarten

August 22nd, 2016

Pre-kindergarten at Primrose is a uniformed classroom, so we had to also begin dressing in the official Primrose uniform. I scored someone's old set of uniforms for a steal and so we were set with a lot of desirable options: dresses, skirts, shorts & pants made from different fabrics, so she had her choice of outfits for each day. We talked ahead of time about how we would be wearing uniforms during the week, and she would get to pick an outfit to wear on Fridays. She seemed totally on board.

When the day finally came, Nora was a disaster. Everything about putting on the uniform was difficult. The blouse. The dress. The socks. The shoes. Everything. I carried her to the car crying. I carried her into Primrose crying. Janie was crying by the end of it all because Nora was crying. It was terribly upsetting along with extremely exhausting and also a bit frustrating. But, as parents know {and especially those parents who are also teachers} once I walked out the door and she became distracted by the other kids and things to do, she was fine. {Okay, I did end up calling during my conference period just to make sure... but she was fine.}

When I picked her up, she told me all about the "big playground" and the tire swing that she wasn't allowed to play on but how there was a castle and it was so much fun. She feels like such a big girl to get to play on the big playground.

Some of Nora's best friends at Primrose!

When I picked her up, she was happy as ever!

Due to obvious reasons, our before school photos did not happen. I was able to get her to smile big for some shots after school. I'm counting it as a win that it was on the actual first day, though!

Since getting settled, Nora now does just fine with the uniform & going to class. It really wasn't the uniform at all I believe, just the nerves about starting something new. Nora is thriving in her new classroom & loves getting to do her choice centers & circle time & of course, the big playground. I think she still misses her previous teachers, but she enjoys her new ones and we are very happy that she is happy!

Nora, we are so proud of you!

We love how kind & sweet you are to others.

We love hearing you tell us stories about

your day & your ideas.

Your singing voice makes us smile!

You have learned so much for

four short years & you amaze us with

what you know every single day.

We know that it can be hard,

but you always shine on the other side of change.

We are excited for what this year holds for you.

We love you & your beautiful smile!

Mommy & Daddy