Wednesday, September 1, 2010

First Day of School!








On July 26th both my boys started school! Andrew started a community preschool program at a Chandler elementary school and Connor started full-day Kindergarten! I can't believe how much they are growing up. They both had an awesome first day and both loved their teachers. It really surprised me how social they both are! Connor has so many new friends, it seems like he's talking about a different kid every day and when I drop him off at school, its cute how he runs out of the car and onto the playground where his little group is waiting for him! Andrew has lots of new friends too! He doesn't tell me as much about his day at school as Connor does, so on meet the teacher night, it really surprised me when 3 different moms came up to me and asked if I was Andrew's mom. If you know Andrew, the fact that people were asking me if I was his mom kind of freaked me out....he can be a little mischievous! They just wanted to introduce themselves because their little boys talk about Andrew all the time. That was so flattering and made me feel so good about my choice to send Drew to preschool 5 days a week. I was so happy to find out that he was enjoying himself so much and socially, he's really taking off.
As far as academics go, Kindergarten is much more difficult than I remember it being! Connor has a homework packet that needs to be completed every week. He's just beginning to read and his writing has already improved so much. His new hobby is drawing and writing stories (with mom's help to spell the words!) Andrew has also learned a lot from preschool. When he started out in July, he couldn't write a single letter. He's writing his name and recognizing letters and numbers. He points to signs on the road and tells me the letters that he sees. This is HUGE for him. He's always been a really smart kid, but he's super stubborn. He had no interest in learning letters or how to write. Somehow, his teacher made him interested because there's no stopping him now!
I am a mother to two school children. A new chapter in our lives and it's already been so exciting. I'm so proud of the people that they are becoming.

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