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@Mamaof2: Yes, I am with you and agree with the routine. I am on it. She does it everyday she leaves her class and comes up to my room. The day of her meltdown she just didn't want to do it so I had to stop. She even has friends (kids of other teachers on my grade level) to play with when she is done. That motivation to play wasn't cutting it. I think she was just being very stubborn. I'm glad I walked her out of the building, with no playtime and she did it before the next day. Can't have an incomplete!! But I had to let go just a little and trust.

@Mamaof2: Yes, I am. Sorry, was just thinking about posting that since I think I haven't made that clear on this thread.

@808love: Sounds like an interesting book, I might check it out too! yea, book club!

No homework for us in Kindergarten either.
We enrolled N in afterschool care 3x a week, so Tue-Thu she will be in school until 3 pm. The other two days she'll just come straight home.

@Mrs. High Heels: Oh good! It jumped off the library shelf at me. Just read a few solid pages the other day and looked up the Amazon reviews before I posted here. Someone start a book club for us!

@Mamaof2: We have read Mrs. Bindergarten gets ready for Kindergarten (it was one we grabbed at the library this summer) and LO was gifted the book at her birthday party this weekend as well from the school counselor.

Kindergarten Here I come is another one in our collection and I saw it on a display at Target last week.

Kissing Hand is another one that we like.

Berenstain Bears also has one that we like.

@MamaG: thanks!

@MamaG: good luck! DD will have the same K teacher that DS had and I loved her =)

@808love: thanks!

2 weeks till the 1st day!!!!

@MamaG: Oh no... I hope the teacher turns out to be an unexpected, pleasant surprise!

We had a teacher meet & greet yesterday. We still don't know what teacher will be assigned until the day before school starts, so N met all the teachers, got to see the Kinder classrooms and how they were set-up, and they did a little pre-assessment with her. She's getting more and more excited by the day about Kindergarten!

@Pancakes: That sounds like my last year disappointment with the high class size. I had an opportunity to switch her to another location but didn't. Wish I did!
@MamaG: Sorry to hear that! I feel your pain. That Parent's Backpack book has a lot of 'nice' constructive letters in case you have a conflict later. On the totally optimistic side, some kids/parents don't want a less preferred teacher but end up being pleasantly surprised because they came in with initial low expectations. Try to keep an open mind and remember LO doesn't have any prior experience to compare it to so they might still enjoy kindergarten a lot. Don't let her hear the negative or it could cloud her perception. Find a good outside place to vent. Like here!
Just a two week update here. Sleep is on schedule. She has only been taking a ten minute catnap on the drive home. LO prefers home lunch after a few tries at school lunch. Boo-more work for us but overall that is probably all around a better way to go given the food served.
Another preventable mistake was letting DH label the supplies. Well, LO and I ended up helping but now he thinks he is the King of SharpieLand. Last week, he wrote LO's name in huge Sharpie across the whole top of her cute Hello Kitty lunchbag! I told him to stop doing that but I caught him trying to go for it on the bento today! I was so irked. I guess it was my fault for inviting him to the Name Everything party.

@T.H.O.U.: I've received negative feedback from two parents that have older children at the school. I realize that not everyone is going to love every teacher. But these are two parents I enjoy and they were very vocal in their dislike and not wanting their next child (my girl's peers) to have this teacher.

I'm of the opinion that I can't pitch a fit and change it so we will roll with it and hope for a good experience. I really hope that I'm pleasantly surprised.

@808love: I really need to get that book. DH took it out of my Amazon cart the other day.

@808love: I saw The Night Before Kindergarten on Amazon. Okay, off to order books from Amazon I have two now...

... It's been a long time since we bought books. We've been on a library kick this summer. I can't wait for Scholastic flyers

ETA: Nevermind, I just wrapped that book last night for LO's birthday today. Momma needs rest.

@808love: I just connected to our new teacher. I got an email from Scholastic just a few minutes ago. We really grew our library last year using Scholastic through her Pre-K class. I've missed it this summer. So many amazing books for so little money.

@looch: Before there used to be one flyer passed out to a grade level but now there are all these different flyers, with different names. So depending on your teacher you could possibly get a different one than someone else. It's not for everyone and the participation* has gone down in recent years. But there are some great deals there if you hunt them down and they happen to align with your LO's interest .*Yes, it's like a fundraiser because the purchases/ points can go to a teacher's selection of buying extra books for the class.

We had meet the teacher last night. It was okay. I'm not the most social of people or aggressive socially. I need to work on it because I always end up frustrated by the parents that spend so much time monopolizing the teacher. LO saw some friends (that are in other classes). I tried to get her to make some new friends last night but she really wasn't interested. There are a few kids that she recognizes from daycare (class above her) or our neighborhood. I know she will settle in and it will be fine.

I've got supplies to buy this weekend. There were three things that apparently didn't come with the PTA supplies. I'm not sure I will go that path again. The supplies we did get for $35, didn't seem like a good deal. I'm happy to support PTA, but I wasn't expecting to be purchasing more things before the first day.

@MamaG: good luck - I hope her 1st day goes well

@MamaG: Good luck to your DD on her first day! I hope it goes well!

@MamaG:

@MamaG: Awww so precious. I just love her adorable expression. She looks ready!

Speaking of bells...LO and her kinder friend were at my school a week before school began. The recess bell rang and the look on their faces was priceless. They were like, WHAT WAS THAT? They had no idea. So funny...the everyday things we take for granted that they will need to learn....

LO still can't get over the fact that kids 'do all the work' at our school. She and a classmate were assigned to walk another Speech class today. I'm not sure if she likes added responsibility but she better get used to it. Also in case you are in need: DH hacked a water bottle carrier by drilling a hole in the edge of the lid of her bottle, clipped on a lanyard and was good to go!

LO usually wakes up on her own but ever since the 3 day weekend, she was thrown off and I have to wake her. Today she fell asleep at 4pm and will probably sleep through the night. She does this once a month or every other month. I think I'll start putting her to bed 15 minutes earlier. Right now lights out is at 8:15 and she falls asleep fast.