Alivia is officially registered for kindergarten. *Sigh* Hard to believe she will be starting in the fall. August 19th to be exact.
She will be going to Rena Elementary, home of the Rena Rockets! It is about a mile from our house. I was really impressed at registration. I thought we would just fill out some paperwork, maybe look around for a little while, and be on our way. Luckily, I was wrong.
After we turned in the paperwork, they asked us to line up in the hallway for a tour. They gave all of the kids cowboy/girl hats. They could choose red or blue trim. Of course, Alivia chose red because it matched her red outfit! They took us to the library (where they had big comfy couches and chairs), the music room, and the kindergarten class rooms. There are five kindergarten teachers at our school, we met all of them, and visited all of their class rooms. Each teacher gave a 5-10 minute "mini-class" in each of their rooms. The kids sat on rugs in the middle of the floor and the parents stood at the back of the room and watched. It was so cute! We really liked all of the teachers, but Alivia and I have already picked our favorite...Mrs. Brown! At the end of the tour, the kids had a cookie and juice or milk, and they received a BIG bag of goodies! It had several books, crayons, scissors, glue, cards, magnetic numbers and letters with a magnet board, and Play-Doh. The teachers provided ideas on how to use everything over the summer to prepare for kindergarten. Alivia has already been writing stories, practicing with her scissors, and sorting her letters and numbers.
We all feel so much better about kindergarten now! I think this is going to be a great school. Alivia is excited and ready to get started!
