The past two weeks at our house have been chaotic. Owen started kindergarten; I had my first week of teaching; and Ed went back to school while being a 24/7 teaching mentor and coach for me. Then to top it all off, our air conditioner went out so we started this new crazy adventure in a house that was 95 degrees. Fortunately, we made it through the chaos alive and our house is cool again.
Owen was very nervous to start kindergarten. We enrolled him in the school's Jump Start program and we are very happy we did. Through the Jump Start program, he was able to start school a week early in order to get comfortable with the school and his teachers. He only went half days, so it was a nice transition to full-day kindergarten.
Thankfully, Robyn/Grandma Bug was in town to help us out. She took Owen to school and picked him up. We believe that also helped him get comfortable with his surroundings. Grandma was able to hang out a bit longer on campus then we would have been able to.
Owen was pretty proud of his new school shoes so he wanted a picture taken to show them off. They light up, you see. Very cool.
Owen has two teachers: one that teaches him reading, writing, and social studies using English, and another that teaches him math and science using Spanish. He already seems to be catching on to Spanish. He likes to say, "let's go!" in Spanish (vamanos!... I'm guessing the teacher must say this a lot) and asks for "agua."
With Robyn gone, and Ed and I working full-days, Owen attends the morning and afternoon Kid's Club. This makes for incredibly long days for Owen. Ed and I are feeling quite a bit of parent guilt. On the positive side, Owen loves Kid's Club so far. He says it is, "wonderful!" They plays games, color, go to computer class, and play on the playground.
Overall, he likes school but doesn't like all the "boring" rules, like
lining up to go to the cafeteria. He also isn't eating his lunch or
using the bathroom, so when we pick him up he is hungry and needs to go
potty pretty bad. Transition stuff, but still hard for a parent to see. What helps is that he is in good spirits when we pick him up, has made good friends, and is learning.
