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Nadine Silverthorne’s love of journaling began in Grade One with the entry, “I am the greatest dancer!” Two babies (and countless diaper changes) later, she has found her home away from home as editor of SweetMama. Don’t miss her humorous bi-weekly accounts of the joys and pains of working while raising them fabulous.
To KG, With Love
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(Oct.05.09)
"How's Nate liking school?" Lately this is the first question out of everyone's mouth. And with my son being a bit
cautious and hesitant before heading into most situations, I totally get it.
After surviving our first day, I'm happy to report that Kindergarten has made my son into a new man. (Well, a little wee man, but on his way to manhood nonetheless.) He's grown so much in the past month I can hardly believe my eyes.
"Everyone at daycare has a nap, but I get to go to KINDERGARTEN!" he exclaims each day. He announces to total strangers that he's in KINDERGARTEN! I think it's safe to say we're both in love. Here are my 5 favourite things about KINDERGARTEN!
1. He's learning new things. The first week he came home and asked us if we knew what pythons were. Then he taught us The Chicken Dance. He is now ready to be a totally awesome wedding date.
2. Show and Tell. He's been packing his die-cast double decker bus in his backpack for weeks in anticipation and this Friday he finally gets to reveal it to the class. I'm still not sure whether he'll get the courage to actually speak up in front of the class, but here's hoping he didn't get my fear-of-public-speaking-gene.
3. Friends. At first, he only ever mentioned his bestie, Nathan. (Yes, Nate n' Nathan.) Now every night at dinner there's a new addition. Quinn and Vincent and Joseph and THREE Jessicas, Mom! His world is expanding, which -- to a mom -- is simultaneously wonderful and frightening.
4. Arts and crafts. My son's JK teacher doesn't seem like the touchy feely type, so when I see the level of crafts he's completing, I am quite certain she is instructing him (I think at daycare they cheat it a bit) to make things look like, well, something. It's inspired me to get a bit more involved in nurturing his artistic side and get over the fact that finger paints are messy.
5. School events. OK, I'm a bit of a keener, so I was beyond excited as he lead my hand around his school for curriculum night last week. We've already been invited for Turkey Songs and -- lo and behold -- the first field trip permission slip appeared Friday! (Of course I've already lost it.) Now my husband and I are arguing over who gets to volunteer and go to the pumpkin patch. Squee!
What are your favourite things about having a school-age kid?
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