This morning we had meet the teacher at Halli's school, and Mrs. Rosemeyer is going to be her kindergarten teacher. Halli didn't seem to nervous, I asker her if she was and she just said she was excited. The whole way to the school she told me she was going to be a little shy at first, and if she forgot the teachers name she would be shy again, but not after that:) While we were in the class we had to write how the kids were going to get home from school, whether it was the bus, parent pick-up, or daycare pick-up. I told Halli what I was doing when she asked, and she told me she had never rode the bus before, and she really wants to. Unfortunately for her, we're doing parent pick-up, at least for the first little while. But her teacher seems to be very nice, and Halli was a little shy when she met her, just like she said she would be.
I really don't know how I feel about my little girl setting out into this whole new world. I'm glad that she'll have something going on during the day, since she needs it, and I really haven't been too great at providing that lately. But on the flip side, she's my little girl, and I'm not going to be there for her all the time anymore. I wonder if these teachers really know how much faith and trust we have to give them to allow our children to spend the majority of their days with utter strangers.
I remember thinking that kindergarten seemed like it was so far away, and now here we are, Halli's last weekend before becoming a true big girl. We're going to miss having her here at home during the day and I just hope this will be a wonderful experience for her. Kiss your babies moms, the time flies way too fast, and soon they won't be babies anymore!
8.22.2008
Mrs. Rosemeyer
Posted by April at 3:19 PM
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You said it perfectly! It is such a bittersweet moment. I cried the first day of preschool last year! Next year I will be a mess.
It does take a ton of faith on our part to send kids to school and know they are safe.
I hope she and you have a great first day.
April, this is Rachel (Murdoch) Ellis. I work in a school and I work with these kids, and I don't take that responsibility lightly. I too, am a mother, and I just do what I think I would want someone else to do for my kid, and based on my experience, most teachers that I've come across feel the same way. That is why most of them went into teaching. It certainly wasn't for the pay!!!
it really is crazy that it is almost here. it honestly seemed like the day would never come. i still don't like to think about it a ton because i don't want to get too worked up. i hope the first day is great!
She is growing fast. I think in my mind she will always be four cause that's when I saw her the most. But she'll have fun in school and have lots of new friends to play with. Good Luck!
Mrs. Rosemeyer is such a great teacher. I got to visit with her a lot last year. Camie loved her. She is good at complimenting the children and making them feel special. DId you know she is expecting her first baby in Jan? Good luck with school.
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