Yesterday marked a huge milestone for CD - it was her first day of preschool. She has been involved in many classes and other activities with the "Up to 3" program, but I have been by her side during all of them. Yesterday was different. This is a transition preschool for her to get used to
separating and following the whole preschool routine. Two days a week for 2 hours a day, she'll be attending preschool alone.
Thankfully she has been in the classroom before for another class we go to already, so the environment wasn't all that new to her. There was a new teacher and new kids, but that didn't seem to bother her. I took her in, got her dressed up (her first day happened to be their Halloween party day), and after talking to the teacher told CD good-bye, love you and that I'd see her after snack time. She told me bye and love you and went off to play. I then walked out the door. No tears from either one of us. I then proceeded to watch her from another room (where of course she couldn't see me) through her free-time up until the first transition - clean up and circle time. She cleaned up with no problems and sat down willingly. What a relief. Hopefully the success we had on her first day will continue. I just can't believe my little girl is going to preschool by herself already! She's definitely not a baby any more!
She would not hold still for a picture at all, so that's why the pic is so blurry. Getting pics of her is so difficult lately!
Thankfully she has been in the classroom before for another class we go to already, so the environment wasn't all that new to her. There was a new teacher and new kids, but that didn't seem to bother her. I took her in, got her dressed up (her first day happened to be their Halloween party day), and after talking to the teacher told CD good-bye, love you and that I'd see her after snack time. She told me bye and love you and went off to play. I then walked out the door. No tears from either one of us. I then proceeded to watch her from another room (where of course she couldn't see me) through her free-time up until the first transition - clean up and circle time. She cleaned up with no problems and sat down willingly. What a relief. Hopefully the success we had on her first day will continue. I just can't believe my little girl is going to preschool by herself already! She's definitely not a baby any more!
She would not hold still for a picture at all, so that's why the pic is so blurry. Getting pics of her is so difficult lately!
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