Getting Ready For School

This week we have been getting back to the school routine, and getting supplies too. Last weekend we took the boys to pick up their new glasses, and all three kids to buy new school supplies too.

The boys like their glasses. I think that Dylan looks super cute in his first pair.

Back to school shopping was a bit harrowing. The boys were none too pleased with shopping for school, but Agnes was extra excited. We came home with everything on three different lists, and even came in under budget too. I’ve got everything organized in the kitchen, and ready for the first day of school.

Last night was preschool enrollment for Agnes. We all went along with her, she was a little nervous. Once she spotted her teachers, and remembered the classroom, she lit up, ran around, and was already making friends. All of her paperwork was in order, and she will start preschool in September.

She was so excited all day for enrollment, she crashed out shortly after dinner. I think all of that preschool planning and excitement completely wore her out.

We still have a few weeks before school starts. I have the boy’s enrollment next week. I hope it goes well, and maybe they will cheer up a little if they spot some of their friends at enrollment too. I’m going to enjoy these last few days of lazy Summer while we have them.

 

Happy Graduation

Last night the family came up to visit, and attend Dylan’s preschool graduation. It was great to see everyone, and the evening was a lot of fun.

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I can’t believe that my little guy is off to kindergarten in the Autumn. He really loved preschool, and he will miss his teachers dearly. Thank goodness he still has three days of school left, he was not ready to say good-bye to preschool.

School @ Home

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I know he doesn’t start for awhile, and trust me I’m not ready for him to go. Even though it makes me a little sad, I’m doing what I can to get Dylan ready to go to kindergarten.

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Dylan goes to preschool three times a week, and on the days he isn’t there, we work on school @ home. We practice writing his name, letters, and numbers too. Dylan is really interested in math, so I need to work that in too. He also colors lots of pictures, and we read books too. It is really fun.

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We also tour his soon-to-be school whenever we get the chance. Right now it is the attendance center that  Thade attends, and we go about once a month when we need to load Thade’s lunch account. I take Dylan for a little walk around the school, and we look for all the different rooms. We find the lunch room, the gym, the library, and then the kindergarten hall.

It is fun for him too, he has met a lot of the teachers, and on our last visit he met the principal too. He made her laugh too. We were introducing ourselves, and Dylan said he would be attending school soon. The principal introduced herself, and asked Dylan if he had any questions about school. He quickly retorted “I’m very concerned about homework”. She and another teacher giggled a bit, and the principal reassured Dylan that he didn’t have anything to worry about, his teacher would be there to help. He then said “but, what about math…” I think he is just about ready to go.

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Kindergarten will be here before I’m ready for it…

Handwriting

Dylan and I have been doing even more preschool at home. During the evening, I write up little worksheets for him to do on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This week he missed school on Monday, so we had school at home instead.

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He loves to work on worksheets, and I have already noticed a big improvement in his handwriting.

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Right now we are working on his first and last name, numbers 1-9, the uppercase alphabet, and lowercase alphabet too. He loves to write in his very favorite color green.

Today I picked him up some new crayons so he can write even more, and a new coloring book. He loves to color. This afternoon we are heading to the library to fill our book bag with books to read at our home-school reading time.

Preschool At Home

Tuesdays and Thursdays are extra long days over here. Dylan doesn’t have preschool on those days, and he really misses it. To keep him on track and entertained too, we’ve been working on Preschool at home.

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I make up worksheets for Dylan to practice writing his name and numbers too. We also read special books from the library. We have at home preschool when Agnes is taking her morning nap, she isn’t too patient when it comes to homework. Dylan has enjoyed the at home preschool so far, now I just need to come up with a few more quick and quiet activities that we can do.

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