Volunteering for the Zoo Trip

One of the best decisions I ever made regarding Sophia's schooling was to volunteer.  I have been as involved as possible in both the PTA and class activities.  I had a million excuses not to, (Zack was only 7 days old at his first PTA meeting) but it was so important to me to be active in her schooling.
Its definitely been interesting some days, having the younger two kids always with me has made some tasks very different then they would have been solo, but its been a ton of fun too! Ill always remember the sight of my middle baby pulling a cart loaded with fundraising supplies from classroom to classroom, and yelling "here you go guys" as she handed them to the teachers.
There are tasks that weren't all that fun, like stuffing envelopes for hours;  and some that were a blast, like volunteering at the school dances.  My favorite volunteer hours though, have been joining the school trips. Yesterday I got to tag along with the kindergartners on their trip to the zoo.

Oliver's Labels Giveaway

Before my daughter started school last September, I went to Walmart and purchased a few packs of labels for all of her things.  I labelled her coat, her extra clothes, the shoes she wears on a regular basis, her backpack, lunchbox and water bottle.  Basically, if it went to school, it got labelled.

Making school mornings a little less painful

 

I have recently entered into unknown territory, I am now the mom of a school aged kid.  Our lives went from very little structure to strictly routine almost overnight, add in a newborn baby and the fact that the school is a forty minute walk from our house and you have a recipe for some crazy busy mornings. In the beginning our mornings were a gong show but as time has passed we seem to have fallen into a routine and found some small routines that really work for us.

Shes growing up

My big girl all dressed up for school

A few days ago, i took my baby to her kindergarten information night.

I still don't understand how she's old enough for this!

I have wavered back and forth between signing her up or not. Being a December baby, she is going to be the youngest in the class, and I really didn't know if shes ready. Three years old seems so young to be gone all day. Ive recently had to accept though that if I keep her home, it would be for me, not for her. Shes a little social butterfly, and I know shell love being in class with all the other kids.  Whether I'm ready to let her go or not, I think the best thing for her, is to go.

So we went to the initiation night, and I expected her to be excited, nervous, and shy. She was none of those things, she loved it. She jumped right into every activity, she showed off her counting, she used the giant computer, she asked questions, she loved every minute of it.

My little girl is so ready for school.

I don't think Ill ever be ready to let her go, and her taking this first step towards being her own person is really hard, a lot harder than i thought it would be, but seeing how she blossomed in that classroom, and hearing her talk about how shes so excited to start school, is making it a little easier. It's also bringing back memories for me. I loved school, and I hope she does too. At least it looks like were off to a good start.