Emery Goes to Preschool

I can't believe it, but Emery started preschool. Where did the time go? These pictures simultaneously make my heart ache and swell with pride. It's not an "official" preschool, it's more of a joy school type co-op with some friends, but it still makes her seem so big! Just look at her:

All grown up!

A cute smile, she was so excited!

Two thumbs up!

Showing off her back pack!

She isn't quite 3 years old yet, so she's a little bit young for this. Most of the kids we are doing it with are a year ahead of her. But she speaks very well and can follow directions...if she feels like it...and I think this will be very good for her. It's going to take a few weeks for her to get used to it, and she'll take a bit more helping than the other kids, but I think eventually she will thrive. There are 5 kids in the group so I will teach every 5 weeks or so. Not too bad! I get to teach this next week and I'm ridiculously excited about it. I've spent an unhealthy amount of time on pinterest looking up science projects, worksheets, and art projects. It's going to be so fun!

Here's the little "discipline" chart I made for us to use. This is the idea the Joy School curriculum uses. A school house with windows. The kids open up their window when they arrive and if they start not listening/misbehaving you close their window. Then they can open it again when they are ready to listen.

We want to keep the window open, Emery! Not closed!!!

 I love the concept, but it didn't mean too much to Emery. Her first day she was just trying to go play, she didn't understand that she had to sit for a lesson first. My friend kept asking her to come sit and finally said, "Emery, do I need to close your window?" Apparently Emery nonchalantly said as she was walking away, "Yeah, you can close it." She didn't care about some window. Once my friend convinced Emery to sit down with the rest of the kids she did well. Or so my friend said. :) We will see next week when it's at our house how she does!

Her second day was great, she came home so proud of this alligator she made and was telling everyone, "A says ah! A says ah! A says ah!" It was so cute.