| Hanna started preschool Sept 5-2000.
She did really good, didn't cry. We had gone the week before to the open
house and met her teachers and saw her classroom. We stayed about
an hour. Her teacher gave her a big piece of construction paper that
had "My Family" across the top that she was to work on and bring back.
She colored on it with markers and we put pictures of us & the pets
on it. She was so proud of it and so excited to take it to her teacher.
She carried it in and gave it right to her. I told her I was leaving
and would be back soon. She got a little bit of a panicked look on
her face and started to protest, but then I saw the teacher start to put
her picture up on the wall in her classroom, so I told Hanna why doesn't
she help her teacher. She went over to help and I waved bye and walked
out. I heard her say "where's Mama?" I waited outside the door
and listened, but I didn't hear her cry or anything. She was playing
and having a great time when we came back to pick her up. Joe came too.
The teacher said she played with the other kids and was the class explorer.
She checked out everything in the classroom, I guess. She has two teachers
and about 12 kids in her class. She will go on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 9 to noon. She went back on Thursday too and didn't cry or anything
when I left. The teacher had brought out a big doll house and asked Hanna
if she wanted to play with it, and Hanna walked right over to it and started
to play. When I came to pick her up she saw me and said "bye Mama."
She wanted me to leave her there to play some more. I took her to
McDonalds for a happy meal after school.
She looked so grown up sitting across from me eating her french fries.
She went with me to get a haircut after McDonalds. I'm glad she likes
school. |
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