Sydney and I had her "Kindergarten" Orientation on Monday. I was foolish and scheduled it during Brad's weekly team call, so he couldn't go :( She misses the county cut off date wise and should technically be going to Kindergarten in the fall. We've had her in a private Kindergarten this year in anticipation of applying for early entrance to first grade in the fall. Despite the goal of having her go into first grade, we have to register her for Kindergarten and go through the orientation process. The official process is to have her start in a Kindergarten class in the fall for up to 6 weeks, make the necessary observations, then decide if she's appropriately placed. If she's "ready" for first grade, they'll move her. We knew that was the process when we decided to send her to a private Kindergarten this year, but it still seems rather disruptive, not only to Sydney, but to the teachers and the rest of the class as well.
Anyway, the orientation was good. Sydney got to meet some of the teachers and didn't hesitate to leave me at all (once we got in the building, at least). After the parents presentation, I stuck around to talk to the assistant principal and the principal. Just wanted to be sure we were all on the same page in terms of the whole early entry thing. We've agreed on a plan that may allow her to bypass starting the year in a Kindergarten class and start right in first grade, so that made me happy. They're very willing to work with us and thankfully, the academic director at her current school used to teach 2nd grade at her elementary school, so her evaluation of Sydney's ability will go a long way :)
After the orientation, we got to go on a bus ride around the neighborhood! Sydney was SO excited! And it made me feel better to get to be on a bus with her and see her sit still and know how to behave. I'm VERY passionate about car seat safety, so putting her on a bus (without a car seat) gives me great anxiety. The fact that one of my clients is a school bus company doesn't help...when you're in insurance, you tend to see the really bad accidents... But anyway, she behaved really well and had a BLAST. When we got off the bus and were walking back to the car, she told me it was the best day of her life!
Connor's a happy boy at school!
He made an umbrella this week!
Waiting at the eye doctor for his follow up. He was a trooper and his eyes look great for now!
Saturday night was ROUGH. Connor was up literally all night and I was beat on Sunday. I had to get out of the house, or I would have been super frustrated at his lack of napping (he hates naps, too). So we headed to the zoo. It was Connor's first time sitting in the stroller without the car seat and Sydney had a great time. We got her face painted like a kitty and she got to ride the carousel all by herself.
Sydney read to Connor at bedtime on Saturday night. So glad they get along so well (for now). He still laughs at her like crazy and she adores him.
Silly bedtime selfie.
Last week was Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day! I took Sydney with me to work in the morning and she had a lot of fun. She got to learn about fire insurance and they had lots of activities planned for the kids. They did a really nice job and I didn't even have to stay with her (in fact, she told me to leave). Then we met Brad for lunch and he took her to the Museum of Natural History in the afternoon to see the Dinosaur Exhibit before it closes for the next 5 years. She really enjoyed that too!
Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. It's been a long, busy, and sleepless week. Hope everyone is doing well!
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