I was so beyond worried about her first day. She is very clingy when it comes to school (or anything new), and she still cried at preschool drop-off, despite having gone to the school since she was 18 months old!!
We have been talking up going to "real" school for quite a while, and she was super excited. Still, I knew she would be the one kid who held onto my leg and cried...she's done it before. Except, she didn't! She was AWESOME. She took a picture in front of her classroom door...
And lined right up with all her new friends...
Not a hint of a tear and absolutely no clinging. Then her new teacher took them into the classroom (parents were allowed too) and asked that everyone take a seat on the rug, and she called one child up at a time to get a name sticker. She asked that when she said, "good morning", the child respond, "good morning Mrs. S". None of the kids did it...until Ella!!! I was SO proud of her!!! She walked right up to her teacher, and in a nice loud voice said, "Good Morning Mrs. S!" Yay Ella!
Now, I've heard that a lot of times the kids are all great for the first week, and then it hits them, and they cry or cling to you the second week, but all I wanted was to make it through the first day!!
Ella's spot at the table...
Although we don't know her well yet, so far, we love her teacher- she seems so perfect for a kinder teacher, and I think Ella is going to adore her. So happy about today!!!!!!!
