Last fall JDaniel went to preschool for the very first time. He was excited about getting to go to school. Selecting a backpack and getting new sneakers had him anticipating how wonderful school would be.
The reality of actually getting in the car and going to the school was hard. Walking into the classroom unassisted was a challenge somedays. Making the change from being home with me to being with others for a few hours was not in his plans he would tell me. He in fact told me that he wanted quit preschool more than once this year.
Making new friends was hard too. Thankfully he had best friend in his class! Unfortunately he didn’t think he needed to have any other friends. One was plenty he thought.
We talked through his fears and challenges to change. We prayed before school about how things would go at school. We read books about people that had learned to like school.
Despite everything I did, it was the teachers that JDaniel had this year that made this change from home to school really work for him.
So, I want to take a moment to thank Mrs. D and Mrs. G for all they did for my guy this year.
Ladies-
I brought to you a little lamb who was afraid to join your flock. You shepherded him into your classroom each day with love and welcoming words.
When he needed to face the fact that he couldn’t always sit beside his best friend, you helped him find new friends to sit with. It was hard to have his best friend want to make new friends and sit somewhere else during snack and work time, but you helped him overcome the challenge.
You encouraged him to explore new concepts and express himself in new ways. JDaniel isn’t very big on coloring but he did make wonderful drawings of sea creatures and other things with you.
Going from two days to three next year may be a challenge for us just as starting school was this year, but ladies you have helped him learn how to leave the nest. JDaniel will have the experiences he had this year at school to look back on and remember. We will be able to talk about how he overcame his shyness and made new friends. He will be able to tell me about how he learned to share his thoughts at circle time after months of your patient encouragement.
My husband, son and I will always be thankful for all you have done for us!
I’m sure his teachers loved those!
What a great post! Teachers can make such a huge difference.
What an absolutely lovely ode to his teachers!
Great thank you to the teachers! The special projects that my girls do at school keep decreasing but now they come home sharing the most amazing stories and their knowledge blows me away!
That’s wonderful, that he has such great teachers.
There is nothing like a caring teacher to make a child’s time in school special. Glad your son has that experience.
This is so sweet. It’s true, our preschool teachers do so much and are an important part of our kids early years. My boys’ teachers are so creative, it quite often blows me away! Love all the artwork and the way you incorporated it into your post!
The abstract face collage is MARVELOUSLY FUNNY!!!
That’s awesome he has such great teachers to make the transition easier.
I love that you recognize and appreciate his teachers!
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Teachers aren’t always recognized for all the incredible work that they do with our kids every single day. It’s great that you took the time to do it though… we all should do it more often.
Yay for teachers! Aside from motherhood, they have one of the hardest jobs I know of.
What a great letter with heartfelt sentiments! Teachers are the BEST. I loved all those crafts your son made!
Awww, I love that! It’s so sweet and poignant! We had our first experience with preschool this year too, and I cant believe Friday is the last day! The time is flying by, I wish it would stop for a bit:)
This was such a nice post. It’s how I feel about my daughter’s preschool teachers. Such wonderful women who have loved her as much as I have. And they’ve taught her so many things, I’m a amazed!
Sounds like he had some great teachers!
It’s great that you are showing appreciation for your son’s teachers — they sound like they really love what they are doing!
This is SOOOOOOO creative! I love it and am so glad your son has transitioned well, even if it took a bit longer than you expected. A great teacher can change the world! She did for your son!
This is SOOOOOOO creative! I love it and am so glad your son has transitioned well, even if it took a bit longer than you expected. A great teacher can change the world! She did for your son!
What a beautiful tribute!
What a sweet stoty. He is such a wo0nderful boy. Love him.
A truly thoughtful way to say thank you to your son’s teachers. These are the people, who, besides us, have a huge impact on our children. Good teachers are a God-send to children and their parents.
Beautiful post. How wonderful that JD has great teachers. They make such a big difference in our children’ lives!
Victoria, you are every child’s dream of a mother. Your love and devotion to your child are a shining example to all women who give birth. JDaniel will grow up to be a fine man. You all are blessed.
What a sweet tribute to his teachers! I truly hope his teachers see this. It’s so often a job without the thank yous.
I love that he had such amazing teachers that made the transition so much easier!
Having a teacher who is so wonderful…what a blessing! With all four of my kids, we only had 2-3 teachers who we had a tough time with. They can make or break the entire school year! I’m glad JDaniel had a great year!
That’s a wonderful tribute to them. Great teachers can really have a profound effect on kids. I’m so glad your son had a great first year!
Zimply, zweet post! What a delight it is to see our children grow into new stages of their lives. Separation from mom or from child can be a difficult transition. This was one I worried about since I’m a home school mom, but learning to let go was easier than I first thought possible and now our third will be graduating. Oh my! Hold onto these precious days with JDaniel. They’ll be gone before you know what hit you!
Ziggy
I’m so glad JDaniel’s year was such a successful one.
I love this, made me tear up a little! My oldest is going into second grade and sometimes I put my hand on her head and say, “stop growing, just stay where you are.” Yet I understand what a blessing Jdaniel’s wonderful teachers have been to be there when you could not, to help guide him in ways we are unable. It’s so hard as a mom, for me anyway, to not “do it all” but there are some things we can’t do. We simply cannot follow them around school and protect them from every single thing that happens in life. Blessings to those that help and reach out along the way! Love the post as always (c: Enjoy Hershey!
Awww… so sweet. 🙂 Those are such precious days. My oldest is 15 now. I can’t believe it. Those preschool days seem like last week. He — and you — are so fortunate to have wonderful teachers to make his first school experience a positive one.
what a sweet post..
i am so glad that he had such wonderful teachers!!!!
As I look around my house, it’s those special little somethings that my children made that I treasure most! It’s really cool to show them off to their own children now!
Good teachers are so important!
Sandy
What a fantastic entry! Teachers have some of the most important jobs in the world…
Visiting from SITS, make it a great day!
Love all the projects they bring home. It’s so great that you give the importance of a teacher’s influence such a great tribute!
How wonderful is this!! Good teachers make the difference!
So great that you appreciate his teachers. I wish all did this!
Great Blog….preserving school artwork by photographing them is an excellent way to keep them…eventually they get lost/accidentally torn/tossed or stacked on high to join with a ton of clutter♫♪
Beautiful. Just what every teacher needs. A confirmation that they do make a difference. 🙂
What a sweet tribute to his teachers, but also, what a nice remembrance of how he’s grown over the year!
I homeschool my girls. But if they did go to school a great teacher makes all the difference. I will NEVER forget my grade 3 teacher. She was the best!
What a beautiful thank you to his teachers. 🙂
Aw, that’s sweet!!!
What a sweet way to thank his teachers! 🙂
It is so wonderful for you to share your thanks to JDaniels teachers … I hope they get a chance to read this post!
Teachers never seem to get enough credit for helping little ones adjust to a new routine. With a good family and a wonderful teaching staff your lil fellow made a good year great! Best wishes to JDaiel next year.
SO sweet! I hope they got to read this. What a huge blessing that he had such loving and supportive teachers!
Teachers can be so awesome!
I was just having a conversation with a couple friends about this very same topic. Both of these women had separation anxiety as young children.
Who knows. Maybe next year will be altogether different!
Teachers are SO important. They help our children grow in ways that we just can’t!
Oh man.
Oh man.
This post made me cry.
What a wonderful introduction to education for your sweet little boy!
I have really loved reading about JDaniel through this round of Alphabe-Thursday. You have so often brought a smile to my face on days when I thought I was smile-less.
Thank you for sharing your family.
Thank you for being you!
Hugs and A+
Thank you for sharing. I have the best memories of my child’s pre-school years. Mrs. Boggs was the best. You don’t know now important the pre-school teacher are until you look back. Thant you for sharing this story. It bought back memories of all the Claude Monet artwork I recieved that year.
Awesome memories. Thank you so much.
Cynthia
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Aww…bless his little heart. What a sweet way to thank the teachers. Lovely post. Thanks for sharing.
Moonlight Zephyr
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Great teachers make all of the difference in the world.