This year he was a little nervous about going in and he asked if he could wait until next time to go all the way in. He just couldn’t help it walking away from me though. His new classroom is decorated in a puppy dog theme and he just had to head in and look them all over again.

We went to the Back to School Open House and met his wonderful teachers last Friday.  They are going to keep him hopping.  Both are no nonsense very loving ladies who are super organized.  They even gave us homework to do over the weekend.  I had paperwork to fill out on his interests and fears. JDaniel had to decorate a poster board dog with his favorite things. JDaniel is one of three Daniel’s in his class. In school he is known as Daniel so, he has been a little worried that he won’t know which Daniel the teachers are talking too. When we came home from the open house, I had a special lunch for him featuring his preschool’s mascot. He announced that it was very cute, but that it shouldn’t have prunes on it. “Prunes don’t do good things to me,” he said.  He is very happy about being in school so he can see new friend and make new ones.  We had trouble keeping up with some of his old friends over the summer. Everyone’s summer was filled with trip, camps, and swimming lessons.

I am really excited for him. He has been so excited about learning sight words this summer and starting to write. Jdaniel is going to really bloom this year in school. I can just feel his learning roots growing.While I am excited about the time he is going to be at school learning, playing and making new friends, I wasn’t ready to send to school for five days. Many of his friends from last year are in five day class.  JDaniel will just be going for three.  I am so glad my husband  and both agreed this was best for all of us.I so love being with him and know I will be enjoying this final year with him. It has felt like we have flown through this chapter of our lives together. The Being Home chapter has only a few more pages left in it. Those pages will be truly cherished and some may be tear stained.Next year he will go to school for five days and hopefully I will be teaching school five days. I will be using some of the time he is school this year to update my resume and take some teaching courses.His teachers asked what I am hoping for this year. Well, here is my answer. I  am looking into this new school year with great expectations of his learning new things, growing new friendships,  and  making memories to carry with him.More Back to School Tradition Posts:Back to School Traditions Link Up

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