School updates!

Paige has now had 5 full days of school--way more than she would have had in kindergarten on the equivalent date with all of the gradual entry business and part time school.  I think the sheer insane amount of school is a lot for her, but she's coping well.  No meltdowns, being upset, or saying she doesn't want to go, but she definitely thinks it's a lot.  So far she claims she liked Kindergarten better as there was more free time and less learning.  For some reason she also claims she needs "more exercise and less time sitting on the carpet"--I think she is really really enjoying reccess as she is out of the kindie pen and with the whole school.  Also there is a small playground that she gets to go on some days.  I think she feels grown up. So far they have been focused on the basic routines, but she has come home with a few french expressions, and they are starting to work on neat printing of numbers...something she definitely needs help with.  I think once she gets into the routine she'll really like grade 1. She seems to be playing only with Amy, her existing friend in the school.  Hopefully she'll learn to make more friends too.

Rose has only had 1 day of preschool and is currently at her second day.  She loved her first day and was very excited to go back again.  She came home with lots of artwork and stories about how she washed out her own cup, and all the activities they did.  It will be really good for her to learn routines and have other 3 year olds to socialize with.

Other activities starting this week:

Gymnastics: Well it was yesterday morning, and it went phenomenally well! We switched clubs to follow a favourite teacher of Rose and 3 of her friends Chloe, Addison, and Scarlett.  They had a class with just the 4 of them, all blonde, and they were very good listeners and followed the instructor.  No mommies in the class now that the girls are 3.  Good thing because 3 of us have new babies. Rose is a great gymnast and all the other moms comment on it.  Brag brag brag.

Tuesday night: Acro (dance) for Paige.  This is a new class for Paige but at her same dance school.  Not sure how going to a lesson in the evening will work long term but she's excited to go to it today.  Mike's plan is to work from home on Tuesdays so we can eat dinner early and Rose and Henry can stay home with him while I take Paige to the class.  This is the first one and he has to come home late, but it is because someone is in town from work.  So for the first one, the rest of us are all going!

Saturday: Both girls in dance. Paige at 9:45-10:15, and Rose 10:30-11:00.  The plan will be to leave Henry at home for his nap.  Too bad the classes weren't at the same time but Paige is excited to play on the iPad while she waits for her sister--as this is what all the other kids do..huddled over iPads....except the one mom whose kids run around like insane people and then she yells at them.

I'm happy to be busy.  Of course the summer was awesome splashing in the pool and frolicking around haphazardly (sort of...as much as you can do with an infant), but as the fall and winter are approaching we need things to do...