I think the first day went well. This has been a REALLY tough decision for me. We meet with Will’s teachers Monday night and I feel 100% better about the decision. The principal really took my concerns to heart and put him with all of the pflex kids (gifted and talented). This gives him the challenge he needs. We actually turned down the sixth grade spot (we would have skipped fifth) at a charter so he could stay close.
We got the kids there on time and handed out coffee gift cards. The kids didn’t have any complaints about school when they arrived home. Will arrived home and said he wanted to run for Student Council. He is ready to jump feet first and get involved.
We had one issue that was NOT the school’s fault, it was a lack of communication with and between the kids. Around 3:05 I finally get a call from will thinking he’s going to tell me they’re on their way. He couldn’t find Lucas in the group of walkers. He had already checked the car riders and he was not there. They already found his teacher and she said he definitely went with the walkers. I went outside to see if I could see him coming down the hill and I called my friend that lives on the same path, closer to the school, to see if she could see him going down the hill. The little stinker either got tired of waiting or forgot to wait for Will and walked home by himself. Poor William was freaking out and scared out of his mind. The school made him wait until I gave confirmation that Lucas was at home before they let him leave, just in case his brother was still on campus.
I hope that’s the biggest SNAFU we have this year. Nathan dealt with the boys being gone better than I expected. I think he enjoyed all the MOMMY alone time, especially our Chik-fil-a date!
I held back the tears a few times for sure. We can do this!! I just know it. Now if only 6:30 didn’t come so early.
Congrats on moving your children to public school. The increased socialization will do a world of good for them. They will build lots of friendships, and in life, it is often who you know as much as what you know that will help them in many ways later in life.