Anna’s loving her new class so much! Last weekend was a holiday and we told her we were going to her Nanee’s camp in the swamp (which she always loves) and instead of “YAY!” she said, “but I want to go to school! I LIKE school!”

 

I had to explain to her that her school’s closed for the holiday and that she can tell her teacher and new friends about the swamp when she gets back. On Monday night, she asked if we have school tomorrow and I said yes, her response was “Oh I’m so EXCITING to go to school!”

 

She very much is enjoying the new class and there’s not been a tear at drop off since…oh wait, this morning she went to give me a big SNAP (hand trick) good-bye and fell over, and slammed into a chair. So much for looking cool ;) At any rate, she kisses me and runs off to see what Ms. A is about to start talking about. She comes home with some impressive work as well, and she’s been progressing through her letter and number recognition with me (and they do that in class some days too, depending on the curriculum for the day) so I think it’s all going well.

 

She may not be in the other decked out 3 yr old classroom that has “Mrs. J’s students are STARS!” written on the door with pictures of each kid’s face inside of an astronaut space suit (DAMMIT!) but she’s thriving, excited, and doing well. No more tears.

 

So screw it, I guess it wasn’t separation anxiety as much as it was boredom all summer. Noted.