Final Touches

One last day of prepping before the kiddos come tomorrow. Everything is in its place and just waiting for the chaos of the first day of Kindergarten. My school had a meet and greet for grades 1-5 from 4:00-6:00 so there were lots of families going in and out of classrooms, dropping off supplies, and meeting teachers. Both of the other K teachers went home, but I am glad I happened to still be there working because several of my kiddos stopped in with their families and I was really happy to get a little more individual time. Since we don't have doors, they could have gone in the room even if I wasn't there, so I am glad I was there!

The kids that came enjoyed finding their seats, cubbies and mailboxes. I got to practice a little bit of Spanish and got a little taste of how some kids have no concept of what it means to be in school. A couple of the kids that came headed right for the little kitchen area and started playing so I made sure to empty it out until I actually introduce the materials and open it up for free choice time. I'm so mean!

Jill came and helped me again and I am so happy to have her help! I know I have said it before, but she rocks!

I am sure tomorrow will be a total flurry of chaos, excitement, and energy. Hopefully, no tears! I have my plans all set, but I am sure I will still wake up really early so I can have some time in the room before the kids start arriving. We are letting kids in whenever they arrive instead of holding them in the cafeteria until 8:10, so I am fairly certain that there will be some early birds who are excited to get their Kindergarten on!

Anyone else starting tomorrow? I feel like our first day is the latest!