OtterDad and I took C to Kindergarten visitation. Actually we didn't "take" her. The bus picked the three of us up, along with several other Kindergarten families. We attended a parents meeting while C met her teacher and classmates.
At the parents meeting there was a surprisingly long question and answer period addressing lunch. Not reading or math or music or art. Lunch. I couldn't get over all the various lunch questions. You would have thought we were dropping our kids off just for a meal.
The assistant principal seemed very competent and very approachable, a combination that I'm glad of because I think I may be approaching her soon. The welcome letter from C's new teacher states that they will not have snack time. This is an all day K program. And we're talking about 4, 5, and 6 year old kids. Are you kidding me?
I know that I'm a newbie Mom as far as school is concerned. The last thing that I want is to have my first interaction with the school to be a complaint about snacks of all things. I really believe that she needs a snack. Her schedule is such that there are only a couple hours at school prior to lunch. So the entire afternoon and bus ride (where no food is allowed) will be snack free. I have decided to ask some other parents to see if I'm being unreasonable. And I'm going to do some research. I at least want to sound somewhat coherent when speaking about it. And right now all I have is, "I know she needs a snack."
I guess that if our greatest concern about the school is snack, that's not too bad. C's teacher is very experienced. I have spoken with several parents with older kids and they rave about her. Academically this school does quite well. And C already loves her and can't wait to go back for her first day.
It's just hard to believe that my baby is old enough to go to school!
At the parents meeting there was a surprisingly long question and answer period addressing lunch. Not reading or math or music or art. Lunch. I couldn't get over all the various lunch questions. You would have thought we were dropping our kids off just for a meal.
The assistant principal seemed very competent and very approachable, a combination that I'm glad of because I think I may be approaching her soon. The welcome letter from C's new teacher states that they will not have snack time. This is an all day K program. And we're talking about 4, 5, and 6 year old kids. Are you kidding me?
I know that I'm a newbie Mom as far as school is concerned. The last thing that I want is to have my first interaction with the school to be a complaint about snacks of all things. I really believe that she needs a snack. Her schedule is such that there are only a couple hours at school prior to lunch. So the entire afternoon and bus ride (where no food is allowed) will be snack free. I have decided to ask some other parents to see if I'm being unreasonable. And I'm going to do some research. I at least want to sound somewhat coherent when speaking about it. And right now all I have is, "I know she needs a snack."
I guess that if our greatest concern about the school is snack, that's not too bad. C's teacher is very experienced. I have spoken with several parents with older kids and they rave about her. Academically this school does quite well. And C already loves her and can't wait to go back for her first day.
It's just hard to believe that my baby is old enough to go to school!
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