Kindergarten so far

[lesliepear]

Alan is starting his second week of kindergarten. No homework yet (except send in a family photo which I don't have handy). Today he got a yellow card for being talkative apparently. His coloring in the lines has improved tremendously. He loves to draw and I find drawings on the back of his schoolwork. Today he got marked on his worksheet for starting his zeros from the bottom not the top though :(

He's happy with the before and aftercare where he sees a lot of friends. He's had art, music and gym and will have computers tommorrow.

I will be happier once the hot lunch starts up next week and I don't have to pack lunch. I did find out they do send the containers back home. I really would like to get a thermos for his lunches if/when he brings his spaghetti o's (although he doesn't like them really warm, he'll eat them out of the can!)


He still likes his Thomas trains (and any trains) and still likes Thomas videos and books. He's also getting into Power Rangers and Transformers which I guess is the next stage. I think I will really miss Thomas when he's done. I'm boxing all the Thomas books and trains up for his little ones someday, I think he will appreciate that I'm saving them (and fortunately, it won't take up much space to box them in plastic totes!)

I'm also working out the plans for his birthday party. It will be a bowling party at a local alley (he went to one there last spring) with a Power Rangers theme. His guest list will be some old friends from daycare, friends from school, the boy named Alan we met last summer and our friend's son Jeff. I don't think I'll invite anyone from his soccer team though. The bowling alley takes care of the pizza, cake and goody bags which is nice.

And so far Alan wants to be a pirate for Halloween. I like that - as much as I like Thomas, I didn't want him to do it for the 3rd year in a row!

Comments

[crazyredhead888.livejournal.com]

My niece recently informed me that Dora is "for babies" They grow up so fast!

[scaryshari.livejournal.com]

Regarding being talkative -- I used to get my name on the board for that occasionally, back in elementary school. :) Sometimes it was for talking to my seatmates, and sometimes (even worse!) it was for addressing the teacher without raising my hand first! I was even known to occasionally get OUT of my seat without permission. I think 3rd grade was the worst. Ah, the memories. *giggle* Sounds like Alan is a happily social boy, which is great, since I remember most of the boys in my kindergarten class were NOT as social as us girls. heh

Oh, and he has good taste in Halloween costumes -- I was a pirate last year and I might do the same this year. Well, it's actually more like a "piratical spin" on my Renaissance Faire wench costume, but close enough! ;D

[steve98052.livejournal.com]

I bet he'd love a trip on a train, if you can think of anywhere you'd want to take him that can be reached by train.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

We've taken him on the PATH train (like a subway) and on Santa Claus train rides :)

Maybe he'll be an engineer someday.