Well, it is official - Sydney is in kindergarten! I can hardly believe it. (I know - every parent says that but it really is true.) As I have told several people, sending her to kindergarten has been more emotional for me than pre-k last year because, even though it was school, she was at Park - a school I taught at for many years and have always considered home. And she was with Tutu for morning and afternoon care. The deal couldn't have been better! I also knew that, if for some crazy reason it wasn't working out, I could take her out and put her back with Mum!
But, kindergarten brings a new school without the comfort level for MOM! I know some people on the staff but only casually because of my job. No longer will she be in a place I consider my home and she'll have to find her own way without my assistance. She won't be a little star because she's with Tutu each morning and her mommy worked there. She'll have to be a star all on her own! While these things are good for her - I'm sure she'll do a great job and she's at a fantastic school - it was still a bit hard to send her off into that unknown!
Of course, Sydney loved the first day of Kindergarten (and the second day, too)! She made new friends, met new people, and really loved having a locker just like the big kids. I'm sure this "start of something new" will prove to be great!
