Junior Kindergarten

Xavier started Junior Kindergarten at the end of August. He goes 4 afternoons a week for 3 hours. It's basically preschool with a more kindergarten readiness emphasis. It's at the same place he went last year, but he's in a different room with different teachers this year. His teachers are wonderful too!!

To say Xavier loves school is an understatement. He's always excited to go, is making friends, and is already learning soooo many new things!!!

I've been enjoying this time as well because after lunch we drop X at school and then the other boys come home to nap. I usually get at least an hour to myself which is heavenly. And then we all feel refreshed to resume playing after we pick up X. Most days Wesley runs into X's classroom and greets him with a hug at pickup -- it's pretty cute!

This new school schedule has pretty much wiped out the nap for X during the week. It's tiring though. He goes to bed around 7pm and often times needs a nap on at least one of his non-school days to catch up a little.

First day cuteness:

X's favorite things seem to be working on writing letters and getting to bring the Sharing Bag (show and tell). His first class party of the year is a couple weeks away and I can't wait to be there to watch him interacting with his classmates.

Xavier can write his name now which is just AWESOME to me. He's learning some sight words and is starting to ask me how you spell certain words so he can try to write them. I'm thrilled because prior to this school year he had very little interest in learning to write. I think he's starting to understand a little the whole new world that opens up when you can write things.