Kindergarten Screening...

Last month the kindergarten teachers called each of the Kindergarten-bound preschool kids out of class and did a pre-screening of sorts. Today we received a letter about Bella's pre-screening. Here's what it had to say...

"Kindergarten curriculum has changed significantly over the years. It is now more academic than in years past and more skills are needed before entering Kindergarten. To help us better understand the ability of your child, a pre-screening kindergarten assessment was conducted. The total possible points to acquire was 116. Out of all the students screened, the average score was 90. Your child, Isabella, scored 108 points."

Sounds like she's off to a good start! We're so proud of our Kindergartner!

The 'dog' bus...

This morning, we got up at 7am and headed quietly down the stairs, so we didn't wake Lili up. I got you a bowl of cereal and a glass of milk and you ate while I got the rest of things ready for you for school. We got dressed, went to the bathroom, put your shoes on, brushed your hair and put on your backpack...then, at 7:30am, it was time to head out the door to wait on the bus to come.

It's a bit chilly outside at 7:30am, at least when the high is only going to be in the mid-70s...but I assured you that it would be warming up, so you would be fine.


We patiently waited and waited and waited for the bus...


Then, at 7:35am, we saw it coming down the road...


So we walked down the sidewalk to the end of our driveway, looked both ways for cars, crossed the road and waited for the bus to come to a stop in front of us.


I gave you a kiss and told you to have a good day and then you climbed on the bus, so grown up, without even looking back. You've gotten to be such a big girl.