First Day of Pre-School

Miles went to pre-school yesterday. His first day! We'd been preparing for it for a week... classroom visit, multiple drive-bys, lots of positive talk, showing him his backpack, etc., but I don't think Miles was really getting it. He willingly walked into the classroom, but then started to wail when he figured out what was going to happen. He tried to escape. He decided to hit me. He banged his head on the door. I gave him a love and told him that he was going to have a great time, then passed him off to one of his teachers and left. THREE HOURS later I came back. Miles was standing by his teacher waiting for me. He wasn't overly excited to see me. He calmly greeted me then got his coat and backpack and we left. His teacher said he had a "very good" first day. When we got home, Miles unleashed the devil inside and threw one of his most impressive tantrums to date. I think he was releasing the stress he'd felt from the "unknown factor" he'd been holding in during pre-school. After a nap, he was back to normal.

Pre-School... while Miles didn't share with me what went on, based on the "daily sheet" filled out by his teacher, the letter of the week is "J" and they are learning about transportation. Miles colored a picture of a car and attempted to use scissors to cut some dotted lines. He participated in table time, circle time, centers, snack, indoor play, outdoor play, art, music, games, and cleaning up. Sounds like a typical pre-school to me. He was very interested in the bus that arrived to pick up his classmates. I think we'll try the bus in a few weeks.

So what did I do with 3 hours to myself? I went to my favorite store... DI... and updated my fall wardrobe- 2 shirts, 1 turtleneck, 2 sweaters, 2 blouses, 1 cardigan, and a pair of dress slacks.