Tam's First Day of Kindergarten

First Day of Kindergarten

When the schoolyear started back in August, we briefly thought about enrolling Tam in kindergarten.  We talked to the school and explored what options there might be as far as him going to school just a couple days a week, but it didn't pan out.  And it wasn't the end of the world, because Tam just wasn't ready to go 5 days a week, so we figured we would revisit the decision after Christmas.  As Thanksgiving got nearer, we felt like he was ready, and decided to enroll him after the holiday.  

After submitting the enrollment paperwork, Tam was assigned to a class, and he and I went and met his teacher after school.  I had heard that all the kindergarten teachers were good, so I wasn't really worried about that specifically, but I was still definitely worried about making sure that his teacher understood where we and Tam were coming from.  I wrote up a letter explaining some things about Tam and gave it to her, and she introduced herself to him and showed him around the room.  He was so excited, and kept repeating that this is "my classroom".  

So far Tam has been excited each day to go to school, loves singing a Christmas song they have been learning, and likes to tell me what things they learned.  He has been especially thrilled that there is computer time at school, and proud of himself for listening to the teacher during computer time instead of clicking on whatever random thing he wants to do.  He is obviously very far behind academically, but we're not worried about him catching up as quickly as possible.  He is a smart little guy who learns quickly, but has been dealing with much bigger issues so far.  The academics will come as he is exposed to them and masters the language.