Yup, my Maggie is officially a first grader! While this year was a bit less emotional and nerve-wracking than last year, it was still tough. Maggie started a new school this year. She was hesitant all summer, but that changed to complete excitement after she had the chance to see her classroom and meet her teacher at last week's Open House. Still... the new school is a small charter school. Since there is only one class per grade level, Maggie is truly coming in as a "newbie." With the exception of three other students who were added when they increased the class size, Maggie is with a class that all knew each other from kindergarten. While I am confident in Maggie's ability to make new friends, it's always difficult to watch your baby have to find her place among a group of kids who already have an established relationship.... But... she did great! I teared up a bit as I walked out the door, but at last glance, she was busy emptying her backpack, chatting it up with the little boy whose desk was next to hers, so.....
With all of that said, I have to say how amazed and impressed I am with the staff and parent group at her new school. When we arrived for Open House last week, there were parent volunteers greeting families at the entrance. As we walked up, the woman at the door stopped us and introduced herself because Maggie was "a face I don't recognize!" It was nice to be acknowledged and it was impressive that a parent volunteer was familiar enough with the students to recognize a new student at the school. This morning as we were getting out of the car, the mom in the car in front of us also stopped to introduce herself and her daughter (who happened to be a classmate of Maggie's!) Again, as we were walking in, another school staff member stopped Maggie to introduce herself because she realized Maggie was a new face at the school. It definitely put my mind at ease and helped reassure me that we had made the right decision in transferring her...
Oh, and Maggie's "best part" of her first day? The monkey bars, of course!
It's hard to read, but it says "a cupcake baker!" (and yes, her handwriting took a slide this summer- if you're comparing at all to her 'last day of kindergarten' pictures... when she wanted to be a scientist!)
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