Keira has just begun her third year of preschool. Technically, she could be starting ‘big school’ but we held her over that year because she was born right on the cut-off cusp. I mean, her playgroup mates, who were born only two days after her had to wait that extra year so I didn’t see why she couldn’t.
It’s so tricky.
Deep down I know she’s not ready, although I’ve had my moments this past month of wondering just how she might’ve gone if we put her in. And there’s another part of me that is glad I get another year with her, where we will get a few hours of alone time once Riley starts after his third birthday (in a matter of weeks).
She’s been pestering me since getting back from holidays about when she’s going back to school, which in itself is remarkable considering in our early days we had problems with her adjusting to it all. Yes, there were good days too, and these increased in the latter part of last year. I didn’t mention it here because I was afraid of jinxing myself, honestly, and also because I was crazed from all the book business going on.
So here she is, from last Friday. Raring to go:
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She looks ready for class!
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Sometimes I think it is harder for us to “let go” than it is for them – I often find myself all teary after dropping L off at daycare, but he is absolutely fine (it makes it worse when he seems happy to be there, I should be grateful but wonder if he misses me at all!!). I guess they are like us with their good and bad days
She looks gorgeous and happy.
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She’s darling.
We had the same ‘will we, won’t we’ school dilemma this year… and while our girls are well old enough they just weren’t ready…. I am not sure they will ever be ‘ready’ for all of what school will ask of them but I am focussing on enjoying our bonus year… and I hope you and your ‘big kinder girl’ will too!
She’s wonderful, isn’t she? The Queen is more than ready to go to school (she’ll start kindergarten in fall), but our choices are between bad and worse, education being what it is in this state. We know we’ll have to supplement what she doesn’t get there, but she needs to go for the social aspect. She’s such an extravert. I just hope she doesn’t get ruined for school like I was. I’m trying not to transmit my hatred of school onto her.