Anna started school last week - well it's camp for the summer. She is going twice a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) from 9 am to 12:30 pm. So far so good. The first day she walked right in and started playing with a puzzle. We were lucky because our neighbor's five year old also attends and she happily took Anna under her wing the first day and showed her the ropes. When I went to pick her up at 12:30 pm, she was certainly tired and happy to see me but no worse for wear.
Her second day went just as well. She said 'no' when we pulled up, but went right in and started to play 'tea' with some cups and spoons. She ignored me as I talked to her teacher and stocked her cubby. She 'no' again when I went to leave but quickly went back to what she was doing. This time when I picked her up, she seemed much more alert and wanted to show me the water table where she was playing. All of the other kids in her group ran to their parents crying; Anna just peaked her head through the slats of the fence and said 'mama'! I was so proud!
She had her third day this morning and this time she headed for the book rack. She didn't want to kiss or hug me good bye but made no fuss when I went to leave. Another little girl was crying and luckily Anna didn't seem bothered by her since sometimes Anna starts to cry when others are crying near her. Instead she seemed happy enough to explore her new environment. As you can imagine, I was thrilled. Hopefully there will be nothing to report to the contrary when I pick her up in a couple of hours. Wouldn't it be nice if all transitions went this smoothly from here on out?!
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