Well, we are into the second week of Kindergarten, and I am glad to report that we all are doing fairly well!Katie LOVES her teacher, which makes the uncertainties of anything else Katie encounters bearable. The things that have been the hardest for Katie to get used to, oddly enough, has been school lunches. . .rest time. . .and just the loooooooong day itself! (Eating. . .sleeping. . .endurance - 2 of those that I have absolutely no problem doing at all!!)
Now school lunches are something one has to get used to for sure! You know, they cook things just a little different. . .and have things that we don't even ordinarily have at home - but she's already getting much more used to the idea, and learning the choices to avoid at all costs! Fixing her lunch to take is not really an option because she is generally not a sandwich kinda girl. . .and, you know, I really think that she is still a bit anxious with the whole "school thing" - in which case that little nervous stomach of hers is what's causing her to be leary of lunchtime. . .
But rest time is a different story!! How can anyone not like/need/want rest time????!! I would loooooooovvvvvvveeeeee if someone would make me take a nap every day!!! But Katie has determined the nuances of the "rules" during this time -- "you do NOT have to actually close your eyes, Mom" which made it at least a little better for her somehow in her mind. And the teacher is letting Katie sit by the window so she can look out at the playground during this time too. So she is learning to accept rest time as a part of the day in Kindergarten.
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That bottom picture is just making me tear up seeing her off on her own like a big girl. I remember knowing to avoid the "tasty burgers" (NOT!) at lunch.
Robin, my youngest, always had a hard time with school lunches - she's not only picky, she's very slow, as if the world revolves around HER finishing her meal ... then life can resume. But they do get in the swing of things after a week or two and Robin actually tried new foods that her friends told her "were really good" (one of the positive sides of peer pressure). She's still slow, but will suddenly try everything from green beans to guacamole!
And nap time really tripped up my oldest, Cori (who is now almost 16) - she was the type who absolutely knew that if she EVER went to sleep, everybody else would begin having fun without her! She was prone to just sit quietly and read sometimes, but rarely took the nap.
Like you, I could never figure out why someone wouldn't want to take one!
What a big girl...she is AWESOME! She is victory in motion! That school won't know what hit it!!! I'll take her nap for her!!!! I love you Katie Greer!
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