That's right; school cancelled due to excessive heat. Her building has no air conditioning so she stays home.
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Day 2...wasn't so hot
Well, Day 1 of kindergarten was a success and I anticipated day 2 would be even better with her ready to jump into the routine.
WOW, was I wrong - I left her in tears and picked her up in tears!
So I don't start school at my new job until next week so I have had some freedom to work on the morning routine. I wanted to start practicing what the morning 'drop-off' would be like. I got her out of the car, walked her to the playground and told her to go play. She lost it! It was just to overwhelming for her to jump into the busy playground even with Elsa in sight. Fortunately Amy (Elsa's mom) came to the rescue again, took Morgan's hand and led her to Elsa. Later Amy filled me in on the other details, like she needed help getting to her locker and wouldn't go into class. She said that Morgan appeared to be waiting to say good morning to her teacher, but was completely overlooked and over-shadowed by another classmate in complete histrionics, so she stood and cowered in the hall until Amy gave her a push on the back.
When I came to pick her up I found her in the basement hall - an area about 8'x8' in-between two classrooms and the gym, tears coursing down her cheeks. When she saw me coming down the stairs she fell apart, and crumpled into my arms sobbing when I reached her. She is supposed to go into the YMCA after-school program (one of the classrooms), but when one of the staff approached her she[Morgan] would not talk to her[staff]. Morgan NEVER talks to new people! So the staff person left her standing there. Apparently that staff person had been calling her name in the classroom, but no one knew who Morgan was. Hopefully we have got the plan figured out for Monday...and I will have one last day to practice the schedule before she is 'ON'.
Once we got home I did get to hear the tales of the day. She was thrilled once she went into class in the morning because they were playing with play-dough at their tables AND she got pink play-dough! She went on to tell me that she spent her day 'below-the-line'! WHAT????
The school district's behavior plan in above the line' and 'below the line'. Morgan felt she spent the day below the line. I don't know that she ever really got in trouble?? I think she was doing things that other kids were doing and they were called on their behavior. So she equated herself as below the line. The behavior she was able to describe was slapping (pretending to catch) the butterfly decals on the girls bathroom walls.
Well, at least she's learning something at that school of hers :)
WOW, was I wrong - I left her in tears and picked her up in tears!
So I don't start school at my new job until next week so I have had some freedom to work on the morning routine. I wanted to start practicing what the morning 'drop-off' would be like. I got her out of the car, walked her to the playground and told her to go play. She lost it! It was just to overwhelming for her to jump into the busy playground even with Elsa in sight. Fortunately Amy (Elsa's mom) came to the rescue again, took Morgan's hand and led her to Elsa. Later Amy filled me in on the other details, like she needed help getting to her locker and wouldn't go into class. She said that Morgan appeared to be waiting to say good morning to her teacher, but was completely overlooked and over-shadowed by another classmate in complete histrionics, so she stood and cowered in the hall until Amy gave her a push on the back.
When I came to pick her up I found her in the basement hall - an area about 8'x8' in-between two classrooms and the gym, tears coursing down her cheeks. When she saw me coming down the stairs she fell apart, and crumpled into my arms sobbing when I reached her. She is supposed to go into the YMCA after-school program (one of the classrooms), but when one of the staff approached her she[Morgan] would not talk to her[staff]. Morgan NEVER talks to new people! So the staff person left her standing there. Apparently that staff person had been calling her name in the classroom, but no one knew who Morgan was. Hopefully we have got the plan figured out for Monday...and I will have one last day to practice the schedule before she is 'ON'.
Once we got home I did get to hear the tales of the day. She was thrilled once she went into class in the morning because they were playing with play-dough at their tables AND she got pink play-dough! She went on to tell me that she spent her day 'below-the-line'! WHAT????
The school district's behavior plan in above the line' and 'below the line'. Morgan felt she spent the day below the line. I don't know that she ever really got in trouble?? I think she was doing things that other kids were doing and they were called on their behavior. So she equated herself as below the line. The behavior she was able to describe was slapping (pretending to catch) the butterfly decals on the girls bathroom walls.
Well, at least she's learning something at that school of hers :)
And She Started Kindergarten Today!
We haven't hit a major milestone in a while - but today was a Biggie! Morgan started Kindergarten. We have been prepping her, talking and planning for months. She had her dress and shoes picked out days ago, she got to take her new backpack and lunch box, and all three of us got to walk to school. Yeah for small neighborhood schools!
She was great going to school, but in the last minutes of saying goodbye Inthink the enormity you what was expected struck...and the tears came. Fortunately her teacher was able to help me (physically) disengage and they walked throu the door together. I held it together, though.
Morgan's best friend Elsa, is in another class and her mom Amy was in the hall crying. Elsa, it seems had no qualms of walking away from mom and dad into this new adventure. Amy needed some distraction so she went into Morgan's class for me to check that she had settled and indeed she had. She was at her table reading books -whew!
When I picked her up at the end of the day she was all smiles!
We have a Kindergartener!
She was great going to school, but in the last minutes of saying goodbye Inthink the enormity you what was expected struck...and the tears came. Fortunately her teacher was able to help me (physically) disengage and they walked throu the door together. I held it together, though.
Morgan's best friend Elsa, is in another class and her mom Amy was in the hall crying. Elsa, it seems had no qualms of walking away from mom and dad into this new adventure. Amy needed some distraction so she went into Morgan's class for me to check that she had settled and indeed she had. She was at her table reading books -whew!
When I picked her up at the end of the day she was all smiles!
We have a Kindergartener!
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| Ready to go with her new, big-as-she-is, backpack |
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| Proud Daddy |
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| Proud Mama |
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| and we all got to walk together |
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| Beautiful old building |
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| we have a new growth 'stick'! |
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Back to School Night
We walked over to our neighborhood elementary school, Horace Mann, tonight for the beginning of Morgan's public education - Back to School Night! She was quiet, but not shy, interested and determined...and really not even a bit scared. She even took it in stride that her best friend Elsa is not in her class. Her teacher is Ms. Vetch and is pretty hip, but also quite structured. I think she will be a great fit for Morgan!
Friday, August 16, 2013
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Morgan and I got our back to school haircuts, she even got pink hair chalk!
We then had to go to Horace Mann, her neighborhood school, to drop off more paper work and who was manning the front desk? Mr. C the Principal! He had Morgan go pick a prize from his Treasure Chest..hence the silly glasses she's got on.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Our trip from Minocqua to Duluth
We left Papa's this morning heading for Duluth. We had to stop at our annual places to get pictures. Paul Bunyan and Babe were first, then off to the cows.
The cows are just a Minocqua oddity, we had taken pictures with them yearly, then last summer they were gone. To our great joy they appeared again this summer with new looks. I decided we should stop in the shop and let them know how excited we are about having the cows back. It turns out the third cow was in the back, drying with her new coat of paint. We were lucky enough to go back and see her!
Then we stopped at the Lake Superior visitor center, just outside of Ashland, Wi and did some hiking around.
we finally arrived in Duluth had a great dinner with Mick and Melinda then got to go for a convertible ride in the new Mercedes!
by 10 p.m. Mick, Melinda and I were either already sound asleep or heading that way quickly. Morgan, however, was raring to go!
Monday, August 5, 2013
Minneapolis 2013
Morgan and I spent a week in Minneapolis with the Roslansky's and Ahlberg's. Morgan and Kjerstin went to Zoo Camp together, they participate d in the Where The Wild Things Live, learning about animal habitat. It was a great time at camp and a great time spent being dilly with family!
After dinner entertainment...Min-Aqua Bats!
Our annual trip to the Min-Aqua Bats show. Morgan is remembering the clowns from year to year. She was more adventurous this year by sitting on the rocks. She was soaking wet!
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