First Day of 3School!

That is what I am calling it anyway. Thanks Stef Mc!

Bridget, my very social almost 4 year old gets to go to PreSchool.
I swear she poses herself this way. 

I sometimes put her in the category of "less brilliant" because she isn't an on command answerer.

For instance.

I ask her colors, numbers, letters, etc. ALL the time at home. Usually she says she doesn't want to play or she says she'd rather do something else, and because of this I don't push it.  The sad part is that most of her life Lucas is there to say the answers and now that he is at school, Scarlett has quickly filled the Lucas void.

"Bridget, can you spell your name?" Before she can answer Scarlett blurts out "B-R----" I have to stop her because I can see in Bridget's face that she acts like she doesn't care but in fact, she does.

Well. When Bridget met Mrs. Lovely. Yes, that is her teacher's name Bridget walked in like I had never seen.

She came in and I sat back and just observed. A lot of the kids were shy and clingy (thank GOODNESS I have never had one of those kids) and Bridget walked right up to her and gave her a hug. The teacher asked if she knew what her name was on the chart and Bridget was quick to answer: 

"Right there! B is for Bridget, and its the only one on the chart! Its my name!"

My eyes BUGGED out of my head. WHAA--?

Mrs. Lovely asks Bridget do you know what color your name is?

"Yep! Lellow!"

Mrs. Lovely told her that yellow is where her cubby is and where she will sit and where her spot on the sharing time mat was.

Bridget was so happy and sat in her desk ready to learn.

In my WHOLE life I had NEVER seen Bridget act so grown up.

It was completely out of left field.

Bridget looked at me and begged me to stay.

This my friends is why I send my kids to school. One of the many, but you get it.

Bridget is going to get something completely different out of PreSchool that Lucas did.

Bridget is going to learn self discipline, and self confidence (in education) because we all know she has PLENTY of self confidence...haha. Bridget will have no problems making friends and picking up the basics because she already knows those things. But she is going to get something I can't teach her at home and for that I am grateful.  I am so happy she got into this program and look forward to the many changes that are ahead.

Instead of Good Luck I wished her a Good Day.

After school she told me EVERYONE's name in her class.
She told me everything that she did, and that she can't wait to go back.

Her teacher told me she was very patient (WHAT?!?!)
and very friendly (YEA OKAY)
and very helpful (YEA OKAY)

She also told me Bridget was the most confident and seemed very ready for school.
I even found a someone else that we know there and so I can arrange carpooling! SCORE.