The other day we had a very special guest to our house: Ms. Schmidt, Monkey's teacher for the next two years! We were pleasantly surprised when we got a knock on our door right after she arrived, and it was the Head of School! ("He's the president", Monkey insists. "He's a principal", Mr. Z sniffs.)
Monkey prepared by creating a 'display' to help Ms. Schmidt get to know us. He wrote 'Mom' and 'Dad' by himself, and then we helped him spell the rest. Unfortunately, Monkey started his display on Sunday on the dining room wall, and we had a showing for Monday night. Mr. Z helped him rearrange all his notes into a manila folder. By the time Thursday came he had forgotten a lot of it, but he was able to show her his drawings of the buildings where we work and the monsters that he battles.
We also bought some flowers for our table, and wrote out a list of our questions. Many of them revolved around Star Wars. Yes, he can bring Star Wars toys to school for daily sharing time. No, he can't wear sweat pants even if they fit the dress code. (Also, no on the light blue shirts, which was a bummer. Strictly navy or white on top, khaki or navy on bottom.)
The last question was a little emotional for Monkey - I think he had forgotten that I wrote it down and seemed a little embarrassed when I read it. They both handled it beautifully, though. We talked about how Jedi need to learn how to read and write, that they will do yoga and meditation at school, and that will help him in his battles.
Monkey also selected some treats from the store. The watermelon cookies looked better than they tasted, unfortunately. He still ate two.
The Zoo Keepers are feeling a lot calmer and more excited about kindergarten now that we've met Ms. Schmidt. She was absolutely lovely and we can't wait to see what exciting things happen in her classroom in the next two years!
