Oct 212016
 

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Bubbles was so excited to start kindergarten this year.  We spent time talking about what her teacher might be like, the friends she would make, the kinds of things she would learn.

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She decided that she wanted to take something special for all the kids in the class.  Because we didn’t yet know what kinds of food allergies there may be, or personal preferences in general, I thought we should go a non-food route.  But I didn’t want to just give pencils (partially because we had just finished dropping off dozens of them at Kindergarten Open House). Continue reading »

May 192016
 

A few weeks ago I went over to the elementary school and pre-registered Bubbles for kindergarten.  And then last week we went back for her kindergarten screening.

Fun Ways to Get Kids Excited for Kindergarten

She has been very excited about the idea of kindergarten, but when it came to actually going in for the screening, she got a case of cold feet.  Fortunately the school is less than a mile away, so we were there and in the door before she had too long to dwell on it. Continue reading »