Holy buckets! What a great first two days of school we have
had! It has been so much fun getting to know your children and getting to see
them interact with each other for the first time.
As you can probably imagine, the first couple of weeks will
be all about learning routines and classroom rules. We’ll be figuring out
what’s okay to do and what’s not okay to do, figuring out how to do things, and
learning about what we already know. So far, the children have done so well!
Between Interest Areas (center time) and outside time, it’s hard to tell what
their favorite time is. They play so hard! Here are some pictures to show you
just what we’ve been up to!
They’re still learning about each other, and it has been
interesting to see them interact. I’ve heard all kinds of conversations about
everything from describing where they live to talking about the tattoos they have (temporary, of course) to talking about what sports they like to play.
Some kiddos are quiet and soak everything in, and others are more outgoing and
quick to make friends. I have had a few kiddos feel sad about leaving Mom and
Dad, which is absolutely normal and something I expect the first couple of
weeks. Within a few days, they’ll feel safe and secure coming to school! We are
just a great big melting pot of different personalities, and I wouldn’t ask for
anything else!
Just to leave you with a smile, here are my favorite lines
from the last two days.
From yesterday: During Faith Time, I wanted to get a feel
for what the kiddos already know about God and Jesus, so I asked them. They
told me what they knew, and I wrote it on a piece of paper. The first thing a
little guy in the afternoon class said was, “When it’s raining, you can hear
God bowling!” I thought that was about the greatest thing ever!
From today: While Pastor Jordon (senior pastor here at Salem) was reading today,
he noticed one of our friend’s names is Lilly. He asked her if she knew that a
lily was a flower and then told her he has a lily in his office. One of the
friends who was sitting closest to me spoke up with, “Can you get one for me?”
This might be one of those things that isn’t actually funny unless you were
there, but, let me tell you, I nearly died trying to hold in my laughter!
I am so excited for this year!
