This is the second story of my son’s journey through kindergarten this year. Make sure to check out Part 1 here. Anxiety…I think that’s probably a good word to describe how my wife and I were feeling about my son’s first day of kindergarten this year. We spent a lot of time thinking and agonizing […]
Back-to-School
‘Twas the last weekend before the first day of school
. . .and all through the house, _________________________________________________. (send in your comments to fill in the blank!) We are about to embark on the 2019-2020 school year and I am excited as ever! This year I will have a freshman, a 7th grader, and a 5th grader. Although my kids are older, I still practice […]
My Kindergarten Boy, Part 1
“Don’t blink!” They say…“before you know it, he’ll be graduating high school!” Well…he may not quite be there yet, but tomorrow my son heads off to “Kinder Camp” for a week to learn a little bit about his new school before he goes for real in about a month. We’re definitely feeling a mix of […]
Summer Learning
Ahh…summer. The perfect time for vacations, laying by the pool, exploring new places and…learning? Wait, schools are on break…we shouldn’t have to worry about kids learning during the summer right? Actually, summer is a great time to keep the learning going because unfortunately a lot of progress that is made during the school year can […]
Kinder-Ready!
Kindergarten. I can’t believe it’s almost here. I’ve written before about my son’s journey through preschool and how we’re so grateful that he was able to do that this year and how much he has grown. But it’s still is hard to believe that he is now old enough to go to Kindergarten and start […]