Kindergarten Orientation for Ellie and me

Today was the day that I got to take Ellie to school to meet her teacher and explore her new school. We were both very nervous, but I tried to be an excited as we galloped from the parking lot into the school. 

We found out way to her class, although it wasn't even labeled. We found her locker first and that was a bit exciting.  We walked into the classroom and found her seat. She was very quiet through it all. We waited our turn to say hello to the teacher. Ellie was brave enough to introduce herself. I was proud of her. Then her teacher asked her to do the scavenger hunt, so we did. This went okay, but she was still very solemn. At the end, she got a treasure, which she didn't like because it wasn't pink ( sun glasses).  SHe turned a bit sour on me at that point. She didn't want to talk to anybody and was ready to go home. She saw something that looked like fun so I let her play in there pretend kitchen for a while. And this seemed to turn things around.

After that, she spent some time exploring the library in her classroom and doing some reading. This was a good transition. Ellie suggested it was time to leave. So we left the classroom and said goodbye to her teacher. Then we stopped in the gym and this is where the magic happened. She decided to run around the gym and do a bunch of ground Gentes. She said this is like dance. She loved that room. She began to see the Granger in the school and wanted to check it out. So we did!

We visited the library where Ellie found cool bean bag chairs and a book she loved. We sat down and read together. Then we explored the rest of the school and ended up at her classroom again. We also went to find the art room. Ellie was very exited each step of the way. 

By the time we were leaning she announce this school was awesome and it was her best day ever! 

Here's hoping Monday goes well for both of us as this is all new for me too.