Kalina's First Day of School

Kalina had her first day of school on Monday – her last first day of preschool.  She had been a little nervous about school.  I am not sure if that is quite the right word to describe how she was feeling but she was acting different about school.  After talking to her and her teacher from the past two years, we came to realize she was dealing with the issues of changing classes.  She is now in a Ready Start class taught by a preschool teacher, not a special education teacher.  The class is bigger and more like kindergarten.  There are 15 students in the class and, unlike her last class, most of the students do not have special needs.  The majority are typical kiddos that have been identified as needing a little extra help before kindergarten (from what I understand it is similar to Head Start but without the income restrictions).  Then there are a few special kiddos with IEPs that were chosen to add to the class.  These kiddos, like Kalina, don’t need a lot of extra support and help.  Although the class and teacher are new, Kalina still has her same nurse, Peggy.  What a blessing for her and us to have the familiar face of someone we love with her each day.  Kalina will also have the same speech therapist and physical therapist working with her (the same ones that worked with Jadon, too).

Her first two days have gone well.  She tells us she has new friends but doesn’t remember all their names yet.  J  She is happy and excited to go to school – what more could we want. 

 

 

Kalina on her bike and ready to go