Mia couldn't wait to start school! She knew Lily started going to school in mid-August, and she wants to be big like her. Her new school, Vinings Creative Learning Center, is less than 2 minutes from our home, and it's where both girls went to camp over the summer for a few days and loved it. A couple of weeks ago, we went to her new school's open house where we saw her classroom, met her teachers and met some of the other kids in the class. Mia loved the big library of books in her room, and she was excited to return to them. Finally, the first day of school was the Wednesday after Labor Day.
Here's our happy girl before her first day.
Showing off her bag.
Ready to head out!
The school sits right on a pretty busy road, so they have a very strict carpool policy; they don't want parents walking kids in. So, unfortunately, I wasn't able to get any pictures of Mia actually going in on her first day. Oh well. I can tell you she had fun though! She has told me little pieces here and there of what they do...play on the playground, have a snack, work on Spanish (they do 15 minutes each day), read books, do puzzles, play games, play musical instruments, make arts and crafts, color...all the fun things 2 year olds should be doing! Her notes that get send home each day have been very positive. She is starting to go potty there which is very exciting, and she gets check marks for "listens well" and "plays well with others." There was also a note last Friday saying it was okay to send in a couple of choices for her snack because she has been asking for more food after she eats her snack; what can I say, our sweetheart loves her food! She goes to school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 9 until 12:30. I think this is going to be a great experience for her, and I can't wait to see how she grows over the school year!
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