Fall Party | Pre-K

Last Friday, Jordyn had her first Fall Party and school.  They read fall books, painted a pumpkin, had a snack, and played BINGO.  We were going to play musical pumpkins {chairs} but ran out of time.  The kids all seemed to have good time and I was so happy I was able to help coordinate it.  Tip to moms going through this for the first time, if you plan the party {activities, games, snacks, prizes, etc.} you get to assign the other moms to take a station which allows you to watch your kid participate. :)

 

Jordyn | Back to School | 2016 {Pre-K}

Jordyn started Pre-Kindergarden at Ankeny Public Schools this year.  She goes Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday for 2 1/2 hours each day.  I was incredible nervous for this transition, since she's so shy.  In fact, Adam and I discussed the transition from private preschool to public school for months before making our decision.  And then she went to school on the first day like she'd been there for years. #LikeAChamp I'm sure the meet the teacher night and home visit from Miss Gina helped, but to say we were impressed would be a huge understatement!  

She loves everything about school {especially centers!}, while I'm over here still getting trying to get used to homework, only district provided snacks {even for birthdays & holiday parties!!!}, and not being able to sneak into her classroom every day!  But we hit the jackpot with teachers and Jordyn is thriving, so that's all I can ask for!  PS...poor Jordyn was so tired in these photos!  I took them right after her first day of school and she was beat! :(

Jordyn | First Day of School | 2016

Jordyn | Meet the Teacher Night | 2016

We had Meet the teacher night for Jordyn a few weeks ago, so we took Cullyn over to Auntie Ashy's house and spent the night with Jordyn.  Like her mama, Jordyn craves familiarity, so after climbing my leg, she headed right for the Pattern Blocks. She played for a bit there before talking to her teacher and then checking out her locker.  We scheduled our home visit with the teacher and headed out for some ice cream.