Penny will be starting many years of school next Tuesday at Valley Parent Preschool, in Danville! Minkz and I find it hard to believe that this day has come already.
We chose a co-op or parent participation pre-school and we are now starting to understand just how much commitment is involved by the parents at this school. Basically, the school only functions well when all of the families participating put in time and energy. We will be working at the school 2 days a month, we have to volunteer for school maintenance work, we have to work on a committee, we have to attend meetings, we have to bring snack for everyone once per quarter, and we are even asked to take a turn making the play-dough. It really feels like we are joining a community.
Luckily, the first day of school is a work day for us, so I won't have to drop her off and say good-bye because I will stay there to work. I'm hoping she doesn't cling to me, but if she does, I suppose she will have many other days there (when I may wish she did stick closer to me). This is the beginning of her independence, peer influence, education, building of social skills, and of course, fun!
pictures to come...
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