Kindergarten Round-up!

I can hardly even believe that we're already talking about Kindergarten!!!  Tonight, we visited Emilia's elementary school, Sheridan Hills Elementary, for the Kindergarten Round-up.  We arrived at the school and the she got her name tag.  The person writing out the name tags asked Emilia if she spelt her name like Amelia Bedelia.  Nope.  Next, we turned in her registration paper work and went into the cafeteria for a cookie and a refreshment.  We were welcomed to the school by the principal before breaking out into 3 classrooms - 2 for the kids and 1 for the parents.

Emilia was a little timid as we walked down the hall towards the classroom she be playing in for a while.  When we got to the classroom the teacher could see Emilia's hesitation.  She knelt down to her level and asked her if she wanted to walk in the classroom with her.  Emilia turned and buried her face in my leg.  The teacher said I could walk in with her, so I did.  Then the teach pointed out a "secret door" that Emilia could peek through if she wanted to take a look at where mom and dad were sitting.  This gave her some relief and she agreed to take a seat on the carpet with the other kids.

Jeff and I went into the classroom next door to hear all about what the expect for Emilia in kindergarten.  We were comfortable with the curriculum and the environment and were wowed by the SmartBoard...a less messy and more technological version of the chalkboard from our days in kindergarten.  It was just a glimpse at one of the many things our kids will consider ordinary.  After our info session, we went through the secret door to get Emilia.  She was seated back on the carpet with a couple papers in her hands and quick to smile when she saw us.  She had a good time and is a little disappointed that she'll have to wait 9 months until she becomes an OFFICAL kindergartner on September 4th, 2012.

When we got home she told us she "wanted her ears pierced and a cell phone because she is a for real kindergartner."  Yeah...how about we start with a new backpack?  So it begins...