儿子自三个月大就在LLC托儿所上学。今年劳动节后，我们将他转入了附近一所学前班的学校，LLC的老师都很恋恋不舍，我和先生也觉得那个地方非常让人留恋，决定过两天再带孩子回去看望一下老师们。换环境，做父母的比孩子还紧张。以下是我家先生两天来给我发来的电子邮件，汇报儿子早上入学时的情况。
9/5 (Tuesday):
Marcus was very excited today about the new school. After you dressed him he was laying in the bed not wanting to get up. I said to him it was time to go to the new school and he sat right up! While going to the bathroom he said he was tired – but started brushing teeth so not to have the laser breath.
He was very concerned that I was getting wet while I was putting him and stuff into the car. Then we started to drive off. At the bottom of the hill he noticed I was not turning left to go to LLC –and he started to say I was going the wrong way. But then I think he started to realize why as he stopped and then asked if this was way to new school. As we closed in on the back road to the school he was talking about how it might be closed. He is still very worried the school will be closed after the other disappointing times. We got to the parking lot and – it was empty! Oh no! I told him that it better be open or else he is going to work with me. He seemed OK with that actually J Anyway – I parked the truck and told him I would check the door first since it was raining. We did notice a few cars in a side lot. I grabbed his bags and bedding and ran through the puddles and luckily the door opened. Rhoda was there as she wanted to greet everyone at the door. I ran back and got Marcus and carried him in. He said I move very fast.
We got in and the three of us got introduced. He wanted to start playing in the general area but we went to his room first to put his stuff away. I showed Rhoda the aerobic matt and said I would get something better. She answered that it would do for today. I explained why I wanted Marcus to pick it out with me as he has been known to refuse mats at LLC. While I was putting his stuff in the cubby Marcus said something about wanting to do painting. I said he might later and turned to see him already brushing colors onto a paper easel. So, we stopped that and headed back to the main room. Now teacher Anne has a surprise waiting her in Marcus art.
There is a table the kids can eat at in the center common area and also a microwave. I set up Marcus with the egg, water bottle, waffle and he ate a few bites off the egg. The three of us sat and talked about Marcus and I learned how to establish a morning routine for him. Then he wanted to play – he was not wanting to eat. I got a couple of pieces of waffle in him but it was hard and dry by now since it was warmed twice. Luckily I had a small bag of cereal in his blue lunch box and got that. He ate the cereal as he was told he could not play until then. He was overall quiet and had a big cute smile on him. Rhoda examined the egg and how only white was eaten – we talked about that some. I mentioned to her that I had over packed his lunch box and would need info on what he was eating and what was best to bring or now. She understood –apparently this is normally the case. She also talked about some of the hot lunch days and the “Pizza Days”. But – first step is getting the understanding on how to pack the lunch best.
So, he had some egg and cereal and then ran off saying he wanted to paint. Rhoda said we did not paint in the morning but Marcus was smarter and found the paint stuff. Luckily this painting area had no wet paint and Marcus went in search of other toys. I put the rest of his stuff away and learned how to use the little computer thing to sign him in. We talked about the program some since it was new. The old was difficult and one of the Dads wrote this one. It has “Ziegler” spelled correct in one place and not another. Oh well.
By this point a few other kids were in – all older than Marcus. It was getting time to leave (I was going to be 20 minutes late to work) so I went down to where Marcus was. He had found a large toy – it was a pirate ship and he was putting little plastic pirates on it. He was really happy with this toy. He saw me when I got next to him and said “We are we going?”. He was obviously concerned that I was going to make him leave the school. I said that he was staying and I had to go to work now. He immediately replies I a quick voice “OK – go”. Well – I was not ready for that! So cold. But I asked for a kiss and hug first. He gave me a quick hug and returned to his pirates.
9/6 (Wednesday):
Today was a little different. Marcus was asking if we were going to the new school again. I am not sure he has totally realized this is a semi-permanent change. So, we talked a bit about how was going to be every day until the summer. Long time and through the snow time. While driving I kept saying that he was going to have to eat before time to play. He kept asking why? As we closed in on the school he said “It Better Be Open” several times. There was a white Ford Edge outside and another car – and he said “Look at all the cars!”.
Going inside we sat at table. There was a new teacher greeting folks and she had the door locked – so it took time to get inside. I put away Marcus’s new mat and told him that he needed to tell Ann the teacher that this was his. He also asked “Why?” about that. He ate his egg and most of his sausage. I sat with him the whole time to make sure. He eventually sat on my lap and I had to feed him. All he really wanted to do was play. I had to say that he needed finish food soon before someone else got the pirate ship. That seems to be a favorite toy. He was looking about and saw that a sound absorbent tile on the ceiling was about to fall. He can be very observant. I finally left while he was playing – I said “Bye” and he did same from distance.
