We conquered a major milestone this week – Maeve’s very first day of preschool!
There were no tears when we left – she asked “where are you going, mommy?” and I told her I’d be just outside. She told her teacher “daddy’s going to work.” She only asked her teacher about me once during snack time (about halfway), but was never upset.
I could watch on closed circuit TV, which helped me deal with the separation too. Maeve was definitely her quiet self most of the time, but seemed to participate in the circle time and near the end said “it’s my turn” – they praised her for that and I was happy she was asserting herself!
Her teachers are Ms. Bailey and Ms. Becca and they seem great. One of their comments included, “she’s very polite.” I think we are only worried that she is so well-behaved that she will get overlooked… I mentioned to them that she loves to draw, so that’s what she did at first during free play and then she sat at table after all others were done with art project. It was funny and sad at the same time to see the teacher cleaning up around her.
When her class was over, she ran out to show off her glittery art project, give me a big hug and tell me “I love you so much.” It was such a great first experience and we hope she continues to love school!