So, as I said when last I wrote, Cookie started kindergarten this year. We're keeping her at the same place she went to preschool for one more year. They started a kindergarten this year, and we went with it for a couple of reasons. First off, with both Hubster and I working full-time, we were looking for full-day kindergarten, which isn't yet available at our local public school. (which makes me sad, because I am a huge proponent of public schooling) Secondly, Cookie isn't that great with transitions. This way, she'll have the same teacher (a certified kindergarten teacher), the same class room, and many of the same classmates. We thought this would be a good choice. Hopefully, we're right in that. Of course, it's my nature to worry. What if it's not the right choice? What if we should have gone Catholic? What if we should have sent her to the local 1/2 day kindergarten and off to day care for the other half of the day?
Cookie is already doing basic reading and math, so I'm not too worried about the academic side. The social/behavior side? That I'm worried about. Since she's an only child, I stress out about those kind of things. I keep telling myself that as long as we love her, she knows we love her, and we read all kinds of books to her, that school will be fine. Heck, that gives her a huge advantage over too many other kids that I know. (Sad, isn't it? One of the downsides of being a teacher is knowing sad things about my students.)