With his late summer birthday and already having some extra challenges, we decided to have Myles do a second year of kindergarten. He was in the 2 1/2 day program last year, and will go 5 full days a week this year.
Myles was thrilled to be back at school yesterday and greeted several of his teachers, paras, and therapists from last year with a giant smile and big hug. His siblings and I walked him to his classroom where he was met by his kindergarten teacher and special ed teacher. It was a hectic hallway with a lot of parents and nervous kindergarteners, but Myles walked with assurance straight to his class. Once in the classroom, he found his name and coat hook on his own, hung up his backpack, and sat down in the circle with the rest of the students. I handed him his talker and gave him a big hug before heading out without any hesitation from Myles. I'm not one to typically cry on something like the first day of school, but I teared up as I looked back at him on my way out the door. He was so confident, so happy, so ready for this year. And I was so proud.
Myles and his kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Collier
I figured he would do well on his first day being that he was so excited to get started, but it was still nice to get this note from one of his paras in his back and forth binder:
And equally as great to get this email from his special ed teacher this morning:
Hi Gilby and Jocelyn -
Just a quick note to let you know that Myles was AMAZING yesterday! He followed the routine, played with his friends, and was an all-around rock star kindergartener! I'm so excited to see how much he's grown and how his language is exploding.
Here's to a great year!
Wendy
Yes, here's to a great year!
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