Preschool

     This is clearly late ,but Oliver started preschool and it must be documented. His class consists of three other kids that he already knew, and I think that definitely helped with the adjustment of preschool.  He goes four times a week, Monday through Thursday from 9 am ttil 12:30pm. At first I was thinking this would be a lot for him all at once but he LOVED it.

     His first day was adorable. He was excited although a little dazed by how early, according to our standards of course, he needed to get up. And I've been learning a lot of who he is, things that I may have missed otherwise. For example, he's a perfectionist in little boy standards. This is probably common among other kids his age I don't know, but he really likes to have things a certain way.

This was from his first day and I was surprised by how clear and deliberate his placements were with his pasta. Who knew? I didn't. He also loves patterns.
     They also practice writing their names, which Oliver already knew how, but only with all caps. Every morning they have to write it properly and it has improved greatly. Before then I would try to help him do it lower case and he just didn't want to do it. I think he just needed someone that wasn't me.

He doesn't always talk about it but when I ask him if he wants to go to school in the morning it almost always with a very enthusiastic yes. I am so grateful for the mom in our ward who wanted to do this and for turning her home into a little preschool. She has been great teacher for him and is very patient with all of them. Couldn't have asked for a better first time experience of sending a child to school.