21 May 2009

A chapter ends


Not to be dramatic, but Dominick's last day of preschool was today, and I'm feeling a little sad. He's had a wonderful year and, according to one of his teachers, grown exponentially. I can see it, too. He's changed so much since he began in the Red Room last year, but perhaps most dramatically in the Yellow Room. Emmanuel is such a familiar, comfortable place, full of great people. We'll really miss it, but the good news is that Noel will be starting there next fall, probably in the Parents' Day Out room on Wednesdays. That means we'll bump into some of Dom's friends or their younger siblings and parents, so we'll be able to stay in touch. The other bit of good news is that the summer program starts June 9, so Dominick still has a couple of months to see some familiar faces before launching into his elementary school career on August 18.

The Yellow Room seemed so bare today because all the projects were taken down and sent home with the kids. This was exciting enough, but at the bottom of his bag Dominick found a special gift from his teachers: a small photo album of pictures taken throughout the year, kind of a day-in-the-life of preschool. Dominick absolutely loves the album. When he first saw it, he said he wanted to thank his teachers and make them a gift, too. Then he hugged the book to him. He has looked through it several times today with both me and Mike. I just hope he doesn't love the poor thing to death!


Dom with his painted counterpart. He drew the face. We taped the other Dom to the living room wall, and it freaks me out every time I turn around and catch a glimpse of it.

The beach picture, a current favorite of Dom's. He's very proud of the sand he glued onto the paper. Note the octopus with more than eight legs.



Dom embracing his photo album