Meet and greet

Dominick attended his final day at preschool today. [sniff sniff] Mike picked him up early to take him to Six Flags for one last bit of fun before school. Only five more days until the first day of kindergarten!

Yesterday morning was our meet-and-greet at the elementary school, so the transition is in full swing. Dominick led the way as we joined the wave of parents and kids heading to the school carrying bags of supplies (crayons, glue, paper towels, hand sanitizer, etc.). I was surprised to learn that Ms. Walker, the teacher we met back on registration day, was no longer there. Word on the street is that she wanted to teach full-day, so she's now in a neighboring district. The new teacher is Mrs. Casey, who seems as sweet, energetic and enthusiastic as Ms. Walker. We also saw Dom's preschool friend Calvin, whose mom told me that he is also in morning kindergarten, so there will be at least one familiar face.

After leaving Dom's new classroom, the boys and I explored rest of the school. The art room is full of wonderful things. It even has a kiln! I didn't have access to one of those until high school. The gym has a climbing wall. The cafeteria seems tiny. Dominick got acquainted with one of the bathrooms. We bumped into some neighbors, and they introduced us to another boy in Dom's class. Dom and Noel didn't notice the tables full of donuts near the office. Everything went really well. Now for the big day...