Choosing preschool was super hard for me this year. I love Waldorf education but Dan and I decided it just isn't worth the tuition when you already pay for public school with your tax money. So, for Kaelah's last year before kindergarten, and Danny's first year as a preschooler, I had to decide what to do. I felt it would be a major shock to the system to go from a 3 day Waldorf school to a 5 day public school, so a more modern main stream approach was what I had to find. I originally signed Kaelah up for the preschool program at the elementary school I want her to attend. I felt that would be the easiest transition, but we were #2 on the waiting list and told there was no hope of getting in. So the search continued. Extra long story short, Kaelah attends an at-home preschool on Monday/Wednesday with a friend in the ward who used to be a kindergarden teacher. On Tuesday/Thursday both Kaelah & Danny participate in a co-op preschool with people across town we know from church connections. There are 5 moms and 6 children (so I have the best deal). Kaelah is the oldest & Danny is the youngest. There are 2 girls & 4 boys. Each mom takes a turn teaching for 2 weeks and rotate. We have a letter of the week and we were also given Joy School materials, which are fun. I only took pictures once -- when the children were super happy. Once they got the mouse to the cheese by following the M's and m's with M&Ms they got to eat candy at 10am!
My mom was super nice and came to help on my days to teach. I'm on a medication that has been making me dizzy and there is no way to pin point when the dizziness will occur. Luckily I only got dizzy once while the children were around and I could sit at the table with them while my mom played go-fer. I'll have to tell you about my recent adventures with my health in another post. We also weren't sure how Michelle & Kaelah would react, but they were great. It was Danny that had to be sent to his room every day to get him to behave. He was just so excited to have boys at his house!
The other little girl was out of town this day, but she is a cutie. Kaelah is really growing fond of her.
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