End of Preschool

I can’t believe it but this is Collin’s last week of preschool – where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday that I took him to Johnson Ferry for our “Meet and Greet” before he turned two and that was three years ago! Now Carson is almost that age and Collin will be starting Kindergarten in the fall. The decision on whether or not to start Kindergarten has been a very difficult one – since the school cutoff is Sept 1st, Collin meets the deadline by ONE DAY! Nearly everyone you talk to will provide their strong opinions and advice such as “you won’t regret holding him back but you may regret pushing him ahead”. Others say “each child is individual, and you know your child better than anyone”. His teachers say he’s more than ready, he gets along well with older kids, is tall, sociable, and talkative. He doesn’t show a lot of interest in reading with us at home, but his writing has improved greatly and I don’t want him to be bored in a program that doesn’t stretch him. I think he could have used more stimulation that he received this year, but I didn’t put him in the 5 day/week Pre-K program because I wanted to reserve that as an option for this year should we decide not to send him to Kindergarten and I figured it was my last year to have him home a day during the week.

The Wee School at Johnson Ferry Baptist has been a great experience for us, and he’s loved nearly every minute of it, especially playing with his friends. This year they had 9 boys and only three girls in the class, so I’m sure Ms. April & Ms. Beverly had quite a time corralling them. His friends Jacob Jones & Bobby Riordan have been in his class for all three years. Would you believe they had a preschool graduation where they walked across stage and received a “diploma”? It was actually kind of cute, but rather emotional for me as I reflected on all the changes and unknowns in our lives and pondered my little four-year old riding off on a school bus being the youngest one on the bus. Check out this video for a song they sang.