Last night and today I attended open house and orientation for kindergarten and open house for preschool.  I think I have more to read and sign than I ever did for buying a house.  I’m a little overwhelmed by all the information that has been thrown at me.  But Ethan is in a good class with a good teacher.  He seems pretty excited about going to school and doesn’t seem nervous at all.  I talked to the guidance counselor and apparently all of Ethan’s gifted paperwork has not made it to the school yet and his educational plan can’t be done until they have it.  We’re a little frustrated with that because it means he may miss a week or two of the gifted class.  There’s another child in his class who will be attending the gifted program so that will be nice for Ethan to have someone else to go with. 

Ian’s preschool open house was nothing new though he does have a different teacher than I had requested.  But the teacher did tell me that she will challenge the kids who already know the information she is teaching and provide homework and other activities to help them learn more.  I think Ian is a little confused because he has been there all summer and had a different teacher and even though I kept telling him he was moving to a bigger kid class, he still thought he was in his old class.  Ethan saw his teacher from pre-k and ran to give her a hug-so cute.

Well I’m off to do a bit of reading…and signing.  Sigh.