Kindergarten

 Elise started Kindergarten on August 29th. It was a very exciting day. She was comfortable and confident in the outfit she picked. It was hard for her to wait a whole week after Sadie to start school. When the day finally came she was ready. At her assessment before school started Elise got to meet her teacher and show her what she knew. Elise impressed me at how well she did everything. She was perfect. When her teacher pulled out a list of basic sight words she said, "Elise, do you want to read some of these for me?" And Elise answered, "No thanks" with a sweet smile. That was the end of our meeting. I love that girl. Her teacher told me she will find out her reading ability soon enough so she wasn't worried about it. 

 Sadie wanted a picture with the big Kindergartner.

The whole family went with Elise for her first day, but she couldn't have cared less. She wasn't very excited about posing with the Deerfield eagle, but she gave in to me. Then she ran around on the playground while we talked to other parents until the bell rang. I walked inside with her where she found her desk. She sits next to one of our neighbors, Bryant. I am very excited to see how the school year goes! 

A few facts about Elise as she started Kindergarten:

-she knows all her letters, upper and lower case, and their sounds

-she doesn't really care about math

-she can read basic words

-she loves to "read" books, which means looking at the pictures and making up elaborate stories

-LOVES to play pretend, especially about dragons
-we carpool with some boys in our neighborhood- Bode, Cooper and Roman. Most of the girls in our neighborhood are in afternoon Kindergarten

-she is very good at coloring in the lines, which for some reason surprises me
-takes gymnastics and theater class weekly and is considering trying soccer in the spring

-she loves to make people laugh, but hates when she feels like people are laughing at her

-uses big words as much as she can

-puts together fascinating outfits

-still hates getting her hair done for school, but she tolerates it better

-anytime someone does something she doesn't like she says they are rude

-has a great memory

-the most enthusiastic learner