Cora started school on September 6th. She was so excited for school to start, and had been counting down the days. Here she is on her first day of school!
Kevin and I walked her to school the first week and a half, now she rides her scooter to school with our next door neighbors. I love living a 5 minute walk from school! Another neighbor also has morning kindergarten, so we take turns picking the kids up from kindergarten, which is so convenient. I often pick her up in the car because pick-up is at the end of my 1 hour and 45 minutes twice a week I have with just Luke-- prime errand running time! Plus Violet gets done with preschool 15 minutes after Cora is done on those days, so we are in the car anyway. Walking is a great option though!
Cora's first day of school was also special because she had had a loose tooth for a few days before that was getting looser and looser! She's been wanting to lose a tooth for about a year now, and has been sure that just about every one of her teeth has been loose at one point or another. You can see her new tooth growing in behind the baby tooth, it made the baby tooth stick out into her lip, which bugged her. She was so ready to get it out!
I walked Cora to school the first day. For the first day parents were invited to walk the kids to their classrooms, they usually meet in the gym and their teacher walks them to class as a group. Cora was happy to pick a book and start reading after I said goodbye!
Cora is so proud of her holey mouth!
And proud of her pink treasure chest too. We did have a few tears when she lost her lost tooth. She tried to be brave and said the Tooth Fairy could just come get her next tooth (she didn't listen when I asked her to keep it safe on the kitchen counter). Thankfully it showed up about an hour later. She wrote a note to the Tooth Fairy asking to keep her tooth. But the Tooth Fairy in her wisdom (and desire to not have to search for that tooth again!) just left a note and a dollar. Cora got a trip to the dollar store to pick out a toy. She was thrilled!
That night we got this nice email from her teacher about her first day.
I just wanted to let you know that Cora had a wonderful first day of school today! She is such a sweet girl and I am so glad I get to be her teacher. Today we had a friend in our class who was having a hard time and really wanted to sit in the green row of our rug. Cora was such a good friend and she, on her own, offered to let this friend sit in her spot and she found a new place to sit. I was so thankful that she was willing to be such a good friend to someone she doesn't even know yet! Thank you, Cora!
Her teacher seems great! Luckily I'll get to go into the classroom and help a few times a month. Another neighbor mom and I are switching off babysitting younger siblings so we can go. It's worked out great so far.
Cora's tooth was bugging and hurting her so much, after school the first day we took a trip to the dentist. He took it out fast and painlessly (with some numbing cream). In fact, Cora was so busy watching Tangled, she didn't even know when the tooth came out. He said it might have come out on its own in a week if she would be good about doing lots of wiggling, but this was a better option for us. He said it would likely move forward on its own (we hope!) and the x-ray showed that the other adult teeth are more under the baby teeth, instead of behind, so hopefully it won't happen again.
Cora is so proud of her holey mouth!
And proud of her pink treasure chest too. We did have a few tears when she lost her lost tooth. She tried to be brave and said the Tooth Fairy could just come get her next tooth (she didn't listen when I asked her to keep it safe on the kitchen counter). Thankfully it showed up about an hour later. She wrote a note to the Tooth Fairy asking to keep her tooth. But the Tooth Fairy in her wisdom (and desire to not have to search for that tooth again!) just left a note and a dollar. Cora got a trip to the dollar store to pick out a toy. She was thrilled!
So life is suddenly busier with preschool, gymnastics, volunteering at school, and kindergarten. I'm part of three different carpools, which is wonderful! But makes me a little nervous that I'm going to forget to pick up at the right people at the right place and time! It makes me want a smart phone. Oh well. We're getting used to the new schedule, and it's working well. I especially like having quiet time after lunch for us to work on reading and homework while Luke naps. And then we can go out to play afterward!
4 comments:
I didnt know Cora's school started the beginning of September I was thinking the end of August but thats nice you got more time to enjoy summer. She looks so cute in her uniform. And thats so exciting she lost her first tooth! Good luck with the busy new schedule.
I LOVE her first day pictures! So cute! And very exciting that the start of school came with the loss of a tooth. She's getting so grown up! :)
Cora is, indeed, a good friend. You have taught her well Terrah. I've always been impressed with the way you teach your kiddos. Hope the transition continues to go smoothly for all of you. Have fun!
Terrah, that is so crazy. Brinleys tooth that she just lost last week was in the same spot as Coras and the tooth came up behind it as well. I wonder if they move forward by themselves.
I love Coras outfit. It is so cute. I bet she loves school.
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