Apprehensive About Grade 1
This morning, after her 7:05 wake up call, Elina stated
“I’m a little apprehensive about starting Grade 1″ today”
Elina started asking “what does “____” mean when she hears a word and we would try to define the word. She does sometimes use the word in conversation. I was pleasantly surprized about her apprehension this morning and I know this has nothing to do with the fact that she is in a Grade 1/2 split class. Everything I’ve been able to find online regarding how kids are chosen to be in the lower end of a split class doesn’t fit in Elina’s case (birthdate of child, size of child (height), only child (ok..that one works), works independently (I think this may work as well). She will still attend the same “after school” program where she will see all of her friends she was missing from her class and have “play-dates” with them during weekends, etc.
I dropped her off this morning. Took some photos and tried to find out where she had to stand in line and who her teacher was. Since she was with Grade 2 kids, I was amazed at the height of some of the Grade 2 boys in her class – (she’s always been one of the taller ones but not this year). I had no idea if she got a morning snack, I had no idea where or how they would enjoy lunch together, I hadn’t confirmed the pick-up of her after-school program – and had a back-up plan (for another mom to ensure she was connected somehow!).
Elina started Grade 1 today! 16 more years of hard core learning has just begun! (This doesn’t discount the last 6 years of learning she’s done at home, daycare and in kindergarten)