Kindergarten Registration

Will is all registered for Kindergarten.  Today, Palm Lake held their Kindergarten Round-Up.  Will has been so excited for weeks for this day.  When he woke up this morning, the first thing he said was, "Mommy, I get to go to Kindergarten today!"

He was a little nervous going in.  We went into the library where the princpal, assistant principal and several other teachers spoke.  We learned about PTA and music and what not and then we got to go and tour some of the Kindergarten classrooms while the students were in PE.

I want to be super positive in this post, but I am going to be honest.  I was a little disappointed in the Kindergarten teachers.  I hope by putting this in writing that I will look back and laugh at this because Will will have had a wonderful Kindergarten experience.  Maybe they were having an off-day, but all 4 teachers seemed, not great.  They all seemed like they didn't want to be there.  Maybe it is just that I am used to the super upbeat, positive, loving atmosphere at St. Luke's and that is just not reality, but I did not feel like anyone went out of their way to make Will feel loved or special.  And it wasn't that there were too many students in one room, at some points there were only a couple of students.  They talked to other students, but not Will.  Is it me?  Do I seem off-putting?  I was super friendly and encouraging, but I just didn't feel it back from them.  I don't think Will noticed.

I also was not terribly impressed with the classrooms.  They seemed really cluttered.  There were no desks, there were just different sections of the room, like Will's class now...but WAY more cluttered.  I don't know.  I was really excited for today and now I am not very excited about Palm Lake.  I hope I change my mind.  I know it's a good school, but I was just not loving it today.

Still, Will is excited and he did great.  I just want what is the best for him.