Alpha Beacon is a Christian school that Ivan really likes. It is because this school teaches students values and love. However, Charisse wasn't potty trained at the time the school started last year, we sent Charisse to Children's School for a year. Since Charisse had taken Summer school at Alpha Beacon last year, this school environment and teacher were not new to her. In fact, she was really looking forward to go back to this school this fal. She asked us many times that if she was going to this "new" school instead of the "old" school.
One challenge is that we have to get up no later than 7:30 am. This school requires students go to school on time; and we have to arrive at 8:30 am. We reminded Charisse many times before today that we had to wake up earlier. She usually stayed in bed for a long time before she got up. But this morning, Charisse woke up by herself before 7:30 am and chose a pretty outfit to wear to school. I still couldn't believe it was so easy this morning. We arrived at school on time. Charisse recognized Miss Godinez and followed her to her cubby. After leaving her bag in the cubby, Miss Godinez introduced couple students to her, and Charisse started playing with them. She didn't even look back to find us. She felt so comfortable there and just let us go after saying goodbye. After school, we asked her if she liked the school. She said yes. She told us that she would like to hug her teachers before she left. Then she went to hug Miss Jaci and Miss Godinez. I'm so happy that it was an easy transition from one school to another.
This school put preschool and pre-k students in one classroom. Preschool students have classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; while pre-k students have classes Monday thru Friday. Since Charisse was borned on October, she could go to preschool or pre-k. Today, she had met all pre-k students, and she's the youngest in class. We still haven't decided if she should go everyday to pre-k because we're not sure if she's ready yet. However, we know that she would not like to be the oldest in her group coz she always likes to play with older kids. This needs to be decided in next couple weeks.
First Day of Preschool at Alpha Beacon
