The digs on Art's new school.

     Art, Lewis and I visited his new school today and it passes the test!  I think he'll do real well this time. The class is smaller, just 8 kids total, the oldest kid is a young four, no five-year-olds.  And of course Art is older than when we tried preschool in the fall.  I think he might have actually turned a corner in readiness for school and separation and all.  After about 15 minutes he jumped right into the class activities - circle time, clean-up, walking in a line like a choo-choo train (he even made a chugga chugga sound) and of course, snack.  During the circle time they played with a parachute and for the first time EVER Art went under the parachute!  We've gone to ECFE (early childhood classes) on and off for most of his three years and he has never wanted to go under the parachute even when all the other kids are laughing and having a great time under there.  See, I think he's turned a corner.
     The preschool program is throught the Minneapolis Parks and the park that Art is going to is actually one block away from my sister's house!  The "curriculum" focuses on one letter of the alphabet a week.  This week is G for "ga".  They read Goodnight Gorilla in circle time and named things that start with "ga".  What's really remarkable was when Ben, Art and I were eating dinner with fresh basil in it Art said, "Ba ba ba ba ba... B!  B for Basil!"  What!?!?!?  He's a genious.
      This afternoon, after his nap, Art asked if he was going to go to school today (he has trouble with the concept that after nap is still the same day as the morning was) and if I was going to "go away at school".  I said no, that we went to his school this morning.  He asked which day he was going to go and I would go away.  "Wednesday.  What will you do when I go home to wait for you?"  "I'll look at your picture."  As we were leaving the school today I said he could play with those toys again on Wednesday and he said, "Is Wendy going to be there?" "Yes.  Wendy is the teacher.  She'll be there every day!  Do you like Wendy?"  "Yeah."
      Ok.  So that's all good.  I'll update on Wednesday after his first day solo.  Best to all!  Ga ga ga goodbye!