Shocking School Experiences

This is the first year for us and the 'real' school routine. (I know preschool is school, but the routine is just a little different than that of K-12.) The early mornings, the bus in the driveway, the rushing around to make sure we have everything, etc, etc.

This has been a little bit of a rude awakening for this mom. Yes I work and yes I have to be there on time, but that time was not set in stone and so it can be a little flexible. If the kids were a little slow in the morning it usually wasn't a bit deal. However now there is a van in my driveway three days a week for Micah at a very specific time. Crabby or happy, slow or fast, awake or asleep that van is there to take Micah to school. It is also the same on the other end. That big yellow bus drops him off every afternoon and this mom had better make sure that she is home when it does. (Thankfully grandma can come to my rescue when I get stuck in construction on the way home......)

The newsletters, book lists, field trip, school lunches, etc all need to be remembered and put on the calendar and not forgotten (otherwise I will be reminded by a sad kindergartner). I just don't remember all this stuff from my school days (maybe my mom does, but I do not) and it is a little bit of a shock to me and my routine.

However the most shocking experience of kindergarten has probably happen to Micah. Micah is loving kindergarten. He doesn't always tell us a lot, but what he does tell us is usually spoken with excitement in his voice.

About a week and half ago Micah's kindergarten class was having story time. The teacher was reading some lovely story to the class when my son discovered a staple laying on the floor. (Not an unusual item to find laying on the floor of a class room.) Apparently he also discovered an electrical outlet on the wall and decided that the little slot in the wall would be the perfect home for the staple that he had just found.

As you would expect sparks flew and scared Micah and everyone else in the room. From the reports that I have heard (Micah has yet to tell us about it) Micah didn't know how to react (along with his teachers!) Since we have not heard any of the incident I would suspect that he is embarrassed and is afraid that he would get in trouble.

A male teacher came and rescued the staple from the outlet and the kindergarten teacher has since purchased outlet covers. :)