First Day of Junior Kindergarten at MICDS

Today was Ben's first day of Junior Kindergarten at MICDS! Despite the fact that he won't tell me a single thing that he did (including whether or not there was a snack), I think he really enjoyed it. He's in the Beasley Lower School in JK Room B (there's also a Room A) with Mr. Wuertz and Mrs. Schneider. They both seem wonderful and so nice. Mr. Wuertz actually came to the house at the end of July to meet Ben which was great. I love that the JK teachers go to their students' homes to meet them. We also were paired up with a JK Buddy from the class (Ben's buddy is Harrison), and the entire JK had a playdate at a local park in mid-July so everyone could meet (or at least get a glimpse of each other). All of the kids seemed pretty comfortable on Monday at the orientation and today on the first official day of school. Tomorrow's another short day, and Friday, next Monday and Tuesday are also short days but let out a half hour later so that they can have lunch at school. Next Wednesday is the first full day of school for the entire JK. Normally on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays school starts at 8 while Wednesdays are always late starts at 9. Ben seemed very proud to be there today with his cute little backpack on his back and was pretty wiped out when I picked him up (and STILL refused to nap or rest). Here are a few pictures of the first day. The first one is at home, the next two are outside of Beasley, the next two are right outside of his classroom and the last one is a picture of Ben with Mr. Wuertz. I think that this will be a great year for Ben!