Ready or Not

Today was Lance's Kindergarten registration. I am not going to lie, I was dreading this so bad. I went to a small school and loved it. We all had such close bonds and were seriously like siblings. We were also extremely smart elementary kids. I remember going to mathathons and spelling bees as a kid. Our school would take 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. The bigger public schools didn't even have a chance.

The school where Lance will be attending has allot of the same feel. Next year's kindergarten class is expected to be around 5 or 6 students!!
we started out by being seated in the office with lots of paperwork to fill out. The secretary walked back with Andrew, Lance, and Lexie to show them the kindergarten classroom.

The kids got to stay and apart of circle time while mommy and daddy finished up paperwork and got a tour of the school. I was so excited to find out that I can come anytime I want to volunteer, eat lunch with Lance or play at recess. The school is small enough that they don't have to have tons of rules.
After our tour we went and sat in the classroom and just observed the class. Lance loved story time with the kindergarteners. Lexie loved exploring the classroom. The classroom has apple computers and each student gets his own ipad to use for the year. Its crazy how well funded the Alaskan schools are. Just because the school is small in size does not mean it is lacking any area. They actually get to do so much more because of the small classroom sizes. They do tons of field trips!!
Next was time for lunch. I loved how the kids helped Lance get ready.

They showed him where to wash his hands and how to line up and get a tray in the lunch line. Seeing my big boy standing in line with his tray and chocolate milk brought tears to my eyes. How did my baby get so big?!

They school does mixed classes, so the 1st graders will be in their with them. The smaller kids learn so much from the older kids.
After a healthy lunch of fruit, whole wheat breaded fish sticks, & steamed broccoli; the kids that were done played with some clay while the others finished up. They then BRUSHED THEIR TEETH ( I thought this was awesome) had a quick Show and tell then was out to recess. Lance said he was going to bring his sister for show and tell because she is fun to play with and he loves her so much (melt my heart).
Lexie loved the school experience as much as Lance. How sweet is this picture of my little princess playing with some older girls recess?!

Kindergarten registration was a huge success. We are all now ready for kindergarten! School will start August 27th at 9 am and go till 1:30pm for kindergarteners. We can choose to pick him up or he can stay till 3:30 and either ride the bus home or I can pick him up. The time from 1:30 to 3:30 is considered as Kinder Enrichment time. They do lots of extra activities and play. It is optional, so I am thinking maybe the first week or so we may just go till 1:30 and as Lance gets comfortable with everything let him stay later as he wants to.
We also learned about a parent lead preschool that meets at a local church in the area. A teacher comes from the school and meets with a group of moms that have preschoolers in the area to teach the kids and moms some of the songs, numbers, letters, creafts, etc... that the existing kindergarteners are learning
I am so excited about everything. We are moving to such a wonderful little rural community!!!