Back to school!

Jia had her first day of school and did great! Her class is mainly boys again (maybe four other girls in a room of 20) and her best friend is not in her class this year. So I was especially proud of Jia for excitedly running right up to sit in front of the class when we arrived. She likes her teachers a lot and seems quite comfortable. She already learned the other girls' names too so it's a great start!

During the brief moment that I helped Jia put her stuff in her cubby, Willa managed to undo her straps and stand on top of her stroller to gain access to the classroom snacks. That was at drop off. At pick up, I stopped for a moment outside the classroom and Willa instantly ripped some decorations off the class display board. Thankfully, I am carpooling with another mom who has a little one and we'll trade off so we can keep the little ones home.


School update: I wrote the above post a few days ago and didn't get a chance to post it until now. I'll provide a little update on how things are going. On her second day, Jia said some boys were mean to her on the playground. I think they were from a different class and it didn't seem to bother her too much, but she told them they should "go somewhere else and think about being nice!" And they did! I told her I was proud of her for standing up for herself.

Yesterday she came home and said, "I played with my new friends today! Turns out that Libby wants to play with me! I played with her and Anna!" I'm glad she's making some new friends!