Today is the day Ava's been waiting for...well, forever.
She always asks why I don't stay at school with her.
I always have to tell her that I work and that it's not easy to take PTO and have it line up with volunteer days at school.
I told her that if it worked out, of course I would do it.
So this week, it worked out!
I get to spend the full 2.5 hours with 15 of Ava's classmates.
I cannot wait.
The first thing she said when she woke up was "you're volunteering today!" so cute.
Started with cutting out some gingerbread men
Sorted letters for our friends' names. Glitter EVERYWHERE.
Centers during Art Class - Ava was VERY excited to remind people that we have this game at home and that we build BIG ONES. lol.
I wasn't exactly sure what to do with these random pieces of cardboard. None strong enough to build with. Too floppy to really do anything with. So, I call this one a bust.
Centers in class. I was managing a different activity. I was very proud of how Ava handled herself while I was in class.
I was surprised at how quickly the time went by. We accomplished a lot it seemed. Almost rushed? Maybe that's on purpose for the ones who have shorter attention spans. The age range is 3 year olds turning 4 by December 1 and then kids like Ava, who are on the older side. Turning 5 while in UPK.
I was interesting to say the least. There are so many different personalities to work with.
And, even though she's on the older side, I realized today really how smart she is. She just picks things up naturally or something. She seems to just "get it". I was really proud of how she behaved while I was there. She was excited of course, but still was able to pay attention and share my attention as well.
We had a ton of fun!
Afterwards, we stopped at my office to drop off decorations and was I SO happy to see this.
We had teams and each team adopted a family for Thanksgiving. This is Team 2's basket (my team).
Other teams. So happy to see everyone be so generous.
Then it was off to the Mall to have lunch with an old friend.
My BUBBA!
Of course we get ice cream.
And go for carousel rides
And went for another walk while we waited for Mila to get off the bus.
Ava started to get punchy as the day went on. I'm not sure if it's because she's getting bored with me, or if she's just out of routine.
We ended our night watching The Polar Express. Ava doesn't remember it from last year, so it was pretty exciting for her. I was waiting for her to ask me THE QUESTION.
But she didn't. Thank God.
Tomorrow is my day of cooking. I'm totally looking forward to it!
No comments:
Post a Comment