First Day of Pre-K

It's school time!!  Katie and Ella started pre-K this week in SEPARATE classes.  Wow! what a big change for them -- after being together 24-7 since they were born, they are finally getting a little break from one another.  We told the girls they were in separate classes the moment we received the letter with the teacher assignments.  Ella's response was pure excitement.  Katie was a little less exuberant and admitted to being "... a little nervous".   When the big day for school orientation arrived, however, they were both raring to go.

Daddy walking the girls to the first day of pre-K.

First stop, Ella's classroom.  We spent about an hour exploring her new room, meeting her new teachers and some of her new (and old!) classmates.

Ella telling a classmate's mom about her fun trip to Sesame Place this summer.

Listening and reading along to a book.

Next it was time to see Katie's classroom and meet her teachers.

Katie and Ella getting to know Mrs Aliea.

 

It didn't take long for Katie to find the art corner.

And she enjoyed listening to a book and reading along too.

This is the official first day of school -- it was raining cats and dogs! But, the girls love any reason to use their princess umbrellas and wear their rain boots, so it was an exciting way to start school.  Mom, however, was all discombobulated and didn't get a good shot of them in their cute first-day-of-school outfits... I'm thinking I  may have to re-create the big day and post an update -- shhhhh, don't tell anyone...

This is the prayer that the girls sing before snack time at school.  It was posted on Katie's classroom wall.  I thought it was so sweet and just had to include it here.