I have issues with teachers. I'm a little nervous around them. Maybe it has to do with the fact that in 1st grade I had a really bad teacher. I started getting sick just about everyday in her class and my poor mother had to take time off from work (at that time she was a single mom and didn't really have an understanding boss for things like that). My mother would get frustrated with me over my "illness" because, well, nobody could figure out why I was having so much trouble. Needless to say, the teacher was fired after her first year there and all the pieces came together. However, I was one of the unlucky children out of 25+ other 1st grade students that experienced her wrath. Ever since then, I've been a little nervous when I have had to ask teachers/school faculty for help.
Even Joshua's preschool teacher, Ms. Kim (who was awesome!), made me a little nervous - and I'm a grown woman! Today is Joshua's first day of school and, after going to orientation on the 28th, we found out that the school was subject to con-capping. Basically the elementary school is over its maximum limit for students and after the first three weeks, several students attending will be sent on buses to other neighborhood schools for the remainder of the year. Because he registered late, and because he'll only be here temporarely, we figured that Joshua would be a prime candidate for the cut off.
The other day we ran into the president of the PTA, who advised us to have a little sit down with the principal and see what could be done. Joshua has afternoon class so we went in before school to meet with her. I was a nervous wreck and felt like vomiting or crying the whole time we sat in her office. She too is an awesome lady. We found out that Joshua was not on the short list for capping so he will be staying at his school. This definitely put our minds at ease. The thought of his changing kindergartens 3 times in several months was crazy to us. As we walked back to the car, my legs felt like jell-o.
I'm so ashamed.
Our good friends, Nathalie and Thomas, who are educators and my sister-in-law, a second grade teacher, should get a kick out of this post.
Joshua was eating lunch today and his Aunt Kimberlee noticed an empty spot in his mouth previously occupied by a tooth. We weren't quite prepared for the Tooth Fairy speech, especially since we didn't even know he had a loose tooth. After lunch, he wrote a note for the Tooth Fairy, letting her know that his very first tooth fell out unnoticed. The good news is that his second bottom front tooth is loose now, too, so we'll be ready for that one when it decides to fall out.