The girls asked about Friday every day of the week (i.e. "How many more naps do we have to take until it is Friday?") They LOVE Friday School. Unlike a lot of kids who wake up dreading school, these girls can hardly fall asleep the night before because they are so excited to go!!!
Jaden has her own backpack filled with the supplies needed for her indoor classes, plus a few extras. I gave her some Nilla Wafers in a baggie to keep on hand if she gets hungry in between classes, and a water bottle in case she gets thirsty. The other items she has in her bag are just the standard school supplies.
Morgan and I share a backpack because I teach her class. I keep all of the class things I need in it (cups to go with the gallon jug of water I bring, books to read to the kids, glue, scissors, crayons, and any extra craft items we may need depending on the activity)
When we arrive at the "school" (which is a church building that a congregation kindly loaned us), we pick up our name tags. Jaden's name tag has her first and last name on the front. On the back, it has a listing of which classes she has for Blocks A, B, and C. Of course, Jaden can't read this, but it is for the adults in the school to be able to help her if you loses her way to class. My badge has my name, and the class I teach on the front, and on the back it has Jaden's list of classes. This is especially handy for mothers of multiple children, so that they don't have to keep up with a piece of paper telling them where each child is.
The next thing we pick up is the attendance sheet for my "Seedlings" class, so we can make sure everyone is accounted for.
We all start out together in the morning at 8:30 AM and have announcements & songs. By 9:00 AM, we are on our way to our classes. Since all of the little ones and their mommies are waiting for me to scoot on to my room, Jaden stays behind with her closest friends, Sarah, Abigail, and Khloe. They all 4 take the same classes, so they walk together from class to class during the day.
Morgan and I leave Jaden behind with the girls (whose mom, also, teaches the first class they take of the day, so very conveniently is right there with them). When Morgan and I get to the class room, we don't even have time to set our stuff down as there are already children waiting for me. This is the hardest part- With my hands full of things, I try to convince the children that it is ok if the parents leave... And, so starts our day of Friday School!
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