First Day of Kindergarten

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 was Draven's first day of Kindergarten. I can only imagine the many thoughts running through my son's mind as we walked through those big, red front doors to the Hermon Hutchens Elementary School. Although he was barely recovering from a chest cold and pink eye, his excitement shined through as he said hello to his fellow peers at every other locker along the way to his own at the end of the hall, where all the Kindergarteners reside. He located the locker with his name on it and I walked him through where items from his backpack were to go (gym shoes at the bottom of the locker, extra set of clothes, snack, and lunch at the top of the locker) as well as explaining that his coat and backpack needed to be hung on the rack not just shoved to the bottom of the locker. Next, Elora and I walked Draven into his classroom to allow him to show us his table and assigned seat while saying, "Good Morning" to his new teacher, Mrs. Walker. She had just begun explaining to the children what it means when she asks if they are having "cold lunch" or "hot lunch" when the 8:10 a.m. bell rang. As the bell rang at 8:15 a.m. to inform the many lingering parents that school is now in session, Elora hugged her big brother goodbye, said "Have a good day Draven", and expressed through body language how proud she was of him on his first day at the "big kids school" as she walked away with her head held high and a pleased smile on her face. Draven gave one last look our way, waving an "I love you" with his hand and an excited smile on his face as we left through the door, leaving him to venture into the world of Kindergarten.

*Picture to be posted this weekend*

To be able to sit back and watch Draven ponder over the correct pronunciation of words in his book and then comprehend what he is reading, is truly a heartfelt moment. I humbly listen to my son as he pronounces each letter individually to then combine them as one in creating the sound of a word. I am so blessed to get the opportunity to watch my son's mind hard at work as something so small becomes so grand.

As I write this Blog, Draven asks what I am doing so I explained to him that I was telling others about his reading and how I wanted to share something he knows how to read. Draven immediately started flipping through the pages of a book he happened to be reading tonight and chose the following sentence for your reading pleasure. "The cat sat on the pig's hat." Thus, I hope you enjoyed his enthusiasm about it and the sentence he chose for you all, as much as I did! :)