Kindergarten Round Up

Today was Kindergarten Round Up at Towers Elementary School. From this picture, you can tell that Luke is ready to make his mark on Towers school.

When we arrived, we went into the auditorium and met with the Principal. The kids were shuttled into the Kindergarten classrooms for their readiness assessment with the Kindergarten teachers. The parents heard from the Principal and the PTA, with a big focus (of course) on volunteering and donating- not particularly in that order.

Luke is ready for Kindergarten, I don't need anyone to tell me that. And I am not having any trouble handling this particular milestone. I am having a hard time, however, quieting the school administrator in me. I was quite disappointed in the program at Round Up, and kept imagining how it could be better. The Principal is young and in his first year. I am going to try to give him a break. Administrator Amy, Sh! Be Quiet!

The only other thing that has really been rubbing me wrong are these other parents who are praying for the Preppy K program. Preppy K is for kids who are supposedly not ready for Kindergarten but make the age cutoff. I know there are some kids who truly aren't ready- they are insecure, immature, have developmental delays, special needs, etc.. But, people, they have to put the age cut off somewhere! SOMEONE is going to have to be on the young end of the class. Just because you have a boy doesn't mean you should wait. I have seen these boys (and girls) in high school, and I can tell you, there is NOTHING worse than an 18 year old senior. I hear these parents talking about how being older will give their kid an advantage in sports, etc., and I cringe. I am also biased here, because I am a November birthday and was always one of the youngest in my class, making the cut off by only three weeks. As an "early bloomer" I cannot imagine getting boobs in third grade rather than fourth, or being my full grown, adult size, dimensions and all, in seventh grade rather than eighth. Somehow I still managed to get the grades, fit in, even excel. Okay, I'll be quiet now.

Anyway, Luke loved Round Up. He met up with a friend from preschool and another from soccer, and they clearly became a posse. Luke was holding court as though he already ruled the school. The Principal had to kick them off the stage, because they just climbed on up there and starting hamming it up after the program was over. Good Luck Towers staff. You are about to have your hands full!