About Naomi...

Today is Nono's last day in her infant/toddler classroom. It is bittersweet to see her "graduating" to the 2's side - she's no longer a baby!

Photo timeline of her time in the infant classroom:

The first month at daycare

Hanging out with her friend "Molls"

Practicing pulling up with buddies "Molls" and Ira

Lunch time with "Molls", Clay and Ira (out of frame)

Here's a snippet of what's going on with Nono now:

Naomi, or "Nono", is our little girl with a BIG personality. She loves to have dance parties with her friends, ride bikes, play with water and eat snacks! She loves copying what other kids do, especially her big sister Ellie. Like her big sister, she loves art, especially if it's messy. She has no problem getting her hands dirty (and face, belly, arms, legs, hair...). It's tough getting her to follow instructions sometimes because she can have very selective hearing, wanting only to do things in her own time and in her own way. She may get upset quickly and let you know by screaming or throwing a tantrum, but she usually gets over it just as quickly and acts as if nothing had happened. Nono is a dual language learner, so she says some things Mandarin, but her English vocabulary has grown tremendously the past month. One of her favorite phrases is "Iwon ..." which is "I want ...". Words I would use to describe Nono are loving, cheeky, silly, adventurous, busy and passionate.

"Molls" and "Nono" - 2 year olds

First day of Kindergarten

Super excited

First day of Kindergarten was on Tuesday, August 18th. SO much drama around the start of school beginning with the surprise announcement that there was a new principal - 1 week before school was due to start!

The orientation new parents attended answered only part of all the questions as the new principal was learning and adjusting to her new role at the school. We were told that we would not know who the teachers were or what class the children are assigned to until the first day of school. Even then, we were told there might be classroom adjustments depending on how class sizes shift the first few weeks of school.

She picked out what to wear and how she wanted her hair

Ellie did SO well on her first day. It was Mommy and Daddy that had a hard time that day. Because she attended summer camp on the school campus, she knew one of the kids in her class already and saw some First grader friends on the playground during lunch.

Daddy lurking

She is on her 3rd week of school this week and I am hoping to see some progress in terms of communication from the teacher and classroom. So far there has not been any homework or letter to parents about what the kids are doing every day at school. Of course when I ask Ellie what she did in school her default answer is "I don't remember." So we will continue with her "homework" on the weekends and teach her on our own. (We bought some workbooks that help reinforce numbers, letters and sight words)