Kindergarten Asher

Yesterday, Asher attended his kindergarten orientation. My "life of the party" child gets amazingly shy when introduced to new people and places. He was stuck on me so strongly, I firmly believe he would have crawled back into the womb if he could have.

The school is absolutely beautiful. The school's brand-new building was completed just a few weeks ago. They are still working on a few areas outside the building. The design is practical and breath-taking. The main doors open to a large 2-story meeting room with lots of big windows, which display the foliage of the trees outside. Everyone walking in utters an involuntary "WOW!" while they walk inside. It's gorgeous.

Asher's kindergarten teacher is the kind of teacher one wishes for all children. She has white hair and knows exactly what to say in every situation and promises a year of adventure and exploration. Her wish list includes bird food, empty coffee cans, and butterfly nets. Class size is limited to 15.

Of the two kindergarten classes, one is nut-free and the other isn't. Naturally, Asher was placed in the room which isn't nut-free. Yeah, that makes sense. Yes, we're talking about it and making a plan to keep him safe. This teacher, even when I talked to her about Asher's allergies, she didn't blink an eye and said, "We'll do everything we need to do to keep him safe. Let's you and I talk about what we need to do." A parent's dream.

The biggest problem with this school is that it's perfect. We needed a place where Asher could attend for just a year, then repeat kindergarten next year at the same school Simi attends. As good as this school is, we're not going to want to leave it. Ah, the best-laid plans...we'll see how it goes...

In other Asher news, he's slowly recovering from this latest allergic reaction. This latest reaction took it all from Asher and left him completely annihilated. Today was the first day in over a week that he ate solid food. Yesterday was his first good sleep and today he showed a bit of energy. Signs of recovery - phew!