My First Week of School!!

Last week was my first in Kindergarten. I was so excited to start going to school. I have been waiting for this day for a long time. Monday was the first day. I got to see my teacher, Mrs. DeMarco, and all my new friends again. That made me happy. Mommy, Daddy & Ryan all came with me to school. They brought me to my class so I could put down my backpack then took me to the playground. When they saw that I was having a good time, they told me bye and left. I loved getting to play with all my new friends. Our playground is so awesome! When the bell rang, we lined up and followed our teachers back to class. Come to find out, this is what we do every single day.
Mrs. Demarco is awesome. She is so nice and is always very happy to see us. When we line up outside the class she tells us "good morning" and tells us what we will find on our tables to work on during "bell work". On my first day, she told us the rules of the class, showed us where our cubbies were and pointed out our table assignment. She also told us the rules of the potty. If we are in class and need to go we show Mrs. DeMarco crossed fingers - that's the sign for the bathroom. This way, we don't have to interrupt the class and she still knows I have to go. Since we share with the classroom next door, we have to put the stop sign up when we are in there and the go sign when we leave. I don't get why we have to do that because I lock the door when I'm in there. Teacher also told us about using only two paper towels when we are finished washing our hands. That way we aren't wasting.
I get to sit at the yellow table with Prestley, Liam, Cicilia & Alyse. On Wednesday, Cicilia got swapped out with Sage because Prestley kept talking to her during class and he got in trouble for it.
We got to go to the cafeteria for an assembly with the entire school on Monday. The principal talked to us about all kinds of stuff. He called me up to talk in front of everyone - he asked me my name, what grade I was in and who my teacher was. After I told him all that stuff, he asked me what was the best part about going to Ocotillo Ridge and I said "my teacher & my new friends". My friend Julianna told her mom, Debbie, that I looked to tiny, but very cute standing in front of everyone.
We have a teacher's helper too. I don't know her name, but she is really nice and has blonde hair. She washed the mud off my shoe one day.
I got to move my name pin to the blue-sparkly face on Tuesday. Prestley was talking to me during storytime, so I got up and move. Mrs. DeMarco thought that was good, so she rewarded me. You see, we have four faces that our name pin can be on. We start the day all on the green. If you are super good, you get to go to blue, yellow is not being good, red is really bad! I hope I never get on red.
I get to bring a snack everyday too - that's cool, because I like to eat. It has to be a healthy snack though, so no candy or junk for me.
On Friday I saw a tarantula on the playground near one of the classrooms. Some kid's dad caught it and put it in a jar for us all to see. It was way cool but kinda creepy. We got to be pirates on Friday too. We went around the entire school looking for treasures and gems. I had a lot of fun. We even got to see the principal's office and where the nurse is.
I think my first week was amazing! I love bringing my binder home to show what I've done in class. I love being with all my new friends. I love reading more and more everyday. I love it all!!!
Tomorrow = BUS! I get to ride the bus to and from school now. I've wanted to ride the bus for so long. I am a little nervous about it though, but that's OK. I think I will only be on it for about 10 minutes before getting to school and back home. Mommy will have to get me to the corner by 7:10 to get picked up and I will get dropped back off around 10:50. I'm so excited. If I had to guess, she will be taking lots of pictures, so I'll have her post a few for you to see.

I'll keep you updated on what's going on with me. PLEASE leave me comments... I get soooooo excited to see them and read them.

Thanks! Sydney