Changing schools
Raina has grown up at the Westport School, since she was 6 weeks old. Her teachers have been great; we loved her infant teacher Melissa and we could rave for days about her toddler and two year old teacher, Ms. Jenn. Ms. Jenn’s classroom was incredibly dynamic, and Raina eagerly shared her daily exploits with the adults in her life, whether that was her artwork or learning her letters or her potty stickers or just verbal stories about her day. Raina loved every moment with Ms. Jenn, and we are tremendously grateful that Raina spent so much time in her classroom. Raina was very excited to move into the Bear room (the three year old room), because she was developmentally ready to move on, but she sincerely missed the daily interaction with Ms. Jenn those first few weeks.
It wasn’t long into the Bear room, however, that Raina’s reaction to daycare changed. She stopped telling stories about her day; in fact, when asked, her response was “I don’t want to talk about my day. What happened in your day?” When pressed about any specific nature of her Bear room experience, she said “I don’t know” and then looked at her feet. Very quickly, we adults realized that Raina was not enjoying her Bear room experience and we asked her why. She told us she was bored and wished she were in the pre-k room. We petitioned for Raina to move into the pre-k room, but were declined because she wasn't old enough. Fortunately / Unfortunately for Raina, she's pretty bright for her age and staying in her current classroom where she already knows everything that's being taught is draining her spirit.
We have spent the last month looking at different pre-schools and daycare centers in the area, and have selected one that we believe will challenge her more and therefore prepare her more for starting school next year. They wholeheartedly agreed that she should be in the four year-old room; she'll start there in 1.5 weeks, and she's counting down the days. It's incredibly sad to leave Westport after being with them for so long, but Raina is SO EXCITED about her new school. After putting all our eggs into another basket, I hope that it's worth it for her.
It wasn’t long into the Bear room, however, that Raina’s reaction to daycare changed. She stopped telling stories about her day; in fact, when asked, her response was “I don’t want to talk about my day. What happened in your day?” When pressed about any specific nature of her Bear room experience, she said “I don’t know” and then looked at her feet. Very quickly, we adults realized that Raina was not enjoying her Bear room experience and we asked her why. She told us she was bored and wished she were in the pre-k room. We petitioned for Raina to move into the pre-k room, but were declined because she wasn't old enough. Fortunately / Unfortunately for Raina, she's pretty bright for her age and staying in her current classroom where she already knows everything that's being taught is draining her spirit.
We have spent the last month looking at different pre-schools and daycare centers in the area, and have selected one that we believe will challenge her more and therefore prepare her more for starting school next year. They wholeheartedly agreed that she should be in the four year-old room; she'll start there in 1.5 weeks, and she's counting down the days. It's incredibly sad to leave Westport after being with them for so long, but Raina is SO EXCITED about her new school. After putting all our eggs into another basket, I hope that it's worth it for her.
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