Week One

Notes from the field after three days of Kindergarten after 523 days without in-person learning.

She’s 5 and she’s exhausted and exhilarated.

She woke up and put on a tutu and her star shirt and started playing a math game. Then stares blankly into space.

“Hi honey, you’ve had a big week.”

Her response is more sounds than words.

“I know you’re tired and had a big week. Remember your theatre camp? They’re doing Saturday classes,” (I realize she’s at complete saturation and cannot absorb one more thing), “Sorry, I know it’s a lot right now, we’ll talk about it later.”

“Yes please.”

“Okay sweetie, we’ll talk about it later.”

“I mean, yes please to the class. Theatre class.” And she cues up Vivo.

Noteworthy– you know my child is truly exhausted when she can watch Vivo without dancing around the living room.

I’m so incredibly proud of this girl. We picked her up from preschool March 12, 2020 and never went back. She did a year of TK on the computer and is finally in a classroom, masked, with a vaccinated teacher.

I’ve always valued education but I’ve never been this explosively grateful for it.

THANK YOU TEACHERS!!!!