tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post6398262590232111699..comments2023-07-06T08:28:15.848-04:00Comments on Mama days: afternoon kindergartenCali Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10959377832026957593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post-83727084794061139712012-08-04T15:11:16.462-04:002012-08-04T15:11:16.462-04:00Thank you, Amy, for this advice. I needed someone ...Thank you, Amy, for this advice. I needed someone to say that to me. You're right - it probably will be our last alone time pretty much ever - in a structured way like that. And, you know, I've been sad ever since Clark was born that Frances and I lost our alone time. Interestingly, I've had plenty with Clark because he was still with me when Frances started school. And she's always attended more days than he. So this is it - this is our time! Thank you for reminding me to treasure it.Cali Lovetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959377832026957593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post-78806719669846962882012-08-04T12:04:32.766-04:002012-08-04T12:04:32.766-04:00A little bit of a "sad" thought for you ...A little bit of a "sad" thought for you (but a good rationale for being happy about the PM K placement)...those mornings are one of the remaining set times when you'll have dedicated one on one time with Frances. When Sarah did PM K and Megan went to preschool in the morning, I didn't realize that and I wish I could back and do more of what you're planning to do. Once Sarah started first grade, I felt like getting one on one time with her was a real challenge and I wish I could have more of it. Enjoy it to the fullest because once K is done, you'll have them both in the summer and then she will be gone all day. Not that one on one time is done by any means, but this is one of the last times when it will be structured to be just the two of you. <br /><br />I felt somewhat the same you did about K being so short, but at the end of the year I really did feel that they had packed A LOT into those two 1/2 hours (maybe too much, but that's a different topic) and that regardless of the time spent in the building, the experience gave Sarah a foundation for "formal learning" that she did not get in preschool. Those 2.5 hours "taught" structure, rules, strategy, process...a whole host of things that I didn't even realize that she didn't have until we got to the end of the K year. I also felt that for me, a first time K mom, it was a good transition from play/preschool to "real" school.<br /><br />Megan will be doing morning K, but it's only because I started working at CRPS and work in the mornings. Made no financial sense to have her in school while I was at home (although I will miss that time for myself!). But, as I learned with Sarah, the year goes by SO FAST, so I will make sure to enjoy my "last" time with her in the afternoons. Because next year, they'll both be full time and that one on one time will be harder and harder to fit in.Amy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284359274403017304noreply@blogger.com