5 days until Kindergarten!!!

Only 5 days to go, it is all we seem to talk about at our house. Norah has started reading. And I mean EVERYTHING...at least she is trying to read everything. She has started the Bob Book series, which, for those with new readers in your home - leads to attempts to read everything. The English language is tough - the minute I start telling her about the silent e at the end of the word makes the vowel say it's name, like in "note," BUT THEN she tries to pronounce "done," and I have to step back and explain it is in MOST words that the silent e makes the vowel say it's name... I will be sure to give her Kindergarten teacher lots of credit !!! I just can't imagine how tough it is to have a classroom full of kiddos and teach them all to read.

Norah received her letter from Anthem K-8 yesterday with her teacher's name and the classroom's supply list. They have many items that they will need for themselves, and then also some for community use - i.e. all of the "centers" in the room. Among the school supplies were dry-erase markers (the letter sd they all have their own dry erase board,) and also 2 packs of glue sticks (Scott took this to mean the jumbo packs of glue sticks, so Norah will be showing up to school with about 20 sticks, oh well, more for the "community") - She packed her backpack last night, and is now looking in it again, between books she is reading out loud to herself. I love the sound of it...