Kindergarten is it really College?

Cade started Kindergarten this year.  It has been a struggle for him.  The 1st semester he finally buckled down and got in a routine.  Now after Winter Break and all these snow days he is back to hating school and being very negative about the whole situation.  It hurts my heart to see him struggle so. He has had two meltdowns since going back from winter break and had not had one since October 8th.  Academically he does well.  His teacher says he is behind socially and emotionally and keeps saying without saying it that he is too young to be there. Apparently she is not allowed to come out and say we should have held him back until he was six.   Which Chris and I dont think would have helped.  His age may be a small part of it but mostly it is just who he is. 

Did you know that it is one of the goals for Kindergarten now to be writing sentences and paragraphs this semester!!!  Yes and why a teacher would not understand why that would be over whelming for him I just don't get.  It makes me sad that so many concepts have to be learned in Kindergarten these days.  What was wrong with the way thing were you know make new friends get into the swing of a school day, maybe learn to read.  That is the way it was when Chris and I grew up and we turned out great.  He is a Civil Engineer and I am a registered nurse and neither one of us were expected to write a paragraph in Kindergarten.  I do realzie that these are the expectations now and we will work hard to help Cade do what is expected.  I just wish for his sake it was not such a struggle.  Noone can tell me that all the other 19 kids are not having issue too. 

Parenthood is a hard job but well worth it.  It breaks my heart when he tells me he hates school and just wants to stay home with me. :(

Is winter over yet?

Cade is our high energy very intense 5 year old.  Evan is our very laid back 2 year old. 

Tomorrow is another snow day for Cade.  Cade who is in kindergarten this year thinks snow days are great.  This will be snow day number five for this year and thankfully the county he goes to school in has 10 days built into the calendar this year.  Luckily for me my mom is retired and was able to stay with Evan and Cade the first two days of this week when daycare and Extended care where closed. 

I remember when I was growing up sitting in front of the TV waiting for the Snow Bird Report to tell me if I had to go to school that day.  Now it is not as exciting for me as parent.  I do however have joy that Cade is so excited by snow days. 

I am already tired of winter.  It is too cold and not nearly sunny enough for me.  The short gray days are getting on my nerves and it is only January.  I do know that winter will not last forever and that the warm days of spring lay ahead.  So until they come I will bundle up and try to enjoy the snow!