John to Pre-K

We have decided to put John into Pre-K next year at ACS. It turned out to be a hard decision for everyone but me but the Lord made it very clear that was the best step for him. I have had some time to get used to it but know the first day of school may be a bit hard (for me!) only because most of my good friends are sending their little boys to Kindergarten this year.

The idea was first brought up after John's Kindergarten readiness testing revealed some low areas. I did not think a thing about it until Dusty had an impromptu meeting with me. I was so relieved to know that Pre-K was even an option and Matt and I began the discussion. We looked at his scores and  met with Dusty and Mrs. Strickland (the seasoned Kindergarten teacher) and it was abundantly clear that putting him to Pre-K was the best thing.

John has the most joyful personality and he has wonderful confidence and an ease about him that draws friends of all sorts to him. He is a good friend to many. I just do not want to see some of these qualities go away from the stresses of trying to keep up with peers. Especially when I think about the rigors of ACS. I thought about working with him over the summer. . . for about a second. . .before letting that idea go. John simply needs another year to grow and mature. When I think about John in comparison to Will when he started Kindergarten, the 4 month age difference is magnified.

In the end, it will make this upcoming year for me MUCH easier. Pre-K is very sweet without many home demands. I look forward to easing John into our homeschool routine. I worried a lot about how John would handle the news about going to Pre-K. He is a little bummed to not be in the same class as Blake but it helped knowing that Blake was at least going to be at the same school.

This was Will's test the summer before Kindergarten - sorry it is sideways!

This is John's test. I will be interested to see how much it improves this next year after Pre-K at ACS.