New Beginnings

'Twas the night before school....

and we had our annual reading of "The Kissing Hand" in preparation of the new year! The book is a sweet story about the love between Chester Raccoon and his mother and how he takes her love with him to school.

Although Max has been going to "school" for several years at our church, he will be attending 3K at a different program. He will also be going three mornings each week instead of two. So, there was a little trepidation for both Max and his parents when we visited his new classroom for Open House. And who should we see sitting on the shelf when we entered the room? Our friend Chester Raccoon. Mrs. O'Neill and Mrs. Leaphart assured us "The Kissing Hand" was the first book they would read on the first day to help soothe any anxiety. Max was thrilled and brought the heart stickers from his book at home to share with his classmates.

"I'm ready to go to my downtown school!"

During our first day lunch celebration at Moe's, Max assured me that his kissing hand had not washed off. I do hope he tried to wash his hands sometime while he was at school. He also brought home this poem from his teachers, which had his handprints and the heart sticker he had taken to school.

We are looking forward to a great year!