Mckay's First Day of Preschool

Mckay turns 5 on Sep 9th. The cutoff for Kindergarten is August 31st. Originally we signed him up for Young Learners Kindergarten, which would have be PERFECT!

Tyler went through the same program, that runs just like Kindergarten, everyday at the elementary school, but all the kids have later birthdays between Sep and December. At the end of the year, you can choose to move them up to First grade, or repeat Kindergarten. Tyler did wonderful in this program, and started reading etc, but I wanted him to be one of the older/bigger kids in his class instead of the younger/smaller - especially going into Jr High and High School. I didn't want him to wait a year beyond his other friends to begin dating, and driving, as well as waiting an entire year after graduation before leaving on his mission. I have been so happy with this choice because it has given him an advantage in school, putting him ahead of some of his other classmates as far as reading and writing etc.

I was so excited for Mckay to have the same opportunities, he was ready to start school. He loves to color and write and draw ALL day long, labeling all his pictures. He's learning to spell, and asks me how to spell things like 'Indiana Jones' and 'Disneyland.' Or he just copies it from the things around him. I really don't know how to teach him to read, and he was so excited to learn in 'big school'! Unfortunately, with all the budget cuts, they discontinued the Young Learner's Kindergarten program (well, they said we could pay a tuition of $250/month if we wanted - Sorry, ain't happening!). So, Mckay has to go to another year of preschool. We found one closer to our new house than Miss Kara's that he went to last year, and it is 3 days a week for 2 1/2 hours! (About as close to kindergarten as we're gonna get for now.)

Today Mckay started preschool with Ms. Nicole at Busy Bees Preschool. He's super excited and it looks like a lot of fun. Nicole is in my brother Dave's ward, and his son Jake went there last year and loved it. (Mckay was a little disappointed to find out Jake was going to 'big school' and wouldn't be in his class.) But he's making new friends and said his first day was "WAY AWESOME!" They will be working on the Zoo phonics program, so maybe he can learn to read like he wanted to. I'm glad to spend some alone time with Brayden and be able to go shopping and run errands with only one kid in tow!

(Again, my pictures SUCK because my camera died and I have to send it in to be repaired, So these are from my dumb cell phone!)