The girls had their preschool orientation last week. They were super-excited - no shyness whatsoever. Orientation means that parents stay there, so we got to observe the girls on their first special day.
Zahra really loved the big collection of squash and gords in the classroom
And both girls really loved the babies
Penelope seemed to have the personal mission of charming all of the teachers.
Then, they had the first "official" day where we dropped them off. On the car ride there, Penelope started crying a bit about me leaving her. In response Zahra said, "Don't worry, Penelope. Your best friend Zahra will be there with you."
Once we actually got there, neither one had any trouble being dropped off. These girls have been visiting the lab school since they were born, so they're used to the place!
The girls both love school - Zahra was asking all weekend when she could go again. They love the routine of getting to the classroom, putting their things in their cubby, using the potty and washing their hands. You can see their cubby pictures below.
Quinn also has had a great couple weeks. His first science unit in class was about bees, and he took us to his school playground to see the bees in action. He pointed out the difference between honey bees and bumble bees. Can you spot them?
He's also enjoyed a new book about the 100 most influential people in the world. The other day he told me that Ghandi and Steve Jobs were the two most important people who ever lived.
We also got the chance to visit Quinn's classroom last week for parent information night. I took a few pictures of what was hanging on the wall.
"I read because I get good ideas"
The kids tasted honey, and this is a bar graph of their favorite types of honey.
Hypothesis testing about bees
Finally, in non-school related news: Quinn lost his first tooth!
He claimed he wasn't interested in the tooth fairy, but changed his mind quickly when he found a snickers bar under his pillow instead of money.
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