Back 2 Skool – Journal 21

Oliver, my 5 year old will be starting Kindergarten this year! He will turn 6 in November! He has been so excited about school! He went to summer school at Alice Pittman and seemed to love it! Suddenly last night he told me he doesn’t want to go to school. He told me he was scared because school is longer than summer school! We are getting ready to do our back to school shopping! I have never done “back to school” shopping before, so I don’t know how much I should plan on budgeting for it! We live right by our elementary school. It is called Wilder! We literally are 400 feet away from  the front door of the school. I can see the front door of the school from my front porch! I feel like it is a great area to live in with wonderful schools! I don’t know why he suddenly became nervous! I am a little nervous too but I have made sure to be positive and encouraging anytime we are talking about school! My husband who is the best dad sat him down and talked to him! He wants to learn so bad! I love that he has a hunger for learning! He is 5 and is consumed with Presidents and States and capitals. My husband told him he would get to learn how to read better and add big numbers and learn about presidents and science! He seemed to be a little more excited again, I am just nervous that the first day of school he is going to be upset or cry. Even up until his last day of summer school, I still wanted to walk him into class and linger, if he cried it would be really difficult for me to leave! I love my baby so much and I cannot believe his is about to start kindergarten! I pray that he is going to succeed and excel and that he is going to be a light of Jesus for others to see!
Word Count 340
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