The doctor that completed Charlie's IQ tests suggested that we not take him back to the preschool he had been attending for a few reasons. Since he already knows most of the curriculum taught in most preschools, she really urged us to look for a preschool that was more play-based so he could learn that school is fun. I had a hard time finding a school that described themselves as play-based and the few schools that I did call had no interest in accepting Charlie and taking on a gifted child in their classroom. I had given up and decided to just enroll him in Kindermusik and The Little Gym so that he could still socialize and learn more about music and work on his gross motor skills. Eric on the other hand had been looking for Spanish classes in the area (for him to take)and he came across this Spanish immersion preschool. We made a visit to the school and talked to the teacher and decided that this would be the perfect place for Charlie. The teachers only speak Spanish during class. They also have a low teacher-student ratio and I loved their curriculum so we were sold on the idea.
As I heard all the talk about everybody going back to school, I was bummed that Charlie was going to miss out. I am so happy that we found this school and I hope that he loves it.
He had is first day today and was very excited to meet some new friends. The school is called Puentes Preschool. Charlie is usually very good at remembering a name or title of something, but he has trouble with this one and all weekend he kept asking when he was going to be able to go to Petunias Preschool. He had a great day, and as usual, the only thing he told me about the day was what they had for snack (lucky charm cookies, whatever those are!).
Your big "little" boy is sure growing up. Hope he continues to thrive in his new school setting.
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