It took me a while to make the decision to send Sophia to school. I mulled over maturity issues and listening and obedience issues, I thought about her learning ability, about how clever she is, I decided yes then no then finally and definitively, yes again. When she spelt out my brother-in-laws name all by herself and wrote it down for him E-L-E-I-T (Elliot) I knew I had to send her. She was ready. That other stuff would have to work itself out.
Since that time at Christmas the enrollment process was a breeze, the teachers and admin staff all delightful and we found the right school for us. Funnily enough she is in the same classroom that Henry was in as a Kindergartener. Twenty-four years ago to the day Sophia walked up the same steps Henry walked up as a 5 year old, on his birthday.
We got her dressed and I packed as nutritious and exciting a lunchbox as I could think of. Gluten-free school lunches are a bit tricky. She had salmon, cucumber, carrot and mayonnaise rice paper rolls, seeds and dried fruit, a peach, cheese cubes and for recess natural yoghurt and berries.
Here she is, ready to take on the school.
And up those steps to her classroom. Good luck my big girl!
Tulitha King 