Laurens 1st day of Preschool

Today Lauren started her Early Intervention Preschool.  A big step for her and an even bigger step for mom. :-)  They will be helping Lauren with her speech and socialization.  We are really excited her her to have this experience.  This is us getting her for school and getting her lunch.  She goes from 1120 to 120.  She gets to ride the bus and it comes to get her at 1043 so we have to have lunch first.

Waiting for the bus and finishin her juice.  Isn't she pretty.

Lauren was so excited when she saw the bus coming.  We requested they have a bus at the school open house last Wed, which they did, to see how Lauren felt about it.  She loved it then and loved it today.

She got right on and sat right where they asked her to and smiled bubye.

She rides a long bus to school, bus 48 then comes home on a short bus, bus 102 with driver Jim and Assistant Ed.

This is her getting off the bus at school

This is Laurens classroom. She is in Mrs Chari's class, room C

This is her schedule today. Circle time they sit in on a rug circle and sing the roll of who is there.  It was a little crazy but expected for the first day.  Then at the centers she did imagination first, which was play dough, then peer group (playing with block/Lego's with other children) then puzzles that taught shape and colors.  At snack time she sat at a table and was encouraged to raise her hand that she wanted a snack.  Because Lauren doesn't speak (much) she was given picture cards to the 2 snacks and was encouraged to point  or hand the card to receive that treat.  It took some doing but by the end she was getting the hang of it.  Then it was outside play time and circle time to get ready to go home.  Yes I watched her entire class from the inside window.  I wanted to know what and how she was be doing.  She reacted to school the way I knew she would, she was good until she was asked to change activities, then she would have a fit.  Once she calmed down she would join back in.  As she gets used to the routine she will do better.  I think it will be really good for her.  I love her so much!!!