pin to present: back-to-school update

The reality of summer coming to an end is coming up: Hendrik's first day of first grade (!) is coming up next week, and we're busy getting ready for it with a meet-the-teacher night, school supply shopping, and of course updating his annual "first day" questionnaire that I developed based on some Pinspirations before he started preschool:

Bittersweet to send my baby off to first grade (especially because we originally thought he'd be going to kindergarten this fall - but then in the spring he started fully reading chapter books on his own, plus doing well beyond kindergarten math workbooks, and we realized he needed to move up or be bored silly), but we're still all very excited about his new school and the Montessori program there.

If you think it would be fun to see your kid(s)' answers change throughout the years, it's not to late to start up this tradition any time, I say! Last year I rounded up several options for free printables if you don't want to develop your own. Loved looking at the comparison to starting preschool 2 years ago especially, at the point where he could write only an H and and E. Food loves have remained the same, but we've moved from playing with Duplos to Legos, from reading picture books to chapter books, and grown 6 inches (!) in the intervening period.

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