Meet the Teacher

How do I trust that the right decision has been made?

This morning we woke up to a new day and a new beginning.

We went to meet Hannah's teacher at Gateway Academy.

In January of this year, Tyler and I began our search for the perfect place for Hannah to start her education. We chose Gateway Academy because of it's environment, class size, focus on student acceleration, and track record of excellence.

It was a crazy morning. Hannah didn't want to eat breakfast, she only wanted to put on her dress. I had to fill my car up with gas (unplanned), Tyler and I had to share the bathroom, and we had to pick up Nana, all before 8:00 am. Finally on the road- all Hannah wanted to find out of her window in the backseat, were school buses and fountains; that made for an interesting ride.

We made it. Right on time. 8:25. Perfect timing.. not late and not too early.

We walked into a bright classroom with 2 teachers, Mrs. Schmidt & Mrs. McGowan (the ratio is 1:4)

We learned about the daily schedule, activities, projects and overall experience while the children played and were able to explore the classroom.

Hannah started in the kitchen play set with a girl named Grace; then migrated to a group of boys once she noticed they were playing with jungle animals. She was trying to explain to them that mommy and baby animals needed to go together... of course they didn't get it.

Now for the problem of the day...Hannah was originally scheduled to attend Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; and we learned today that those dates have now changed to Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Of course, that put me into an uproar.... email already sent to the director.

Hannah didn't want to leave.

Ahh.. the best reassurance for me that Monday may not be so bad.