The life and times of Oscar Marcos Perez-Cytron. Born Thanksgiving Day 11/22/01.
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Monday, September 27, 2004
4:17 PM posted by Anonymous
Oscar's first day at school
I went in to wake him up at about 9am. The first words out of his mouth were "I go to school today" and "Mama Papi say bye bye, bye bye Oscar" he also said "I very happy".
We ate breakfast (corn flakes, yogurt, and granola bar) and got dressed (robot shirt and khaki pants). Megan got up and we all walked over to the school (Nuestra Señora de la Paloma) together. It takes about 5-10 minutes. We met the director who escorted us to the classroom. We said hello to the teacher, who immediately took Oscar's hand. Apparently class was starting right then (10 am), all the other kids were starting to arrive, so we would have to talk more at lunchtime when we came to pick him up (1pm). Before we knew it Oscar was going into the classroom with the teacher! We didn't even get to say goodbye! Probably better that we didn't make a big deal of it... No crying or anything (except maybe a little by Megan). Walking back to the apartment we both we wondering how is he doing. Hoping he's not having a hard time or being difficult for the teachers.
The apartment felt so quiet. We both took a nap on the couch. Did a little bit of reading, trying not to worry about Oscar's first day. Pretty soon it was time to go pick him up. We made some coffee and tea to perk ourselves up.
Walked back to the school at 1pm. Met with Oscar's teacher (tutora), Rosa. She is middle-aged, very nice, relaxed, and seems like she has a lot of experience. She said Oscar was good all day and did not cry at all! Apparently he was very busy checking out all the toys and other interesting things in the classroom. Rosa asked us a bunch of questions about ourselves and Oscar, about his routines and development. When he first walked, talked, etc. Whether he could feed himself, go to the bathroom, etc. Apparently we made a mistake sending him to school with his pull-ups on. She said he should always have "calzoncillos" (underpants) from now on. We got a very detailed explanation of the kinds of activities they do, music and english are part of the "curriculum." They teach kids how to work thinngs out themselves. There seems to be a strong emphasis on social skills, working together, and doing things for themselves. They seem to have a good deal of independence within a structured environment. Also they have a snack time where different students bring different ingredients to make something together, and they all share it. Oscar evidently loved his first day at school because he started crying when it was time for us to go! He settled down when we explained that he would be coming back tomorrow again... All in all we are very happy with the schedule, the school, and the teacher. And I think Oscar is too.
We had lunch at the Onis cafeteria around the corner and Oscar just about fell asleep at the table he was so worn out. We got home around 3 and read a story (Ferdinand), put him on the potty, and then put him down to take his siesta, which is where he is right now... It's been a big day for little bobo.
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