Gym Class and Preschool

We started back with Henry's gym class the other week (and it is a good thing we did - we are getting yet ANOTHER snow storm tomorrow, and the forecast for the weekend is calling for a high of 15 degrees. We are all suffering from cabin fever, and poor Henry is climbing the walls).

He is old enough now that he is in the drop-off class at the gym. Our first day he was very sad and wouldn't let me go/wouldn't participate until class was almost over. Today, he ran right in and had a great time!










In other exciting news, we found out today that Henry got into The Brookline Early Education Program (BEEP) today! BEEP is a fabulous preschool program affiliated with our public school system (but, the preschool alas is not "public"/free). BEEP is very challenging to get into -it basically comes down to a lottery system, and since essentially everyone who lives here applies for it, the odds are not in your favor. We applied last year and he didn't make it, so we were very excited to get his acceptance today.

It is a little bit bittersweet - BEEP is a better program "academically" (not that preschool is all that academic), is an amazing program with great teachers, and he will be at the same school he will be at for Kindergarten through 8th grade, so hopefully this will make the transition to Kindergarten easier for him when the time comes. On the other hand, we love his current preschool, Henry loves all of his friends and teachers there, and I think he will struggle initially with the transition to an entirely new school, students, and program. Also, we are currently VERY spoiled in that his preschool is on our street, has a great year-round schedule, and serves him a family style lunch each day. BEEP is further away, starts 45 minutes earlier each day, follows the public school calendar, and I will need to send his lunch each day (can a kid eat peanut butter sandwiches every day for an entire school year??). However, I think the benefits outweigh the disadvantages - hopefully it will be a smooth transition for our little guy in September!