I'm always trying to think of conversation starters at dinner, so tonight, I asked "What is one kind thing you did and what is one kind thing someone did for you today?" ... "Jacob?" While Jacob was talking, I saw a light flash in Jack's eyes and he jumped in "When I saw someone crying at school, I was thinking about asking them to sit by me, but both spots by me were already taken." I love that he had this impulse. (Jacob did add, "well, were the spots by that kid taken?" ) I also really love that the conversation we had last week about "what would you do if you saw someone feeling sad" flashed through his mind in a real life moment out in the world.
All the words that come to mind when asked to describe you are synonyms with curious. You just plain love to learn. We have 8 books out from the library on the Great Chicago Fire; we have requests in for books about astronauts. You hear about something, you want to know more, and you track down the info (i.e. you hound us relentlessly until we read it/look it up/request it.) You love "why." You know you are going to learn to read this year and I'm so excited to see the power this gives you.
With you at Kindergarten today, I felt oddly at peace. I know you will encounter many situations and new experiences out in the world, but I trust the little person you are becoming and I know you are ready to try, to fail, to learn, to succeed, to grow.
It's not all sunshine and roses. You can be so erratic, but there is so much goodness in you and, as a former teacher, I would have loved having a Jack in my class :)
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