I have cried a few tears this past week. As mothers we are sensitive to our children and their experiences in life. Aivan has been going to District 11 preschool since August. We sold our house two months into the school year. I switched my girls over to their new school in D-20, but kept Aivan in preschool. I commuted him down Monday through Thursday (15 minutes each way-UGHH). The sacrifices we make for our kids, he loved his teachers and friends and I didn't want to pull him out, and it was free. Well, I guess Mrs. Vigil was talking to her administrator last week about which of the kids where going to kindergarten next year. Mrs. Vigil said Aivan won't be coming because he is in D-20 now. Then it all went down hill from there. They said he could not come anymore because he lives in D-20 boundaries( guess it has to do with funding) . So that was that. Aivan had only three months left of school give or take. He was kicked to the curb. His teacher Mrs. Vigil felt awful and she didn't realize he shouldn't have been attending since October when we moved.
Luckily, we were able to get him into Mrs. Amy's preschool (she has it in her home), Olivia went to her preschool over four years ago. Mrs. Amy is a sweetheart, I told her what happened and she was able to squeeze Aivan in for the rest of the school year. It was a huge blessing and an answer to my prayers!! It would have been hard to go from interaction with friends and teachers 4 days a week to nothing. Luckily Mrs. Amy is also cheap. My husband attended Aivan's Valentines party and last day of school on Thursday. I couldn't bring myself to do it. I would have been crying and then Aivan would have started crying. Of course the battery went dead on the camara, so Nathan only got a few pictures. No pictures of the Teachers (Mrs. Vigil, Mrs. Mellisa, Mrs. Christine), and the rest of the kids. I was so sad. Aivan would tell his teachers every day "I love You". This experience was hard because it was not the last day of school for all the kids and then off to summer break. It was the last day of school for Aivan. It is amazing how our children seem to be more resilant then we are as parents.
Thank You Nathan for being the strong one when I could not. Thank you Aivan for being such a wonderful friend, and student. Thank you to Gaby who is an only child and has adored Aivan so much that when he has been sick and not at school she asks Joey to pretend to be Aivan. I'm am happy for the wonderful experience my sweet Aivan had a Patrick Henry Preschool.
Aivan ready for school
Aivan serious
Aivan at his Valentine Party
Aivan all smile with his best friend Gaby (dark hair)
Aivan and Gaby
4 comments:
Aw, that's so sad! We had a crazy preschool issue with Ty at the beginning of the year and I cried buckets over it, but Tyler brushed it off after a few minutes. It's funny how kids can handle the big things better than grownups sometimes!
LOL - you can tell by the big cheezy grin on his face, Aivan absolutely "hates" school! :0)
Sad he had to switch and leave his cute little friend behind.
It is sad reading it all over again! Poor Aivan! I know Josh is going to love having him at school, though.
Dang, that is too bad about school. Mary has Amy right now and loves it. Too bad he isn't in her class, but he will probably be with Josh and Austin. He will have a great time!! So sorry that happened.
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