Spencer and school

I just received the BEST note from Spencer's teacher, but it needs a little back story to really show you how great this note means to me.

Spencer just turned 5 the end of August, so he BARELY made the cut off date for going to Kindergarten. Also, here school started the first week of August, and we didn't get here until the end of September. Since Spencer never had any schooling at all and since he wasn't used to being around kids all the time. I was quite nervous to let him go to school, plus I would miss him oh so much!

First day of school for him went okay. It was all new, but soon he jumped right in. And for the first three weeks we kept getting notes home saying "Spencer hit this girl because she said something." "Spencer did not use his words today." "Spencer hit one kid and bit anyone today. Please remind him to use his words." Can I tell you how worried I was that Spencer was going to be the bully at school (he is taller than most of the kids in his class, and they are all a year older than him!).

So we kept reminding him to use your words, and not hit. He did better, we were thrilled then the next day he would hit again. But finally things seemed to calm down a bit. Which is great! Oh, and another one of my worries was that I often heard that if you put a boy into school too early it's SO NOT good for them. Because they mature slower than girls do, it would just be hard on them. Well, great! I have my little boy who hasn't been around kids often, and has no prior schooling, going to school in which he would be too immature to handle the social aspect of it all, and might just not get the hang of the academic side of it either!!! AAHHH!!! That's pretty much what I did while decided if he should go to Kindergarten or not.

Back to the story, so he was doing better, which is great, and then today I get this awesome note from the teacher:

"Spencer's doing so well in all areas- socially, academically! He has a lot of fun and is getting along well."

WHAT?!?! MY BOY!!! I gave him HUGE hugs and was so proud of him. I have to say Spencer is one of my MOST favorite people ever. I love him so much, and am so proud to be his mom.