Claire's First Day

Before:

After:

Still smiling and she says she wants to go again tomorrow so we'll call this first day of school a success!

The Post-school interview: (Claire's answers are in bold)

Did you meet your teacher? And I introduced myself, Claire Skippy Thiel.

Claire Elizabeth. No, Claire Skippy Thiel. I want to be Skippy.

How was school today? very well

What did you do: I couldn't find my gluesticks.

What did you do then: I walked home without my gluesticks. We went to the earth and outer space.

So you flew into space? Yeah, and Taylor had a birthday and he turned 5. And then he turned 6.

Yes, Next year he'll turn six. I had cupcakes and chocolate milk.

Did you eat at your table? Uh-uh, pretty good. And I didn't scream or yell.

Did other kids scream or yell? No.

Did you read a book? No I played. I saw a turtle on the board. The white board.

(Daryn: the orange board!) No, the white board

(Daryn: the blue board!) No, the white board and there was a little bit of blue on it and my teacher wrote on it.

What did you see on the white board? I saw a turtle called frankl on the white board and he didn't fight or scream.

What did frankl do? He went to school.

What did you play with outside? The slides and swings, but not the slides. But my teacher said don't play over there, only play right here bcause we like it.

Do dyou ride the school buses? No. But my schoolmates do.

Do you have any friends. Mom I have lots of friends. Lots and lots and lots of friends.