grand opening.

kindergarten routines and procedures do not happen overnight (to say the least).  the class i have this year has needed a little extra time and support to get to the actual 'doing' part of kindergarten that comes after the routines and procedures.  after weeks full of hours of practicing centers (a.k.a. workstations), we had our Grand Opening today. 

this was an idea i came across last year to make the first day of this endeavor a little more exciting and continued it this year with a little more umphf.  we had a grand opening cake, balloons, and even a ribbon-cutting ceremony to start the day off. 

the kids had a blast and were able to almost effortlessly follow through with the tasks we have been praciticing for weeks.  wonderful day but i am exhausted beyond belief...now i'm off to watch last night's episode of glee!