My five year old started Kindergarten this week and as a result is filled with exuberence, joy, fear and bathroom concerns. Bear with me.Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Isabel. She was big enough to go to Kindergarten. She had a new teacher who's name was Mrs. Kato. Not Kay-to. Cat-Oh. Mrs. Kato was very tiny and very sweet. But she had lots and lots of rules.
Rule #1. My name is Mrs. Cat-Oh.
Rule #2. When it isn't bathroom time and you have to go to the bathroom, raise your hand and show me
2 fingers. I'll point at you and nod and that is how you know you may go to the bathroom.
Rule #3. Parents must pick up their children at 2:29 pm.
Well. Not so many rules after all.
On the first day of school, Mrs. Cat-Oh made gingerbread dough with the class and showed them where it would get baked in the cafeteria.
On the second day of school, Mrs. Cat-Oh brought all the children to the cafeteria...but the Gingerbread Man had gone!
On the third day of school, Mrs. Cat-Oh took the children to the library to look for the Gingerbread Man. No one saw him. Not even Isabel. But SUSAN saw the Gingerbread Man RUNNING and HIDING behind the books!
On the fourth day of school, Mrs. Cat-Oh took the children to the OFFICE to look for the Gingerbread Man...but he wasn't there either!
On the fifth day of school, Mrs. Cat-Oh took the children to the Principal's Office to look for the Gingerbread Man. And guess what? He was IN the Principal's Office (and so was the Principal!)
On the fifth day of school, Isabel raised her hand with
2 fingers showing perfectly. Mrs. Cat-Oh pointed at Isabel, smiled and nodded. Isabel went to the bathroom.
The end.
But her Mom said, "No! Not yet. Not yet!"
She just wanted her Mom to get off the computer. She was watching and watching and watching and watching! Then FINALLY her Mom got off.
