A few weeks ago, our little Austin graduated from Nursery to Primary. He is officially a Sunbeam. WOW, does time fly by or what? We were actually in CA when this transition took place (the first of the year), and my parents' ward did a cute, little graduation ceremony complete with "Pomp and Circumstance" playing, graduation certificates, a parade around the classroom, and meeting their new Primary teacher. Those kids were so excited to be joining the "big kids"!
It's been a little rough with the transition, mostly because our church is at 11am, which distrupts lunch and naps, but so far, pretty good. The kids aren't used to the routine yet, so sitting that long is rough for SOME (including Austin!). Even though we've been preparing Austin for a change, it's still a different routine than what he's been used to for 2 yrs. Our ward has 2 seperate classes of Sunbeams too-about 10 kids in each. Mostly boys too-can you imagine?! :) Austin remains excited to go though-he loves to sing the songs, answer questions, color, and learn new things. In fact, he has already asked his teachers when it is his turn (to speak, recite a scripture, or say a prayer) in front of everyone! That would be our Austin-not a shy bone in his body!
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I was the sunbeam teacher before we had kids and I absolutely loved it! It is a hard transition for them but it definately gets easier on them once they get in the routine of not having toys, snacks, etc. When Brett and I lived in Blackhawk we had about 10 sunbeams, it was chaos, but fun! I would bring TONS of fun things like playdough, markers, felt board stories, stickers, and snacks too :) They are like little sponges and soak in everything you teach them. PLus they are so smart, it's unbelievable! Good luck! I can't believe Austin is getting that big.
Love this age. The "transition" takes all year for most of them. At first they sit backwards in their chairs, put their arms around each other, show off their new shoes--and every now and then look up at the speaker or sharing time leader. By the end of the year, they're all on board, listening and watching everything.
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