Accepted! Whew.

Much to my complete and boneless-state-inducing relief, Megan received her letter welcoming her to Kennedy Primary Academy as a Kindergartner for the 2011-2012 school year. Huzzah!!!

I didn't think the second time around would be as nerve-wracking. In some ways it wasn't because I knew what to expect, and how to be prepared. I knew that I needed to think about the evaluation form given to the teachers, because I would be filling out that same form for Megan in another few weeks when she went to take a simple 'test' at the school. What I didn't expect was that somebody would ask, "Is there preference given to siblings" and have an answer of "No; it's a lottery."

Ahhhh! You mean my five-year-old might be sent to a different school than my eight-year-old even if she tests well enough to qualify for the school the older sibling is attending??!? That threw my whole balance off, and made me worried that maybe Megan wouldn't win the lottery. The principle said they pull the top 20% of test scores (after compiling all the evaluations and test score) and then from those numbers they draw the names of the kids who get in. Yeah,
uh- huh. On aptitude, I have no doubt Megan would get in. On lottery? It's anybody's game.

But, now I can start to think about how hard it'll be to say g'bye and watch my second daughter start school. And be glad that she'll have a big sister on the bus looking out for her. And hear from my three-year-old how much she wants to go to Kindergarten, but she'll be content to go to ECDC (which she also got accepted to the 3/4's class in which her two older siblings attended, and we LOVE that teacher!)

So, it's good. Things are set for another year. And, I am REALLY ready for summer now! (as the snow falls again outside).