teachers beware

... Henry has made it to kindergarten roundup! 

So in case you're not familiar with this glorious tradition, at kindergarten roundup, the adults sit in the cafeteria at tables and chairs made for six-year-olds (comfy!) and listen to presentations on the rules, and the kids get to go off with the teachers and be tested (by playing games) to see how well they already know their letters, numbers, shapes, and colors. And then at the end, happy, excited children are reunited with their bleary-eyed, sore-butted parents, and everyone goes home.

The teacher who escorted Henry back to our table was Mrs. K, who is the Title 1 teacher at our school. When she brought him back, she was laughing, and reported that when they were walking down the hall, Henry leveled her with a very serious look and said, "Now, I understand that in kindergarten I will have access to a drinking fountain." Mrs. K laughed and said, "I can see he won't be spending much time with me this year." 

Meanwhile, Mrs. M, our principal, greeted Henry by name and said she knew this day eventually had to come. 

Good luck, teachers! And good luck, Henry, because it seems they might already be on to you ...