So the second day went well again. I am so relieved! Lunch was another bust though. Tristan ate his breakfast bar, yogurt and cheese. The delicious nutella and grape jelly sandwich went untouched, as did the grapes and surprisingly the blueberries. Will have to keep working at it. Trying cold chicken nuggets tomorrow and of course yogurt, cheese and a breakfast bar.
Today Tristan came home with all kinds of art work - one picture was a "dolphin mountain goat" in blue finger paint! He was very proud of that. So another good day at Countryside Montessori School. Hopefully, we will get into a good routine and Tristan will continue to flourish at his new school.
A post tomorrow on a study between a group of kids who had a Montessori education and a group who went to traditional school.
Good night all! Talk to you tomorrow!
Showing posts with label School Lunch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label School Lunch. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Second Day
For a long time now, everyday Tristan would wake up and say "Are we going to school"? and I would "yes" and I would always get the "OOOOHHHHH, I don't want to go to school". This morning he asked his usual question and when I said "yes", he said "YEAH". That one reaction is enough to make my day.
I am so happy that he wants to go. When both parents work, as so many of us do, you generally have no choice but to take them somewhere. But to take him somewhere he wants to go, is a whole different story. It was always so hard for me to leave him at his other school, crying, screaming, begging me to stay. He was always fine after a bit but to leave with the thought in my head that he thinks I am abondoning him, always broke my heart. And today, I got none of that - no tears and no begging. I got a "Bye, Mommy".
He had a great day yesterday. The teacher told me this morning that he did just fine and had no trouble. Parent-teacher conferences are on the 21st so I guess we will get more detail then about his progress over the 3 weeks that he will have been there. I will be so interested to hear about what they see in him and how he learns.
Today, I packed his lunch with less input from the peanut gallery. Grapes, Crasins and blueberries. A yogurt, a slice of cheese and a little nutella and grape jelly sandwich in the shape of a dinosaur. Did you know that nutella and grape jelly tastes EXACTLY like a grape Tootsie Pop? We will see what comes back in the bag today. And I finally wised up to the lunch process. I put all his cold stuff in one tupperware so that it could easily be put in the fridge at school. I pulled out the label maker and made labels with his name and the date on it to put on the tupperware and yogurt. And I have realized he has a hard time opening the tupperware by himself so I have to find other ways to send his food - ziplocs I guess but the thought of using thousands of ziplocs a year makes me cringe a bit. Let me know if you have any ideas about what to send for lunch and/or creative ways to pack it.
So far so good as of Day 2! I will start posting some more curriculum and other posts soon but will also keep you updated on Tristan's thoughts and progress!
I am so happy that he wants to go. When both parents work, as so many of us do, you generally have no choice but to take them somewhere. But to take him somewhere he wants to go, is a whole different story. It was always so hard for me to leave him at his other school, crying, screaming, begging me to stay. He was always fine after a bit but to leave with the thought in my head that he thinks I am abondoning him, always broke my heart. And today, I got none of that - no tears and no begging. I got a "Bye, Mommy".
He had a great day yesterday. The teacher told me this morning that he did just fine and had no trouble. Parent-teacher conferences are on the 21st so I guess we will get more detail then about his progress over the 3 weeks that he will have been there. I will be so interested to hear about what they see in him and how he learns.
Today, I packed his lunch with less input from the peanut gallery. Grapes, Crasins and blueberries. A yogurt, a slice of cheese and a little nutella and grape jelly sandwich in the shape of a dinosaur. Did you know that nutella and grape jelly tastes EXACTLY like a grape Tootsie Pop? We will see what comes back in the bag today. And I finally wised up to the lunch process. I put all his cold stuff in one tupperware so that it could easily be put in the fridge at school. I pulled out the label maker and made labels with his name and the date on it to put on the tupperware and yogurt. And I have realized he has a hard time opening the tupperware by himself so I have to find other ways to send his food - ziplocs I guess but the thought of using thousands of ziplocs a year makes me cringe a bit. Let me know if you have any ideas about what to send for lunch and/or creative ways to pack it.
So far so good as of Day 2! I will start posting some more curriculum and other posts soon but will also keep you updated on Tristan's thoughts and progress!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Lunch Ideas
Since Tristan has to bring his lunch to his new school (and therefore I have to pack it...), we are having to get pretty creative with lunch ideas. Tristan is not known for his willingness to try anything not shaped like a chicken nugget or filled with peanut butter. And since I can't fill his lunchbox with cookies, doughnuts and candy, here are some ideas that I have gathered from across the vast world wide web.
Yogurt / applesauce
Dried fruit (raisins or craisins) and cereal "granola"
Carrots and dip
Any kind of fruit
English muffin "pizza"
French toast sticks/mini waffles or pancakes
Goldfish
Turkey/ham roll ups (on a tortilla)
String cheese
Graham crackers/animals cookies
"Smores" (Graham crackers, marshmallow fluff and nutella)
Grilled chicken strips
Cubed cheese
Breakfast bars
Fruit snacks
Muffins
Cheese and crackers
Pasta and sauce
Cream cheese and jam sandwich (tried to give him blueberry cream cheese yesterday - no go.)
Meatballs (Tristan loves the little meatballs in his ABC's 123's)
**saw this great idea - to send milk, freeze the container of milk when it is half full. In the morning, fill it up with cold milk and it should be perfect by lunchtime!
It will certainly be an exercise in creativity! Will make sure to let you know what works and what doesn't! I suposse if he gets hungry enough, he'll eat what I send! I am open to any ideas you all might have too - feel free to leave a comment!
Yogurt / applesauce
Dried fruit (raisins or craisins) and cereal "granola"
Carrots and dip
Any kind of fruit
English muffin "pizza"
French toast sticks/mini waffles or pancakes
Goldfish
Turkey/ham roll ups (on a tortilla)
String cheese
Graham crackers/animals cookies
"Smores" (Graham crackers, marshmallow fluff and nutella)
Grilled chicken strips
Cubed cheese
Breakfast bars
Fruit snacks
Muffins
Cheese and crackers
Pasta and sauce
Cream cheese and jam sandwich (tried to give him blueberry cream cheese yesterday - no go.)
Meatballs (Tristan loves the little meatballs in his ABC's 123's)
**saw this great idea - to send milk, freeze the container of milk when it is half full. In the morning, fill it up with cold milk and it should be perfect by lunchtime!
It will certainly be an exercise in creativity! Will make sure to let you know what works and what doesn't! I suposse if he gets hungry enough, he'll eat what I send! I am open to any ideas you all might have too - feel free to leave a comment!
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