Kylee is a Senior Kindergarten now, and has had a little bit of a shock.
Aside from the fact that she is having to learn the French alphabet, there is less time given to play and more to learning. Don’t get me wrong, Kylee loves to learn but at her speed, especially for stuff that she sees as boring. I have no doubt that I was the same way as I approached my 5th birthday.
The present school is larger than her first, and I believe the class size is thirty or more. Kylee tells me that Madame Teacher is more fierce than her former teacher, but with thirty or so little kids all vying for attention and wanting to do their own thing, it is not really surprising.
It is still early days yet, and Kylee will get used to it as time goes on. Occasionally, she is hoping that she does not feel well enough to go to school, but there has been only two instances, and there is little doubt that she was not her normal self.
So what French has Kylee learned? A direct question gets a ‘nothing’ answer, but she knows all of the words to ‘Frere Jacques’, and is getting a grasp of French numbers, so there is actual progress.
In general..
Kylee is approaching her 5th birthday, and she has lots of things lined up to do which she considers are within the scope of a ‘five’.
She is changing too. She is much more self reliant than she used to be, and can do lots things that once required the help of an adult. I find this a little disconcerting at times, often left feeling that I have limited use.
I do have limited use, and it is an unwelcome reminder, I can tell you.. 
