New School

We received some very sad news Monday morning that Kate and Brody's school would be closing November 30th. I was distraught to say the least. Kate is going on her second year there and Brody had started in August. Kate loved her teacher Ms. Caprecia and vice versa. Brody had gotten very comfortable with Ms. Brittany and Ms. Ashley and I left everyday knowing they were in good hands. I was upset for the kids because I knew how much they loved their teachers and I was upset for the teachers knowing they were going to lose their jobs. There were tears from both the teachers and I, Kate and Brody didn't really understand what was going on.
So, on Monday I visited 3 different schools to try and get the same feeling of compassion, family, fun, learning, low ratio classrooms and etc. as I got from their previous school. Out of the three, I chose one which is literally 3 minutes from our house. Kay the director took me on a tour answered all my questions and made me feel at ease and not rushed. Not being rushed was nice seeing as they were swamped with parents from Kate's school. I put down a deposit to save their spots for when they would start December 1st. I wanted them to finish out November at their original school plus I didn't know if the teachers get paid for each student or if it is a flat salary. When I went to pick them up Monday afternoon, Ms. Caprecia informed me she had gotten a job offer and would be taking the job and didn't know if she would finish out the rest of the month. I told her, how excited I was for her and decided right then to go ahead and have that be their last day. It was very sad having to say goodbye to a teacher who truly loved my daughter and her job. We then went and told Ms. Brittany and Ms. Ashley goodbye and wished them luck in finding a new job.
Tuesday, I took Kate to her new school and introduced her to her teacher Ms. Lumus. Kate was very quiet and nervous but perked up a little bit when she was told some of her friends from her old school would be joining her. On our way out we saw Ms. Ashley who was there to interview for a spot in Brody's classroom. Fingers crossed she gets the job!!
Today was Brody's first day and he did fine up until I left and then he started crying. A few minutes later I went back and looked through the window and he was sitting down playing. He knows the tears get me every time.
Update: I was just told out of 70 kids, 36 will attend the same school as Kate which makes me very happy as she and Brody will have some of their friends with them as well as 8 out of the 17 teachers have already found new jobs.