There is one another thing. I don't know how the teacher would feel about it, but DS7 was very comfortable about the idea of starting kindergarten. He was very popular in preschool, and one of the leaders in his class. And when I spoke to him about kindergarten, and how it wasn't going to be like daycare-school, where he knew everyone because he'd been there since he was 3 months old... He said, "Oh, I'll know everyone, Mama."
I asked how, and he said simply, "Well, I'll ask them their names, and when they tell me I'll
know them."
So imagine my total surprise when he suddenly turns SHY in his kindergarten class!
Since his birthday is in August, I always ask his teacher if I can bring cupcakes to class that first week, and I think especially in his kindergarten class it was a great ice breaker for him.
Maybe Jake could bring in some kind of treat (popsicles or grapes, whatever) to share one day?