second grade letter

My darling Lily,

Today you started second grade. You were ready in the sense that you are ready to tackle the academics required in second grade. You were not ready in the sense that you could not decide what to wear. You got up at 6:30 and you were still not dressed at 7:25. Girl, you have got to relax when it comes to your fashion. You have suddenly become obsessed with your clothes matching perfectly and your hair laying just so. It will be a long and demanding year of school if you cannot let some of that go. It should be noted that you wore the same outfit to school today that you wore to the school open house last night.

You are going to do well this year and it seems that you have an excellent teacher. I hope that this year you spend some time getting to know your classmates and making friends. Your peers respect you. However, you don't seem to have time to actually be friends with people. You are much too busy with your own thoughts and ideas to busy yourself with other people. I am not too worried about it and it doesn't seem to bother you one bit. But, it is good to have a network of friends in life. You should start building the skills to make friends and maintain friendships. It's a good skill to have.

I am looking forward to your year as a second grader. I am hopeful that you again rise to the occasion, as you have always done in years past. You seem to have matured over the summer and that should help you to juggle the responsibilities of second grade.

I love you and your growing independence. Here is to another great year!

Much love,
Mom