School Days, School Days

So, ten hours of preschool later...
We've been through a lot!
Day 1: Joe said he had fun. He didn't have much else to say, except that for a snack they had muffins, blueberries and apple juice.

Day 2: Went to pick him up and the teacher asked whether the Director had called me. Nope. Why? Well, he's having a little bit of trouble sitting still and listening, he's not staying in line. Then when we were leaving the building, an administrator said Joe was The Stickthrower and showed me the stick he threw in the lobby. Ugh. We brought the stick outside and put it on the ground. We had lots of talks. I felt like my child was the terror of the preschool. Okay, so we work on that from Thursday afternoon to Tuesday morning. Mind you, he's never been in a structured environment with more than two children before. Also, he turned 3 two weeks ago.

Day 3: Dropped him off and he picked his name out of a bunch of others written on tags on the table - yay! Went to pick him up and was told that Joseph may have behaved slightly better, but at the end of the day he was hitting children on the playground - yikes. Later that day, Joe mentioned that "my teacher put me in the closet, then she rescued me". WHAT?! I remained calm and asked him more questions about it, but he wasn't very forthcoming. The next morning I telephoned the Director. She assured me the teachers had done no such thing, said she'd talk to them and call me back. Long story short, she called me and said that a teacher had taken him along into the supply closet with her. Umm, okay. Still not sure why he said "she rescued me".

Day 4 (today): Thank God! Joe had a MUCH better day today. He was a much better listener and was more in control. I'm so relieved. Only a single positive day, but after the last 3, one is enough for me. If things remain positive, I will keep Joe there. He really loves to go to school.