"What Did You Do At School Today?"

My normally loquacious children have become laconic under the influence of kindergarten. Even my well-phrased questions--more probing than the classic title of this post--don't seem to elicit much conversation: what was your favorite thing today? what was your least favorite thing? what did you do that was new today? Nada. I even got creative, "So, did you paint hippos in art today? For P.E. did you climb a mountain?" Nothing.

But slowly, in conversation totally unrelated to school, details have emerged:

Bud has been line leader.

Both classes had a fire drill.

There is a school pledge and also the regular national pledge. Sometimes, birthdays are announced.

One teacher uses bells, another, hand signals, to get attention.

Neither one has had to go to the restroom.

Sis likes art and P.E.

Bud likes snack.

They eat lunch in their classrooms, but take their specials (art, music, p.e., etc) in other rooms.

They drew self-portraits in art class and have learned some words from Maestra, their Spanish teacher.

Bud's class has played alphabet games, like "Aa . . . ahhhh . . . apple."

Sis's class has done the Hokey Pokey.

The separation is either "okay" (Bud) or "good!" (Sis) and sometimes they see each other in the hall on the way to specials.

And I'm sure more details will emerge. Slowly. And I'll have to adjust to not knowing everything about their days. Quickly.

(but if you have favorite school questions that work, let me know!)