I need another parent to cheer me back up........

Every milestone for your child...as this is...is both the start of a new chapter in your parenting life and the end of another chapter. Bittersweet. Let yourself have time to grieve the old... And then embrace the new. You and she will be just fine.

Not crazy.
So much of her experience will be the other children, and the activities, and the learning. The teacher is important, of course, but everyone has a different style. Sometimes the ones who seem chaotic or messy are also incredibly creative.
She will most likely have a wonderful year. Give it a chance.
.....and there's nothing wrong with asking to help out in the room or maybe become the class parent.

Speaking as someone who works in a school (I do not have children of my own), I know that around this time of year teachers are busy non-stop. Getting their classrooms and lessons ready, plus all of the inservice stuff they have to go through. Believe me, there are many frazzled teachers where I work, and the majority of them are amazing at their job. If your child is happy and learning, then you should have nothing to worry about!!

^^^^This

I have been a high school math teacher for 16 years and the beginning of the school year is crazy! Your kiddo will be fine and so will you. Good luck to you both.

Teachers make next to nothing, have to buy their own school supplies, and have too many kids in all their classes. They're ALL frazzled this time of year. This particular teacher probably isn't like that all the time.

I am betting your daughter will be just fine, especially since she liked the teacher. That being said, it is important to pay attention to your feelings and try to analyze them. Try to find out if you are just sad because your daughter is getting older and gaining more independence. However, if after a while you still feel the same, home school may be an option for you. There are soooo many different ways to teach children or have them be taught. So, if you end up truly unhappy with this school, you aren't stuck sending your daughter there. Good luck! I hope everything works out for the best.

PS: Public school wasn't right for my son, so we have decided to home school. Ever since we made that difficult decision to reorganize everything and make it work, a huge weight has been lifted off our shoulders. Also, my son has been happier than ever, and I don't have to worry about his personality being squashed out anymore.

Every milestone for your child...as this is...is both the start of a new chapter in your parenting life and the end of another chapter. Bittersweet. Let yourself have time to grieve the old... And then embrace the new. You and she will be just fine.

^ this....I have 2 boys who are now 7 and 10....it was hard letting go and realizing they are growing up...I still think of them trying to get up the stairs of the bus when they were so small and their knapsack as big as them. Lol. You will both be fine...just stress of change too.

My son's elementary school was horrible, and he as actually suspended in kindergarten for drawing a picture of stick figure soldiers and airplanes shooting at each other, just like I drew at his age. They had zero tolerance for guns they said, and he must be suspended, which was ridiculous. That was just the begging of a nightmare school experience that finally ended after the 5th grade when we finally took him out of public school, and home schooled him for 3 yrs. I think that elementary school really damaged him. He did great at home, and was working above grade level every year. He wanted to go back to public school for 9th grade and we nervously agreed, but felt much better about the high school which was in a different town, after we went to orientation with him. He did great in 9th getting A-Bs' in all his classes. He'll be starting 10th grade in a couple weeks, and is enthusiastic about the classes he picked. I guess my point is that kids can thrive and excel in both environments, home and public school. Or public school can really damage some kids, depending on the school. It's to early to tell yet in your case, but if you see major problems please don't let her suffer through 6 years like I let my son, before we took matters into our own hands. I don't want to imagine the mess my son would be emotionally, and academically right now if we hadn't taken him out of that particular public school. It sounds like your just nervous though, good luck.

Every milestone for your child...as this is...is both the start of a new chapter in your parenting life and the end of another chapter. Bittersweet. Let yourself have time to grieve the old... And then embrace the new. You and she will be just fine.

Well said. Mine are both in college now and still at home but one day we will be empty nesters and I still can't fathom where the time went. Focus on the positives of the new beginnings and the exciting things to come. The best is yet to be!

So...I took my daughter to school this morning and we got lost....haha....good thing I was with her huh....anyways we found her classroom and I helped her find her cubby to put her book bag and helped her find her table.....she then told me to give her a kiss and then said "mommy, you can go now" LOL She rode the bus home and I feel much better about that simply because the bus driver wouldn't let her off the bus til she checked her address and asked her If I was her parent. I do feel better today about everything and I think everyone was right about the teacher being super busy. And of course the most important thing is my daughter loved every moment :-) thanks yall for all the encouraging words!!

laughssssssss, and in another month you'll be like "Why do they give you kids so many days off"?

New phase in your daughters life. Make sure to encourage her and smile and talk up school. After she leaves -- then you can cry. What you feel is just what we have all felt when our child is no longer a baby but a big kid in school.

I hear you all and am with you... although mine is starting high school tomorrow. It never goes away!

What was even harder for me was when I went to drop off my middle child and she said, " Don't worry I'll go down with Leta (my oldest), You can go now." I almost cried. They are all in college starting in 2 weeks. Time flies enjoy each day.