My kid starts kindergarten tomorrow, I'm super excited for her. She was in a small preschool with only one other girl. Most our friends have boys. I suspect that she would really like to have more girl friends. I know she is ready for a larger social life. Academics aren't looking like a problem, she can add and subtract and can do some basic multiplication and division. He reading is strong and she likes to make cards and write specific unique messages for the people she is going to give them to. Hell, she is reading this post over my shoulder out loud as I write it. I hope she has fun tomorrow and thought the year.
First off - your kid is wicked awesome. Having met her in the real world... This I can say with some authority. And insert apples not falling far from trees comment here. Regarding sponges... I couldn't agree more. I feel super fortunate to have a local charter school that follows a mostly Montessori methodology.