Over the summer Ella announced that when school started she wanted to be called Isabella. I told her I was all for it, but asked her to really think about it to be sure.
As we walked into her classroom on the first day of school I asked her, "Are you sure you want to be Isabella?" She smiled.
"Yes."
So, I introduced her to her teacher as "Isabella Moore" and explained the change. It was no problem for her teacher, but something tells me it still may take awhile . . .