Learning Each Day

Today was a big day. Brian and I spent the morning at home to attend a series of parent-teacher conferences. First we went to visit H's reading teacher. He's doing excellent. So well, that he will be exited from the program next week. It's kind of bittersweet, because he loves meeting with her. But it's great that he's advanced as much as he has.

Next we were off to observe C in his classroom setting. It's always so funny. The parents sit on opposite sides of the classroom from each other, and are supposed to remain quiet while we simply watch what is going on. But in the meantime, the children are looking at you like you are an exhibit on display, and try to interact with you in subtle ways. (One little girl kept asking me to write her name on her work. Others just stand in front of you and stare for a little bit.) C was like Vanna White, and showed off every single thing he was doing to Brian and me. He got an excellent report. His language skills still slow him down a bit, but it's improved greatly. The majority of his work is focused around practical life, but he's expanding to different areas each day. After the observation, we took him out for a special treat. Our tradition after observation day for the past few years (since we started observing H -- gosh, that seems so long ago) has been to go to Nola's Cup for beignets, hot chocolate and café au laits.

Next we went right back to H's school for our meeting with his 1st grade teacher. I was really excited about this one, because ... well, it's all new to us too. And everything is going great. His teacher said he's imaginative and hard-working (two traits I think are extremely important to have). Yes, there are some areas he needs to work on, but for the most part, he's doing great and adjusting very well. We couldn't be prouder. Next week he has his first big project due. We have some other things going on this weekend, so had to get it done a little early. Here it is.