Today, with both kids in tow, I headed to the schools for parent-teacher meetings. Unfortunately, Dave had to work in Dearborn and couldn’t make it.
First up was Noomi’s meeting with her teachers Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Smith. In short, they said Noomi was an absolute treasure to have in class, a truly lovely child. They said it has been amazing watching her grow and open up this past year. She is starting to speak up for herself, which is something she didn’t do at the beginning of the year. She is also enjoying gym and running with the other boys and girls, where as in the beginning of the year she was hesitant and hovered on the side. She is also doing well counting to ten and recognizing her letters. She is holding the pencil with a three point grip and can spell her name. She also did very well recognizing patterns and sorting. Again, just a glowing review. We did talk about her language development and they said that the “ka” noise generally doesn’t come till 4, so they weren’t so worried. If it persists we’ll make a plan with a speech therapist next year.
Next was Ajax and he also received a solid review. The teacher said Ajax was one cool kid and doing well in class, though at times he could be a bit stubborn. Actually, she said – when he sees a real or perceived injustice or someone not following the rules he will be the first to point it out and debate the topic… passionately. She suggested he may be a civil rights attorney when he grows up. She said she is constantly impressed with how polite he is in class and she can always count on him for almost adult-type politeness. She said that academically he’s moved beyond the “bench mark” stage and she would consider him an advanced learner. He’s a great reader and is doing well in math. Overall, a great review.
The kids are still enjoying the boxes. Dave has dubbed our living room full of boxes as West Box-a-delphia. As an extension they’ve been playing with these cardboard tubes and of course they are now swords, light sabers (Noomi walks around saying- pew pew pew. As a side note, her favorite character in Star Wars is Darth Vader and she’s starting to do this evil deep laugh when she’s the bad guy).
