A couple of weeks ago Randy and I had our first Parent Teacher conference with Adam’s teacher. As Randy and I walked in to the meeting I had a sudden fear that she would tell me things that weren’t good. Luckily all my fears were unfounded. She said that Adam was doing great and had loads of friends. When he missed a day of school, she said his little friends all asked about him. Then she showed us his ‘portfolio’. It was the cutest little portfolio I’ve ever seen. She told us little stories along the way to go with the pictures.
Teacher Lari told us that Adam loves to bake and when he bakes at home and brings some in for his friends he loves talking about how he helped mommy bake. She also said he’s obsessed with the crumber, which is a teeny tiny dustpan and broom. Since starting school he’s become great at clearing his plate and helping to clean up. He wants to use a big plate and cup like us and is also really into using his little (child friendly) knife to cut his food. They’ve done a great job at teaching him some useful skills.
I loved that she told us that when others are using the pink tower blocks he will correct them if they are doing it incorrectly. When his friends are doing the matching cards above, where you match animals to the cards he will jump in and try to help. When the teachers asks that Adam let his friend try on his own he will tap the right card to try to give them a clue. I love this, he definitely gets this from me 🙂
This one is my favorite. Teacher Lari told us that Adam loves doing yoga and worked so hard to learn to stand on one leg. He at first had to hold a chair for balance but eventually was able to balance on one leg and is the only one in the class that has mastered this.
Two stories for this one. After using the Padlock Adam put it away and the whole class went outside to the playground. When they got back to the room Adam pulled out the key from the padlock he had stored in his pocket and said he could open the door with his key and tried. He had pocketed the key so he could open the door! He didn’t realize that it wasn’ the key for the door.
He also picked purple the color purple when the kids were collecting colors and collected all his purple things super quickly. His friend Abel was collecting white things and didn’t work quite as fast as Malcolm. When Abel went off in search of white things Adam ran and got a white plate and put it on Abel’s mat. When Abel got back he was surprised to find a white plate there. Adam admitted to having gotten it and Abel was happy for the help.
For this one Teacher Lari told us how even though Adam was just looking at a book and Victoria (Upper left) was playing a fun matching game Adam never got distracted and finished his book and went and put it away.
When he was Egyptian for UN day, Teacher Lari said his scarf kept falling off his head so he went to the mirror and carefully put it on his head and eventually got it to stay precariously on his ears. His friend called his name and he turned his head quickly and his scarf fell off. He was upset but instead of yelling about it he went over to his Teacher and asked for help.
I loved hearing all about Adam’s days at school and the little stories that let me see how he is around his friends and with his teachers. Teacher Lari said he is a sweet, funny, smart little boy that is always smiling! Every day I drop him off and I wish I could stay and spend the whole day with him and play and watch him all day but I know he’s in good hands and that he is really appreciating this time to grow and become a wonderful little boy.
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