Nothing major here in our world. Getting ready for Christmas, work, school and homework.
Cole and I had our parent/teacher conference the other day and it was a mix of emotions.
For the record, I *heart* his teacher, Mrs. Chester, BIG time! She's very 'old-school', a teachers-teacher, like the kind of teachers I had growing up. As she told me at his last conference (and I hope I don't get her in trouble for this) "Sometimes..... I like to just shut the door and teach."
Bravo!
So when she talks, I'm all ears.
"First off, Cole is a GREAT kid. He's very polite, friendly, courteous and well-mannered. He always says his pleases and thank you's and tends to correct other kids when they don't. He's just a nice boy." she says, Mama beaming proudly :)
She goes on to say that he's having trouble with his reading and writing. Not severe, but he's in the lower end. For those of you that know me well, you know that this is a tough one for me to admit. I mean, who wants to admit failure, of any sort, as a parent?
Some factors to consider: he's a boy (yes, it does play a role), he's about the youngest in his class (summer birthday) and he was only in 1/2 day kindergarten. She says they all attribute to this but that's not the only reasons. Needless to say, if things don't improve in January, that's when they become 'concerned'. For now, it's no-biggie.
(insert SIGH here)
Another Plus: He's in the 99.9 percentile for math! She said he's her little math whiz :)
W O O - H O O !!!!!
After having my little 'down' moment at home, Shawn (aka: miracle-worker, savior, etc) put my mind at ease like only he can do and broke it down like this:
"It's FIRST Grade. He'll eventually learn to read, he'll learn to write. Shoot, they can teach adults to read. What's most impressive is what she said about his character. That he's a good kid. That he's polite and listens. You can't teach that."
((Thanks))
Cole practicing his writing
His 'favorite' gift (there were MANY) from Anna.
Our Christmas at home.
"Ooooooohhh!", something Spongebob, of course.
Uncle Sean & Cole playing "Rock em Sock em Robots"!!!
"Ooooooohhh!", something Spongebob, of course.
Uncle Sean & Cole playing "Rock em Sock em Robots"!!!
