We had conferences this week! Here’s a re-cap.
Dane – Kindergarten. He is doing well, although apparently he enjoys talking a bit much. I could have told you that though! He is CONSTANTLY talking at home too! I feel bad because often I find myself realizing I have no idea what he is talking about because I have kind of learned to tune him out half-way because he is always saying something… I need to work on that.
He apparently also has a friend – who is a girl, who his teacher claims she has never seen something so mutual and so constant in all her years. HMMMM They play together at recess generally holding hands.. HMMMM When we asked him at home he said he doesn’t play with girls and he NEVER holds their hands. LOL (He went to this girl’s house all day last Saturday to play too – they are good friends. 
) I didn’t realize how good of friends until the conference… which is hilarious because last year in pre-school they didn’t seem to get along all that great.
He also could not identify his ankle, or remember that Saturday is a day of the week… Oh if only life remained this simple! I love Kindergarten!
Christian – 2nd Grade Christian is socially doing sooo well this year! His teacher says everyone in his class LOVES him! He seems very happy to go to school as well – so for that we are grateful. It was not that way towards the end of first grade a couple years ago – so this is the best news.
Academically – he knows everything, just continues to struggle with reading and spelling. There is improvement but it is quite slow. We are considering taking him to get official dyselxia testing, and then if recommended by the center, weekly sessions. (Cha-Ching! It is so so so expensive!) We know a couple other families in the area that are also using this center and are happy with the results. I haven’t exactly figured out where the money is coming from to do this, but the idea is in our thoughts.
Other than that, we are feeling good about where we are at right now with him. His teacher has been extremely flexible and understanding this year (same teacher as he had in 1st grade, but she seems to have changed some…) I don’t have any complaints and I feel like we’re giving him the best education we can and we will continue to research options.
Ryan – 5th Grade Ryan is doing well. I LOVE his teacher this year and I think he likes her pretty well too. He seems to be going through an emotional time, which I think is just coming with his age and pre-puberty (Lord help me!) Out of the blue he has a couple days where he is just very irrational and emotional and then he snaps out of it for a bit. I read online this starts now and continues through early 20’s. GREAT – so encouraging! We have been trying our best to fill his love tank so he feels secure and happy.
Academically, he is doing fairly well. Standards are a bit higher in 5th grade, so I don’t think things are coming quite as easily, but he was still on A honor roll (he had a couple B’s – the rest A’s.) But a B here starts at 93%, so I really don’t have any complaints. He has it in his mind he can’t do history… (which I never did well or enjoyed that subject either – so I can hardly blame him!) He also likes to take the easy way out sometimes – but then again, what kid doesn’t! School just comes fairly easy for him – as it did for me. And for that I am grateful!
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