Socially she still needs to be in Pre-School, but considering that this school year was the first time she’s really been in an environment where she’s had to interact with many different children for any extended period of time, she’s matured by leaps and bounds. The first few months of Pre-School were difficult for her (not to mention her teacher and her parents). They were full of time-outs and e-mails from the teacher. Her teacher did say that the last few months have been really good for R in that respect.
She also said that R likes to be in charge. If we use that to our advantage by making her the line leader or classroom helper, it really works to our benefit. J and I have noticed that at home as well. She responds much better if we ask her to help us achieve something rather than telling her to do something.
She’s competitive. She likes to be first and she likes to be right. (wonder where she gets that from??) She’s eager to answer the questions the teacher asks of the whole class, but needs to be reminded from time to time to let the other kids have a shot too. (although the teacher did say that 99% of the time she had the correct answer)
The most amusing part of the conference was part of the Kindergarten Assessment that asked her to draw a “Man”. They get 4 points for any of the items on the list that were present. Here’s a photo of R’s “Man”
When the teacher asked her what the thing was between the torso and the legs, her reply (in a whisper, shhh it’s a secret tone) was. “Those are his bottom parts. It’s where he sits.” I think that should have gotten her 4 more points under the "Other" category.
Looks like we have ourselves “One Smart Little Cookie”.
-A
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