I visited Emerson's kindergarten classroom first. I spend a bit of time in Em's class, so I have a really good idea of what she does in her day and how she is doing. Mme Sina has also started an Instagram account, which I LOVE! It is so cool to see what the class is doing on a day to day basis, I love checking Instagram and seeing peeks of Em ;) Em is doing really well in kindergarten. Since the beginning of Sept, her teacher has told me how responsible she is and what a joy it is to have her in the class. Apparently she is a model student ... I've questioned this a few times and am always told the same thing! I'm very glad she is so well-behaved and helpful at school but have to admit I almost feel embarrassed at times because she is a normal kid and at times I feel like a shitty parent and for some reason I have a hard time accepting a compliment ... I guess. I guess that's really what it boils down to?! I felt the same way in preschool, like the teachers were gawking at me like I was some sort of rock star parent but really not feeling all that great about my parenting!!! lol! But back to Em, she is excelling in Kindergarten, doing well in French and especially Religion. A kid in a Catholic school, who attends a United Church faithfully, answering every single Religion question her teacher asks and telling stories from the bible. Blake is in the same boat! His Religion teacher tells me the exact same thing!! It's awesome :) Mme Sina did say that Em is obviously the older student in class and that she needs to be challenged more and that she is really ready for grade 1! I don't regret not putting her in to Kindergarten when she was 4, as I know (or so I've heard) that 'holding her back' will only benefit her in her later school years. BUT ... it is so obvious she is ready for grade one!!! I really have to keep her busy when she is not in school, even just asking her to help with dishes, laundry, etc or asking her to do worksheets/workbooks. Anything! She needs to be busy and is not tired (mentally or physically) at all after school!
Blake is doing great as well! I love being in his classroom, it's like a dream come true. lol! Super organized, pretty and bright and damn, it smells good too. Blake showed me many, many projects, workbooks, movies on the classroom iPads, science, social studies, English language arts, French, Religion, and Art work to name a few!! I'm very proud of his studious nature and how well he is doing in school. I do worry that he may not be challenged as much as he should be but since reading his report card, we've found some ways to improve. Which is always a good thing! Blake can be just a tad distracted and so that is something we can help him work on. It's so funny because as he was showing me the different stations at his Demo of Learning, he would get sidetracked by a friend explaining something to their parent and I would say, "Blake! Blake, concentrate on what you're doing!" And man oh man, did he ever remind me of Cal!!! He is the type of person that really needs quiet to fully concentrate and we have definitely found that when doing his homework. He needs a quiet space, no distractions! And with a class of 26, I imagine he may get distracted from time to time! Blake loves school and for that I am very grateful. He really likes Mlle Melissa (I have a feeling she may be his first crush!) and I think he tries his absolute hardest for her :) So far he is doing extremely well and I hope we can keep that up! I keep hearing rumblings that French Immersion kids often experience trouble, or things change, in Grade 3 ... we shall see.
After Demo of Learning we made our way to the music classroom, as Blake wanted to show Emerson and I some of the things they were doing in Music. We have such an awesome music teacher, I am very much looking forward to the Spring concert and what she has planned!!
After the music class, we had to take in the Scholastic Book Fair and pick out books! We also bought a book for Reese (who was working with Cal, as Cal could not get the afternoon off and Reese would have been a distraction at school!). I love these book fairs and we have two to look forward to - this was the English book fair and in a few weeks we will have a French book fair!
Demo of Learning is always a great day, super proud of our two big kids and wondering how we will juggle three Demo of Learning's next year?!
xo
Tracy
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