Little miss has been doing amazing in school. She's the top reader in her class, the book she brought home yesterday was a grade 3 reading level. She started reading chapter books and found a series she really likes. Her teacher is amazing, she set up a little program for E so whenever E reads a chapter in her book we write down what she learned and what she wonders about what will happen in the next chapter. Then we send the notebook to school where E gets a special reward.
At the beginning of the year E struggled with math, she wasn't behind per se but she wasn't near the top of her class. I volunteer in E's class twice a week for math centers so I get to see first hand where she stands in relation to her class. They also have testing 3 times a year. Her fall test scores put her barely ahead of the goal, her winter test scores put her exceedingly ahead of the goals for the spring test. She is definitely in the top 3rd of her class now based on my observations. There was an assignment they did one day in December and she really struggled with the concept, as did a good portion of her class. A couple of weeks later they had a similar assignment, she didn't even flinch, she had no problems with it at all. It's unbelievable how quickly she learns. I'm so incredibly proud of my little girl, she's a treasure.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Smitten
Mr N is hands down the most polite child I've ever encountered, without a doubt. He says "thank you" without being asked, even for the littlest things. He is very helpful and thoughtful, he's eager to please and quick to take initiative. He is an absolute joy.
Words can't express what an amazing little man he is to know. The hugs, cuddles, and kisses are just the icing on the cake. It is unfortunate that many of the people in our lives don't see the Mr N we see every day. He is doing quite well with school, self-regulating when necessary to cope. But meetings are quite different, he is on such sensory overload during most of the meeting that his behavior is less than ideal. Our patience with him during meeting has improved as we are aware of his inability maintain appropriate behaviors for that length of time.
When he is loud, running, flailing, fidgeting, climbing, etc what people don't see is the sweet boy that he is 90% of the time at home; the boy who brings mommy or daddy what he wants so we don't have to stop what we are doing, the boy who's imagination results in amazing play with dinosaurs, cars and even dolls, the boy who clears his plate in the trash can and puts his plate in the sink, the boy who puts the dishwashing detergent in the dishwasher without being asked, the boy who puts his dirty clothes where they belong, puts his clean clothes away, and picks out his own clothes to wear. The boy who rushes to hug his sissy as soon as she gets home from school, the boy who cries when he knows he's disappointed mommy or daddy, the boy who helps put groceries away, the boy who has stolen our hearts and puts smiles on our faces. This boy, my boy, who is so full of love and forgiveness, gives hugs and kisses after his timeout. This sweet boy shouts "I LOVE YOU" as loud as he can.
Not many people see the sweet, amazing boy that Mr N is 90% of the time. Most people only see the struggles that he faces.
At school on Monday, his therapist said he picked up all of the toys that were out and put them away all by himself. Even the toys the other kids had used, if he didn't know where something went, he asked. On Tuesday, he was a bit emotional and probably not feeling super well, we've been battling sickness all winter and the last week has been exceptionally bad. But he still participated in story time, still did the story time project even though he didn't like it and did great playing outside. When I got there another little boy lost his boot and Mr N picked it up and took it right to him. Being sweet is just in his nature.
Words can't express what an amazing little man he is to know. The hugs, cuddles, and kisses are just the icing on the cake. It is unfortunate that many of the people in our lives don't see the Mr N we see every day. He is doing quite well with school, self-regulating when necessary to cope. But meetings are quite different, he is on such sensory overload during most of the meeting that his behavior is less than ideal. Our patience with him during meeting has improved as we are aware of his inability maintain appropriate behaviors for that length of time.
When he is loud, running, flailing, fidgeting, climbing, etc what people don't see is the sweet boy that he is 90% of the time at home; the boy who brings mommy or daddy what he wants so we don't have to stop what we are doing, the boy who's imagination results in amazing play with dinosaurs, cars and even dolls, the boy who clears his plate in the trash can and puts his plate in the sink, the boy who puts the dishwashing detergent in the dishwasher without being asked, the boy who puts his dirty clothes where they belong, puts his clean clothes away, and picks out his own clothes to wear. The boy who rushes to hug his sissy as soon as she gets home from school, the boy who cries when he knows he's disappointed mommy or daddy, the boy who helps put groceries away, the boy who has stolen our hearts and puts smiles on our faces. This boy, my boy, who is so full of love and forgiveness, gives hugs and kisses after his timeout. This sweet boy shouts "I LOVE YOU" as loud as he can.
Not many people see the sweet, amazing boy that Mr N is 90% of the time. Most people only see the struggles that he faces.
At school on Monday, his therapist said he picked up all of the toys that were out and put them away all by himself. Even the toys the other kids had used, if he didn't know where something went, he asked. On Tuesday, he was a bit emotional and probably not feeling super well, we've been battling sickness all winter and the last week has been exceptionally bad. But he still participated in story time, still did the story time project even though he didn't like it and did great playing outside. When I got there another little boy lost his boot and Mr N picked it up and took it right to him. Being sweet is just in his nature.
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