Wednesday, January 25 I had my first
parent-teacher conference with Kyler's new Kindergarten teacher. I
was really looking forward to it because for the first three weeks of
school I felt VERY out of the loop! I was getting Kyler to/from
school but beyond that I don't really know the routine, or what was
expected of me as a parent. I feel like I am letting Kyler down
because I don't really know what's going on. I didn't know when show
and tell was or what he was supposed to bring and he would be sad
because he was the only kid who didn't bring something. :(
Thankfully at this conference, I was
able to get some answers. Mrs. Schafer gave me a packet of
information which included an all-school calendar, a show and tell
schedule, a field trip schedule, hot lunch menu, etc. Boy I finally
feel equipped to know what is happening!
In addition, I talked to her about the
possibility of volunteering in class and when she needed help. She
told me Tuesday and Thursday mornings between 9:30-11 am are the
times when she needs the most help. So I told her I would look into
finding childcare for Caden on Thursday mornings so I could help out
then.
She didn't really do an evaluation for
Kyler because we came in the middle of the quarter. But she did go
through some of the testing with him just to get a better feel for
where he was at academically. She said she was really impressed with
how well he was doing, especially with math. That is one of Kyler's
strengths! From a very young age, he has been good with numbers.
She commented that he was able to correctly indicate the total value
for several coins. He was one of about 3 in the class of 26 who
could do that. So that makes me one very proud mommy! :)
I am just glad to have more information
so I can be a better Kindergarten parent!
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