PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE

This week and next week will be early release days due to the parent/teacher conference. This afternoon was our turn. Mimi went home with Julia (Olivia's mom) while dad and I went to talk with Ms. Greenfield. It turned out just like we expected it would. For the most part Mimi did pretty good. On a scale from 1-4, with 4 being the best, Mimi got mostly 3's with a couple of 4's sprinkled here and there. Her strengths lie in reading and math. Ms. Greenfield says that when she asks Mimi to tell her a story about herself, she will make up a very wild and imaginative story to tell her. "Writing will be my main focus with Naomi. We'll be working on developing some spelling patterns, writing lower case letters and developing a nice voice in writing. Naomi sometimes has difficulty thinking of what to write and she would really like to make up stories instead of telling true stories. I enjoy having Naomi. She is my reminder that they are just little kids and sometimes they just want to play! So far, her playful spirit and her social nature are not causing any harm to her academic progress so she just gets reminder now and then. Hopefully, the need for her to focus and be persistent in her work will not be necessary until she is a bit older. In the meantime, she is fun to have in class." Focusing on not goofing off when she is supposed to be paying attention is something we are working on at the moment. Not only in school but in gymnastic class as well. Last Tuesday when her gymnastic class was over, she came flying upstairs "Mom, I have something to tell you. Allison said to Danielle that when I get in trouble 20 times, I have to go into time out and without getting any stickers." I asked the girl, "So tell me, how many times have you gotten into trouble?' To which the child answered "19 times". I just hung my head, shook it and gave one big long, long, LONG sigh. That's our Mimi.