This morning, I had Anya's Fall parent-teacher conference. She's doing well developmentally and enjoys going to school. The director and her teacher think the transition to Kindergarten in the Fall will be seamless (I, on the other hand, will be a blubbering mess). I guess the only thing that surprised me a bit was regarding her social-emotional development. They said she is highly advanced in how she deals with other kids, especially when problems arise. That she can always articulate her feelings and ask for what she wants or try to work toward a solution (example they gave: "You hurt my feelings when you xxx. I'd like you to apologize."). I have to say, as her mom, I don't see this behavior all that often. Yes, she can tell us what she's feeling, but she doesn't often deal well with the problem in the moment (usually, later on after she's vented emotionally for a bit). Perhaps we can attribute it to her feeling comfortable enough to let go and break down when she's at home.
We spoke a little bit about Kindergarten and our options. They believe (as do we) that Anya is adaptable and will likely be "fine" whichever school we choose. Chris and I decided recently to give public school a try. If it doesn't meet her needs, then we will look again into private. There was one private school in particular that we love. Unfortunately, it's over $16k per year...while public school is free(ish). We are down to two schools on our list and I'm sure I'll agonize over that decision all Spring, since that's how I roll.
Anyway, here's the conference write-up. Grandparents, click on the image to view a larger version.
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