We did each have to leave a tad early because we had our first ever parent/teacher conferences at school! YAY, I was so excited to really sit down with their teachers and find out how they were adjusting.
First up, we met with Olivia's teacher. It turns out, Olivia is one of the youngest in her class. She started there just after she turned 3, and her class goes up to 4.5-5 years. She has mastered a lot of things already - listening, manners, interacting with her peers. All SUPER great things, so I'm really proud. Especially that she's so good with the other kids when she wasn't exposed to that much before. The main things the teacher will be working with her on is writing/arts. Which, doesn't surprise me. We've never really been into coloring, arts and crafts, writing. They aren't really my thing, and she's never shown much interest in it, so we never really worked on it much. The teacher said she's certainly not behind in anything, but they were going to try to focus on that. She did say that Olivia is fairly shy at school, especially in group settings. It doesn't surprise me - since she was in infant, she's been a very independent child. I think she'll always be that way. All in all, a glowing report. She loves reading time, and the teacher is very impressed with her manners - that she always says "please" and "thank you", and said she's her only student that actually sits and eats without getting up or moving around. YAY, my girl!
Amelia was up next. Obviously you can't report a ton on an almost-2-year old, but it was nice to chat with the teacher. Amelia is pretty shy at school too. But, she is starting to stand up for herself more and interact with the other kids, which is great to hear. She loves story time, puzzles and baby dolls :) The teacher said she's such a sweetheart and loves having her in class, YAY! And, said she seems like she'll be ready to potty train any time now. We'll be starting that up in the next month or two - probably closer to her birthday. Apparently one of her classroom's aides is a WHIZ at potty training, so hopefully that will make things easier!
After conferences, we headed home with the girls. We had some dinner, played a little bit and took off to bed. Another day down!
Today's Photo a Day in May is Something New. While, not "new"...this is an old pair of my jeans, that are being given some new life. They don't fit perfectly yet, but they are wearable, and I'm very excited about that!
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