Parent Teacher Conferences

On Thursday we had our first parent teacher conferences for both kids. It was very informal but also very informative.

Pennington is doing well. He is adjusting really well into his new class. He is working on packing away (picking up) after he is finished with his work. He is very interested in puzzles, jobs (chores), building blocks, etc. I have personally noticed some significant improvement in his knowledge of the alphabet. I asked Miss Emily what we could do at home to help improve his learning and she said we need to help foster more independence at home. There are times when Pennington would prefer that Johnny or I do things for him. We really need to focus on having him be more independent and building more self confidence. Overall, Pennington is right on track for someone his age. While Pennington doesn't talk a lot about what he does at school I can tell he is learning more and more and his attention span for his work in increasing.

Piper is also doing well. I believe Miss Rose's exact words were Piper has a big personality in a little body. Piper is extremely independent. She wants to do absolutely everything by herself while at the same time she will ask for help if she needs it. Piper is definitely ahead in all learning areas for someone her age. Typically children in her class don't move up into the next class until around their 3rd birthday. Piper on the over hand will likely move up within the next few months when she is around 2 and a half. The only thing holding her back right now is potty training. She still has a few accidents during nap time at school and at home. She is still wearing a pull up at bedtime and will likely have to for several more months. Overall, I am really proud of my little girl. She is doing so well at school. I love to hear her talk about what she does at school, her friends at school, and the songs she sings. Piper loves to sing. I really need to find her a music group that sings a lot so she can explore her interest in singing more.   

All in all I think it was a really successful parent teacher conference. I can't wait until the next one to hear how much they have learned.