parent/teacher conferences

I had Ryan's last week. His went very well. He's doing very well
academically and socially. She said that the first 3 weeks he talked
a lot about "my best friend", "my brother...", "jake and I did
this...", but he doesn't talk about him any more. He has several
friends, especially the other Ryan in the class who is a very nice
boy.

I talked to Jake's teacher yesterday. It went well too. Jake is doing
well academically. She was a little worried about him socially, but
the past week or so things have changed. He wasn't really playing
with the other kids (this is not surprising to me because he's usually in his
own little fantasy world - but not in an autistic way - just an active
imagination), but now has made friends with 2 boys in his
reading group. And they play together very well. I asked whether
his behavior had improved since the note, and she said yes. (we got a note a
couple of weeks ago for him hollering to the teacher across the classroom)
He's
good about doing things on his own and will ask classmates if he
forgets instructions. She said he's just still a little immature and
she notices that with boys whose birthdays are in the summer or early
fall. She said that from the first day, Jake never mentioned Ryan
and when he sees him he'll be like "oh there's Ryan" and now he'll
just keep on playing. I guess my only concern is that she said this
wasn't a very nice class. Some of the kids are mean to each other,
the girls will tattle and they call each other names. Not a good
tone and she has gone home with a headache several times. (I'm
thinking I'd be going home with a headache every day!!) So, I'm not
pleased since Jake is such a follower, I don't want to see him coming
home with attitudes like that.

So no problems with the boys or their transitions. All good. :-)

Stephanie
Jake and Ryan 9/3/99

I am glad to hear they are doing well at school.


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On 02 Nov 2004 15:36:44 GMT, (GandSBrock) wrote:

So no problems with the boys or their transitions. All good. :-)

Stephanie
Jake and Ryan 9/3/99

Glad things are going well. Our twins were born a month after yours,
and we have our first parent/teacher conferences tomorrow afternoon.
--
-Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at:
http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...ypictures.html

Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson
www.mp3.com/loudspeaker
www.SethJackson.net

Stephanie-- I really enjoyed reading about how things are going for your boys
being in separate classes. My girls are also in K in separate classes for the
first time! We had conferences a couple of weeks ago and things seem to be
going well for both of them. Ashlyn has an outstanding teacher who came highly
recommended. Ashlyn is doing extremely well academically and has made lots of
friends-- there are lots of really neat kids in her class. Allyson is doing
well also-- especially academically, but is having some minor problems
socially. I knew Allyson's teacher and thought their personalities would be a
good fit-- and I think I was right. But, the social dynamics in her classroom
are quite different than in Ashlyn's class. They are having some problems with
"cliques" forming among the girls. I was relieved, but not surprised, to hear
that Allyson was not participating in that-- she's still at that age where
she's kind of oblivious to kids that are rude to her-- she just looks at them
like they're nuts and moves on! Most of the kids in this class also are not,
how do I put this delicately, on her academic level, either-- which I know
isn't really that important but I think sometimes she finds it difficult to
relate to some of them. (I was there helping out one day and a kid held up a
pink crayon and in all honesty asked me if it was green. The teacher told me
that some of them are working to learn basic colors and shapes.) So, she has
some trouble finding someone to play with during free play time-- due to the
cliquishness, etc. Part of this is her personality, too. She has trouble
playing alone and deciding what to do at home. She's one of those kids that
would rather you tell her exactly what to play with, how to play with it,
and how long to do it rather than having to come up with something herself.
Her teacher says she really likes to play on the computer and that there is one
other little girl (who I think is a really neat kid) that usually joins her.
Anyway, I'm cautiously optimistic that she's going to do just fine.

Ashlyn and Allyson see each other several times throughout the day on most days
and even get to play outside together during recess occasionally. Allyson
still seems to be a bit more dependent on Ashlyn as opposed to the other way
around. Though, Ashlyn was the one that was quite worried about being in
different classes. But, all in all, they have both adjusted very well.

Here's to continued success for all these new kindergarteners!

-Cindy (mom to Ashlyn and Allyson 6/99 and Jenna 6/03)

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says...

I had Ryan's last week. His went very well. He's doing very well
academically and socially. She said that the first 3 weeks he talked
a lot about "my best friend", "my brother...", "jake and I did
this...", but he doesn't talk about him any more. He has several
friends, especially the other Ryan in the class who is a very nice
boy.

I talked to Jake's teacher yesterday. It went well too. Jake is doing
well academically. She was a little worried about him socially, but
the past week or so things have changed. He wasn't really playing
with the other kids (this is not surprising to me because he's usually in his
own little fantasy world - but not in an autistic way - just an active
imagination), but now has made friends with 2 boys in his
reading group. And they play together very well. I asked whether
his behavior had improved since the note, and she said yes. (we got a note a
couple of weeks ago for him hollering to the teacher across the classroom)
He's
good about doing things on his own and will ask classmates if he
forgets instructions. She said he's just still a little immature and
she notices that with boys whose birthdays are in the summer or early
fall. She said that from the first day, Jake never mentioned Ryan
and when he sees him he'll be like "oh there's Ryan" and now he'll
just keep on playing. I guess my only concern is that she said this
wasn't a very nice class. Some of the kids are mean to each other,
the girls will tattle and they call each other names. Not a good
tone and she has gone home with a headache several times. (I'm
thinking I'd be going home with a headache every day!!) So, I'm not
pleased since Jake is such a follower, I don't want to see him coming
home with attitudes like that.

So no problems with the boys or their transitions. All good. :-)

Stephanie
Jake and Ryan 9/3/99

We had our today. They went really well. No surprises. Our kids are
in separate classes, and both are the youngest in their class. With
our daughter, Mariel, it doesn't seem to be a problem in the
slightest, as she's right on top of the game academically and
socially. Our son, Derek, is also doing quite well academically and
socially, but he has more of a problem with attention span than some
of the other kids in his class. Not all of that may be attributable
to age, though, as it tends to be a trait that runs in the family.
Not a trace of it in Mariel, however.

Again, it was no surprise, but we were reminded of how lucky our kids
are to have such outstanding teachers. They work hard, they really
adore the children, and they do an excellent job of making learning
fun. And it's amazing how much the kids are being taught at the
kindergarten level.
--
-Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at:
http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...ypictures.html

Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson
www.mp3.com/loudspeaker
www.SethJackson.net

I'm really amazed at just *how much* K has changed since I was in school. It's
amazing-- very academic around here. Glad to hear your two are doing well.

-Cindy (mom to Ashlyn and Allyson 6/99 and Jenna 6/03)

In article , lid
says...


We had our today. They went really well. No surprises. Our kids are
in separate classes, and both are the youngest in their class. With
our daughter, Mariel, it doesn't seem to be a problem in the
slightest, as she's right on top of the game academically and
socially. Our son, Derek, is also doing quite well academically and
socially, but he has more of a problem with attention span than some
of the other kids in his class. Not all of that may be attributable
to age, though, as it tends to be a trait that runs in the family.
Not a trace of it in Mariel, however.

Again, it was no surprise, but we were reminded of how lucky our kids
are to have such outstanding teachers. They work hard, they really
adore the children, and they do an excellent job of making learning
fun. And it's amazing how much the kids are being taught at the
kindergarten level.
--
-Seth Jackson, proud father of Derek and Mariel(10/1/99). Pictures at:
http://hitmeister.home.mindspring.co...ypictures.html

Music links: www.mp3.com/SethJackson
www.mp3.com/loudspeaker
www.SethJackson.net

It's great to read your updates, Stephanie and Seth. It sounds like all your
kids are doing wonderfully!

Ellen
--------
Erin 6/26/95
Bradley & Alex 10/5/00

Seth,
Were you guys the ones that were in a Montessori school? I was just curious
if there were two different classes at the Montessori school or if you moved to
a new school and if so how that transition has been for them.
~Kimberly
Mommy to Alexis Iliana 07/17/99 and
Emma Elidia & Aislyn Gabriela 10/01/02
come see us...
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/a/aislynemma/

Great update Cindy! I'm glad to hear they are doing so well. Isn't it
interesting?! I hope that Allyson makes great friends with this little girl.

Can't wait to see how they all have changed by the end of the year!


Stephanie
Jake and Ryan 9/3/99

Seth, glad to hear your conferences went well. It is wonderful that you like
their teachers - that makes a big difference. We love our teachers too.

Maybe Derek's attention span will improve by the end of the year. We could use
a little improvement over here too.


Stephanie
Jake and Ryan 9/3/99