Made It!

I made it through the day. Phew.
We left the house as usual, then I was too early for my parent-teacher conference. I waited about ten minutes, and luckily, the teacher was prompt. She knew I had to get to work, so she cut to the chase. It was nice that I’d already been given a copy of the assessment to look over. There weren’t too many surprises. She got 3’s on most things – problem solving/discrimination (curiosity and interest in her environment, places pictures in correct sequence, visually remembers when an object is removed/presented), reading readiness (able to explain what is happening in a picture book, can tell a story when looking at picture books that have been read several times, recognizes all the letters both upper and lower case, and says and makes the beginning sounds of letters), math readiness (counts to 30, more-less, many-few, primary and secondary shapes and colors), writing skills (draws a face and body, holds pencils and crayons with 3-finger grasp, draws both circle and square correctly), attention (works independently, in a small group for 15 minutes, participates in table activities, participates in circle), receptive language/understanding words, expressive vocabulary, verbal/sign communication with others, fine motor development (she’s good with scissors), gross motor development, social development, self-help with changing clothes, eating, and manners. Where she fell short was separating from parents with ease. She received a 2 because the teacher doing the evaluation is the one who has to see her cry on the Fridays that I drop her off late. She is fine the other 80% of the week, but that is with another teacher who didn’t evaluate her. She also talks with others and moves around on occasion, thus earning a 2. She also runs in the classroom and continues to play during clean-up time. The teacher mentioned that when she challenges Peyton, and dangles a carrot in front of her, she will move and get stuff done. And if a teacher is too firm with her, she will shut down and ignore. They have to politely ask her to do something, and tell her, “Let’s see how fast you can clean up the toys. The winner will get a sticker.” They used to draw smiley faces on her hands, so I’m sure that was a motivation tactic. Basically, they said if she doesn’t want to do something, she won’t. The teacher ended by asking me if I had any questions. The summary had mentioned her being a “very confident girl and loves to interact with others.” I told her I was a bit worried because I thought she was a bit shy. She looked me square in the eye and said, “Peyton is NOT shy.” She was quite adamant about that. They have to tell her to use her indoor voice when she is in the classroom. The teacher asked if we read to her daily, and I told her that she reads to me. She wants to continue to ask her open-ended questions to test her comprehension. Through new methods that were developed, it can be mastercard cialis online applied to a variety of illnesses that influence the general population and trouble them a great deal. A Barclays spokesman said yesterday: “We do not comment on analyst notes.” Mr Diamond will be asked about the size of Barclays’ legal liabilities when he appears before MPs on the Commons Treasury Select Committee on Thursday and cheap cialis online is expected to appear even if he never experienced it before by moving to a new neighborhood or town or if you have an unexplained case of. In case you are interested to consult them and get their service, then all you have to do is search online martinblaser.com buy cheap viagra now and contact them. It helps in improving such conditions because it assists in maintaining one’s level of blood sugar, helps with recovery after working out, boosts stamina, improves brain functioning, enhances physical weakness and boosts kidney rejuvenation. * Sexual PropertiesAlso termed as Indian http://martinblaser.com/cialis-8779 buy levitra, the herb may help work wonders for boosting the sexual function of males. I have recently been doing this, as I’ve found Brandon’s comprehension is a bit lacking, though he can “read” the words. I left right at 825 am, and I dashed over to work. Clocking in 45 minutes late, I felt I was already behind the 8-ball. I was caught up by lunch, then headed to the running store to return my shoes for the pair that they ordered for me. I got back, and worked the rest of the afternoon leaving about 15 minutes later than usual. I got both kids home by 530pm. Dave had called on my way to pick up Brandon, so Peyton got to talk to him. We told him that she’d missed him and said, “I love you, Daddy,” at dinner last night. She told us she loved everyone – Brandon, Mommy, and Daddy. Dave had to go, but I made sure to call him back after I got Brandon. Immediately, Peyton told him, “I got to talk to Daddy today.” I knew he’d be jealous, so he was excited to talk to him, too. They chatted on the car ride back, but Dave had to leave again.
I warmed up their food, and they were excited to have sweet potatoes. It’s really the simple things in life 🙂 Both kids were continuing their good behavior, and after dinner, Brandon worked on his vocabulary sentences which was an extra task we’ve been adding on to practice penmanship, while Peyton worked on her homework packet given to us today. I plan to return it tomorrow, since we’ll be gone by Friday. So, Peyton was downstairs, Brandon was upstairs, and I was toggling between the two supervising. Brandon proudly showed me his work. It seems since he’s been out of school, his handwriting improved! He was trying really hard, and it showed. Peyton finished up, and both were bathed. They got down around 730 pm, a little later than usual, but still good. And neither came out before falling asleep! I am packing up the rest of our stuff, making a pizza for the road, and did almost an hour of my mini-stepper. Feeling pretty productive lately!! Let’s hope the light traffic this week continues as we make our way down to Dave tomorrow.