Got some school news...=D
YUP..sucking up... 
Anyways, I was also talking to another mom who has a child in a different grade 1 class. They are moving to a place near Lake Tahoe (Nevada right?) anyways her daughter is in Madelyn grade 1 class (same teacher). This was the teacher I originally wanted for Parker. She has a piano in her class, they do lots of singing, and lots of group activities. Like the Humpty Dumpty lunch...kids dressed up in costumes, took an egg and had to create a way for the egg to surive falling off the wall. Lots of treat days...and the teacher is amazing. Madelyn did really well in her class, she was tough but fair..and didn't sweat the small stuff. She's raised 4 kids, has grandchildren...won teaching awards. She knows how to handle all types of kids...she has control over her class. Anyways I am now between asking for Parker to be moved over now that there is an opening. Or giving the new teacher a chance. Either way Parker faces a change. |
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Good news! I love how she plays piano for her students - that's sweet. Jake doesn't say his teacher does anything special for them, but his principal comese into their room and has a puppet and does magic tricks for them too. He loves the principal.  |
I would change him now if you could. The new teacher could be worse! 
Plus the fact that he hasn't really made any close friends in that class. Maybe he would with a different group and a different atmosphere. |
| I agree with Nicole |
| Rob and I talked last night about it. He said we can bring it up at parent teacher night.
He was worried about him making new friends, learning a new routine, each teacher has their own schedule for the cirriculum. Parker doesn't know we are considering it, but I think he would adjust. I agree a new group of kids, one of them lives just a few doors away...he's young too. I might pop into the office and talk to the principal, she is really great. So is the assistant principal...they both love Parker, because he's the only Parker in the whole school and he's unique. He wanted to quit Kindergarten, and the last time he was in office they had to talk him out of quitting, and they have never had that happen before in all their teaching years. He made an impression anyways. |
| I'd ask to have him moved into the other classroom ASAP. Have it so when they come back in Janaury he's in the new room. |
Lake Tahoe is in CA RIGHT next door to Nevada - my parents used to live there! 
I would ask to be moved first and if that doesn't work for some reason then at least you've tried! Mop Lover - Emily |
| Back from the school...I popped into to see the principal.
She has gone into watch the class, hasn't noticed anything wrong herself with the teacher or with Parker...nothing negative. The assistant has also been making some trips to visit the class, and Parker sees her more often because she also runs the library. The assistant principal handled Parker being in the office the other day. She will talk to the assistant principal and discuss if Parker is having some difficulty with the class. Behaviour wise...they have watched him make growth since kindergarten. He's much more level verses being really up or really down. She does not really think moving him to another class will help...but will consider it. She did say the class I want him moved to is the largest grade 1 class, and she currently has 21 kids...where Parker's class had 19...which I believe is now 20 a new little girl has moved in. So with the little girl moving out all the classes will be even at 20. But because I've already been familar with this teacher, I felt Parker would benefit under her direction. So she will look into it and I will also be getting his report card tommorrow. There is one mom who has twin boys...one in each of these classes. She has good and negative things to say about both classes and being a teacher herself finds it difficult to chose one over the other. Anyways I will definitely consider what they have to say, after all they know their kids in the school and their teachers. I have the peep hole version they have the open door, they see alot more than I do. |
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