Tales from Preschool

Yesterday Ryan's preschool held parent-teacher conferences.  His teacher said that Ryan continues to be one of the better behaved children in the class.  He's a good listener, follows directions, and shares well with others (most of the time).  She is amazed at how much more talkative he is this year and impressed that his vocabulary and reasoning abilities are similar to that of the other children (most of whom are nearly a full year older).  The teacher also confessed that Ryan "just melts her heart" and of all of her students, he is particularly special to her.

She also showed me a banner the children created for Thanksgiving.  She explained that each student was asked to draw what they're thankful for this year.  Here's what I learned:

Connor is thankful for his family.
Chloe is thankful for her little brother, Wyatt.
Matthew is thankful for his head.
Ryan is thankful for...(drum roll)...pilgrims and pumpkins.  I suppose it's timely, but geez, what a fall from grace!  Last year, without hesitation, he said he was thankful for Mommy and Daddy!  This year, we're surpassed by pilgrims and pumpkins?!  But, I do have to admit, it was a very um...shall we say artistic rendering of the Mayflower.

His teacher also informed me that they will devote the remainder of the school year to letter and number recognition and learning to write their names.  He can already sing the alphabet by himself and can count to 20 in English and to 5 in Spanish.  I can't imagine what advancements the coming months will bring!