Day 73 (3/14/11) - Preschool Parent Volunteer

Today I was the parent helper in Ryan's preschool class.  Daddy stayed home with Gavin so I could take Ryan out to a special "Donut Date" breakfast before school.  It was wonderful (and long overdue) to have some one-on-one time with him. 

Once we got to school, he immediately rushed off to join his friends.  However, during open play, he quietly snuck over to deliver a pretend box of chocolates to let me know he was thinking of me.  I LOVE this boy!

Ryan's teacher asked to do our parent/teacher conference today, while I was in the classroom for my scheduled volunteer day.  She raved about his performance in school and gave him the highest rating across all evaluative measures.  She was particularly impressed with how well he is doing with his sight words.  He has learned 70 sight words and should learn the remaining 30 before the end of the year.  His teacher and I both think he'll be reading soon.  In fact, she sent him home with his first book to read to Mommy and Daddy.  Finally, she praised his inquisitiveness, participation in class discussion, kindness toward his classmates, and willingness to follow direction.  We couldn't ask for better feedback than that!  We're so proud of him, particularly his developing character and his desire to learn.