School is going great for this little lady, you can see where she wrote her name in the photo. And, she can make a perfect snowball, I'm kidding, DH made the snowman with a snowball maker. E loves going to school, and she catches on fast. She is actually jealous that her brother gets to go and she has to drop him off and pick him up but doesn't get to stay.
Butters is her opposite. He has relented to attending school, but his class is so big, I worry I am doing a disservice to him. There are now over 30 kids in the class and only one teacher. His handwriting is full of bad habits. It's so hard to know when to jump in and demand more. So, I went ahead a wrote a letter for the principal and had the parents sign it. I'm asking for an update on what is being done to improve the learning environment. I don't even know how his teacher can walk down the hall with that many kids!
But during the parent observation day, she decided against participating. She one of the youngest in the class, and that day, it showed. She usually hangs on the teachers every word and has a great time. On this day, the parents walked in and her face dropped. She told me later, "I didn't do what the teacher told me to do."
Strong willed, that girl. Something tells me this could be the last photo from ballet!
We made this for my mom's birthday. The center needlework is by my grandmother who had put this on a dress for my aunt. The fabric was my grandmothers, so I used it to make a boarder. The frame is made by DH from purple heartwood. That amazing purple hue is the natural color of the wood!
Butters is her opposite. He has relented to attending school, but his class is so big, I worry I am doing a disservice to him. There are now over 30 kids in the class and only one teacher. His handwriting is full of bad habits. It's so hard to know when to jump in and demand more. So, I went ahead a wrote a letter for the principal and had the parents sign it. I'm asking for an update on what is being done to improve the learning environment. I don't even know how his teacher can walk down the hall with that many kids!
We had a nice holiday, hope you did, too! We didn't go overboard and buy them everything, we tried to keep simple, they each got about 6 gifts each. Butters was excited to pick out his own gifts. I'd like it to be more about the giving, so next year I'll encourage them to make gifts for other people. We need to donate more, but it's never too late for that. 