Maks the bitee
When Maks was in the toddler room at the daycare, he bit someone. It wasn’t a big bite, it was an angry bite because he and his buddy were fighting over something and Maks thought that by biting him, he would get that something. He was right. He got something. He got me sent to [...]
Off to meet the teacher
I had Maks’ parent / teacher interview yesterday. It went pretty well. Her comments didn’t come as a surprise, as we speak almost every day about Maks anyway. Maks is adapting well to the transition curriculum from junior kindergarten to senior kindergarten. He has a penchant for numbers and math, that I know he didn’t [...]
Fire!!!
There was a snow storm. It was one of the coldest days of the year. The repairman fixing the sprinkler system set off the fire alarm at the daycare. At nap time. The kids were in there socks and no sweaters because they were asleep in the cots and cribs with their blankets. The teachers, [...]
Maks’ Report Card
Maks’ got his report card last week. I hate getting Maks’ report card. I am always worried that I am doing something wrong and the report card just points out how bad of a mom I am. Maks’ teacher prefaced handing me the report card by saying that Maks has gone through a crazy change [...]
Random Thursday Thoughts: The Catch Up Edition
Looks like Mat is going to be transferred over to the toddler room pretty soon. He has been spending a lot of time over in the toddler room lately. It’s gotten to the point where, he and DJ Cheesy* spend the mornings and afternoons with the toddlers and only come back to the infant room [...]
Things that the daycare has taught me: Maks’ Christmas Concert edition
Kindergarteners will break formation and wave like crazy when they see you walk into their Christmas concert. The ones that don’t see their parents arrive will sit quietly staring anxiously at the door until they see their parents arrive. One of the saddest things is seeing the face of a child when they realize that [...]
Things that the daycare has taught me: Mat’s Christmas Concert edition
15 one year olds do not want to sit quietly when they see their parents arrive early to their class. 15 one year olds do not understand, that even though ever other day they leave as soon as their parents arrive, on the day of the concert they have to sit down with their parents [...]
Let them wear shoes!!
Mat doesn’t wear shoes. Mat doesn’t walk outside. When he’s outside I carry him around either in my arms or in the Snugli. So because of that Mat doesn’t wear shoes. He wears really thick socks with these rubber grip things when he is indoors. The only exception is at the daycare. The daycare takes [...]
Field Trip take 2
Remember a couple of weeks ago when Maks was supposed to go on his first ever far away, all day field trip? Remember when that field trip was cancelled TEN MINUTES before the class was supposed to leave because the bus driver showed up in a bus that he took from the yard, a bus [...]
The alphabet is full of food
Maks is learning about words. He’s discovered, with the help of a pretty hands on and involved kindergarten teacher, that the alphabet can be put together to make up words. And some words are also foods. (Did you keep up with that?) OK, this is what he means. The names of foods are words. (I’ll [...]
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