Lily (holding up a black folded up piece of paper): Look Mommy, it's a CAT scanner!
She shows me how it "scans" over her belly.
Mommy: Wow! That's pretty cool. What's a CAT Scanner?
Lily: I don't know. It scans cats I think. Yeah, I made it to scan over Floyd and Fiona's fur to see if they need a hair cut.
Awesome.
Tomorrow is Lily's Parent-Teacher Conference. I'm excited to hear what the teacher has to say. She seems like a great teacher and if she has any suggestions to help Lily adjust to Kindergarten I am all for it. I'm kinda nervous too because it seems like in some ways the conferences are "Parenting Report Cards"- as in how well she is doing is a reflection of my abilities as a mom. So of course I want to get a "good" report. I want to hear that I am doing a good job- who doesn't? But I'm still a little nervous.
A piece of advice from another teacher I know? Come prepared to listen. Which is exactly what I will do.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Don't worry, it's not an evaluation on you as a parent. Go in more with the idea of two teammates (you and the teacher) working together to try and improve your game (Lily's education). You both know Lily in different environments so you two can share that knowledge to better understand how Lily learns. Come prepared with questions of your own because if she's a good teacher, she should be prepared to listen to you as well.
ReplyDeleteThat being said, we have Luke's conference tomorrow and I'm nervous too. I've never been on the parent end of things. We will see.
You rock as a Mom .. dont sweat it =) xoxooxxo
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