part one:
i had my very 1st parent/teacher conference
were i learned a lot of new things about my
3 1/2 year old! generally, i knew she was a natural
born leader, (russ and i joke about the fact that
she'll probably be the leader of a small country
when she grows up) but i didn't know how influential she is!
apparently there is 1 of these kids in every class,
and she's the one this year. a little ring leader.
little miss skylar, is... well, motivational!! (bossy isn't
the best way to describe it) her teacher tells me that
she is very enthuseastic and loves to lead the other kids
to get involved in all types of activities. i laughed through
a lot of this meeting, because it brought me back to
my kindergarten class, where my teacher mrs. lantz,
hated me because i was a "leader." what an awful
thing to be, right?! skylar apparently gets it from me. ;-)
a quick example of her influential nature: every day,
at the end of school, they sing a special clean up song
while they put the toys away. (i remember singing the
exact same song when i was a student at this pre-school
26 years ago!) "clean up, clean up, everybody everywhere..."
well, sweet sky decided she wanted to sing jingle bells instead.
she also convinced all the other kids to sing jingle bells,
and guess what?? ... its now the new clean up song.
how funny is that?! haha! regardless, her teachers
say she gets along well with all the kids, listens well,
and is always happy to participate. i'm so glad they aren't threatened
by my little 3 year old, the way my bitchy kindergarten teacher
was. ;-) they love her spirit & they are happy to have her. yay!
part two:
skylar had show and tell this week! she had some very
good options from home, but decided the one thing
she really wanted to show to her class was her baby
sister, bianca. this melted my heart. i'm so glad i was
able to sit in and see skylar show her baby sister off
to her class. she told them all about how bia follows
her around at home, how she gives her baby sister
under dogs in her swing, how they play dress up together,
and do ring around the rosie (which they performed
for the class while wearing princess dresses). my favorite
part was when skylar took b by the hand and lead her
around the circle of children, introducing her to her classmates,
one by one. what good little manners she has! it was just
precious. such a fun day at the pre-school.
