a visit to skylar's school

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.