Check out that handsome boy! Drew started Kindergarten on July 30th - we are on a year round calendar here. I'm so behind on blogs that as I post this, Drew is enjoying his first week of a three week track out. The first quarter flew by! He truly loves school, always sharing fun stories and raving about the "specials" (called electives when I was in school). His favorite is library which tickles me because I was certain it would be P.E. He loves that too and all the others. A cute story on specials - the third day of school he was telling me about his day and I asked what special he went to. He replied, "It's too hard to explain Mom." When I pressed him, he said it again with an annoyed tone, "Mom, if I could explain it I would but I can't." Well, come to find out it was "Counseling." Had to hand that one to Drew - how does a five year old explain counseling? Sounds like the counselor meets with the whole class and discusses topics like bullying and safety. George and I are pretty impressed with what Drew learned in the first quarter. He is writing quite a bit and loves it. I don't always recognize the words since they write phonetically but he is quick to bring me up to speed. He's doing some cool math work and projects too. A favorite was our family tree. I went to the first quarter conference with his teacher last week and all is well. I was kind of nervous to go! Like all parents, I want to hear good things so I was anxious to find out how Drew is doing. Ms. Shaffer said he is right on track and is a "joy to have in class." He chats with his friends a little too much but hey, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree so what can I expect.
