– Kate is a popular topic of conversation outside of school. Her reputation extends past all of her classmates to their parents and beyond to even friends and family of parents.
– Kate uses the potty all day long at school without incident. (Note: she is not on board at home.)
– Kate knows and uses French vocabulary daily. Just not with us.
– It is possible for Kate to lay on a mat during nap time. And stay there.
– Despite our frequent discussion of holding Will to repeat Kindergarten (and thus be on the American system in terms of his age and grade level), we are struggling to find a true reason to do so; Will’s academic performance remains one of the best in the class, even when compared to students who have had 3 years of French immersion.
– We couldn’t find a reason developmentally, psychologically, or emotionally, either. We asked. We looked.
– When Will struggles with something in English, he has the same struggles in French.
– Things Will needs to work on in both English and French: counting with his fingers (he does it in his head just fine, something about using the fingers throws him off) and listening to break down the sounds in words.
– Will can write very nice cursive. (Relative to other 5 year olds.)
jenny | 29-May-09 at 8:30 am | Permalink
that’s a lovely photo of kate. and will looks like he should take up fencing!
de | 29-May-09 at 12:37 pm | Permalink
They’re so cute!
I wish parent-teacher conferences could be more frequent (we only had one “in person” meeting and two report cards). They are quite revealing.
Aunt Deb | 29-May-09 at 6:39 pm | Permalink
Will is a great kid as is Kate. If you are considering holding Will back just to conform – don’t; but, do it if you think it would help him to gain more confidence (which he seems to have). Beware if held back that he may become board if school gets too easy for him. It is always such a tough decision for a parent – in short– do what is best for Will.
Emmy | 30-May-09 at 1:32 pm | Permalink
I love those kiddos! You’ll make the right decision with Will–you always do! It sounds like they’ve both had very successful experiences at the school. Kuddos!
liprap | 01-Jun-09 at 3:38 pm | Permalink
It’s amazing how many things they do at school that somehow fail to make it home. So glad they are doing well over all, though!