Public school has seriously been the best decision we have made recently! M is excelling there and enjoying school so very much. She has received awards in classes for good listening and quietest student (I asked if maybe there was a mistake given what I know about my kiddo! BUT - no mistake!) We are meeting with her teacher on Friday for an unofficial conference to check-in on progress and see how she feels she is fitting in academically, but from a social standpoint, she is happy as a clam. AND, I do get to see her teacher frequently since I'm a parent volunteer (of course I am!) and in the school several times a week. In fact, I'm headed to M's classroom in about an hour to teach a lesson of Native American Art Literacy.
I should say here that another parent (our doctor's wife, actually) did all the research and prep work for this school-wide, 4 month long unit and us parent volunteers are just delivering it to the classes. I was going to be an assistant presenter in M's class, but the presenter had something come up, so I've been promoted. I also present to the self-contained Special Ed class, as well as the 5th grade classes (one of which being a 4/5 blend). It has been so awesome to get to come into the classroom and work with the kids on these lessons, and I can tell that M is enjoying me being in the building regularly.
SO - all things considered, we're having a great time at public school and are very pleased with our decision!
Murphy's Law says that as soon as we stopped waiting for a call from the Japanese Charter School that it would come in, and sure enough on January 4th, the first day of her 2nd week at Newby, we got the call that a spot was opening up and it was M's if she wanted it. We graciously declined :)
And now, off to get ready to teach M's class how to finger weave a bookmark like the SE Native American tribes...
