First Parent-Teacher Conference!
M and I attended our first ever parent-teacher conference (as parents, that is) this past Thursday. We met with N's preschool teachers to discuss her progress. It was really neat for us to hear all about how she is doing!
N aced all of her developmental progress points. The only ones that were in the "still growing" category were "putting her coat on when told" (haha, Mama could have guessed that one) and letter recognition (and the teachers told us that it's perfectly fine for a 3-year-old not to know all the letters yet). They showed us the sheet they had given her and asked her to identify letters, and she recognized about half of the alphabet. So she's got a pretty good start. She was able to write her own name and tell them her address (thanks for teaching her that, Daddy!) and how old she is. They had asked her to draw a picture of a person, and in the usual style of N's artwork it was very detailed-- she had drawn a picture of a girl with a side ponytail and a little skirt on. Her teachers mentioned that most children at this age are still drawing "potato-head" figures-- you know, the giant head with two sticks for legs and no body. Both of N's teachers seemed to think she is quite gifted at drawing. I suspected as much, but I didn't really know what is normal for her age. They said that her fine motor skills in general seem to be advanced-- they mentioned that when she wrote her name, it was very small (normal printing size for an adult, but I guess kids typically make their letters bigger when they're first learning). N enjoys playing on the "stage" at school-- especially with the dress-up clothes. Her teachers said that she is a "kind, caring member of the classroom, shares readily, and has lots of friends" (taken directly from her progress report!)
Obviously these conferences are very informal at the preschool level, and there's nothing too stringent that's required of her yet. But it is neat to hear about all the things she does at school, what activities she likes, and what her strengths and weaknesses are. We're so proud of our big school girl!
N aced all of her developmental progress points. The only ones that were in the "still growing" category were "putting her coat on when told" (haha, Mama could have guessed that one) and letter recognition (and the teachers told us that it's perfectly fine for a 3-year-old not to know all the letters yet). They showed us the sheet they had given her and asked her to identify letters, and she recognized about half of the alphabet. So she's got a pretty good start. She was able to write her own name and tell them her address (thanks for teaching her that, Daddy!) and how old she is. They had asked her to draw a picture of a person, and in the usual style of N's artwork it was very detailed-- she had drawn a picture of a girl with a side ponytail and a little skirt on. Her teachers mentioned that most children at this age are still drawing "potato-head" figures-- you know, the giant head with two sticks for legs and no body. Both of N's teachers seemed to think she is quite gifted at drawing. I suspected as much, but I didn't really know what is normal for her age. They said that her fine motor skills in general seem to be advanced-- they mentioned that when she wrote her name, it was very small (normal printing size for an adult, but I guess kids typically make their letters bigger when they're first learning). N enjoys playing on the "stage" at school-- especially with the dress-up clothes. Her teachers said that she is a "kind, caring member of the classroom, shares readily, and has lots of friends" (taken directly from her progress report!)
Obviously these conferences are very informal at the preschool level, and there's nothing too stringent that's required of her yet. But it is neat to hear about all the things she does at school, what activities she likes, and what her strengths and weaknesses are. We're so proud of our big school girl!
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