School

It is amazing that Quin started school over two months ago! When people told us that time really does speed up once you have kids in school, I thought they were nuts; turns out they were right! Time has been speeding by. I can't believe that the holidays are here, we have finished the first quarter and gotten his first report card, and had our first parent-teacher conference.

The biggest challenge of our week is getting moving on Tuesdays and Thursday at 6:00am (well before the sun comes up!) so that Quin can be at school by 7:40.  He is not the speediest child in the morning, not that I can blame him, so he needs a good hour to get moving!  Activities, like getting dressed, take much longer than one would expect.

Homework has been another adjustment.  Not only do we have to read every night, but he has one or two sheets of homework to complete.  We have found that postponing the homework for a few hours once he comes home makes it less of a battle.  It is amazing to see all of the improvements and learning that has taken place since the start of his academic career.

Our parent-teacher conference went well and as we expected; he needs to work on appropriate times to talk!  We will continue to work on penmanship, but that will come with time.  As he continues to learn the rules of his class and how to contain his energy, things will fall into place.  Overall, he is doing great!