Parent-Teacher Conferences

The kids all received great reports from their teachers at parent-teacher conferences. I attended conferences in the order of oldest to youngest and it's funny how you pretty much know what will be brought up based on what you already know of each of their different personalities. Brynn's said she is very attentive, and a very hard worker, but also very quiet. Her goal is to speak up more in class. I told her teacher that I could bet him money that when I went to the next class I would be told that my child talks too much. Sure enough, Mrs. Black told me what an excellent student and reader Abby is, but that she talks NONSTOP! No surprise. She is our commentator. She has something to say about everything. We love it, but it also gets her in trouble sometimes. Aaron was the wild card. We were so uncertain about whether we should send him or not. She was surprised I even questioned sending him and told he is doing very well and that we should question no more. I felt relieved. I compare my kids to each other too much, so it was nice to have an outsider's perspective. Below are their handwriting samples. I love them all, but really got a kick out of Abby's. So funny the things kids hold onto in their memory.