Parent Teacher Conferences

Today was parent teacher conference day for my two oldest girls. It is so nice to go into a meeting with teachers and have them rave about how great your kids are to them. My middle daughter is doing better, after a stint in the beginning of the year where she was forgetting to turn in homework.

Her teacher did a test at the beginning of the year and the results show how our children learn best. I think this test is ingenious, and should be done in classes all over. I learned that my child learns best musically. She scored 4 out of 5 for that category, and next was 3 out of 5 for logically. This means that when she can make sense out of something, put it in an order, it makes sense to her. I can see both of these. So now, since she is having some issues with remembering her times tables, we are going to hit up some old school School House Rock, and other musical avenues to help reinforce the times tables for her. I cannot wait to see how this works.

My oldest daughter proved yet again how much like her mother she really is. She is on track to be taking High School level Algebra when she hits 8th grade, just like me. Her teacher is really proud of the work she does, and the person she is. I cannot ask for any better than that.

I love parent teacher conference days because it gives a chance for my daughters' teachers to tell me what they see in my kids. I know what I see, I know what I think they are capable of, but it is nice to have that reiterated by the professionals that spend the entire day with them as well.

I love communicating with the teachers, it is always so insightful and positive. I learn something about my girls every time.

I feel it is every parent's obligation to be involved in their child's education. It is not up to the teachers to educate our children alone. We should participate in their education as much as we can, to show them how important what they do every day is to us.

Family Fun Night

              So last night was Family Fun Night at the girls' school. I took all three girls. The hubby stayed home, he wasn't feeling up to par, and had a really long day so I told him to just sit this one out and hang at home.  

Since coming to this school I have had a little bit of a hard time making friends.  I have made plenty of acquaintances, but real friends have been a little bit of an issue.  It's hard when you're coming into a group where most of the people have known each other for years, often the duration of the lives of their children.  Being the new Mom in town can make for a rough transition. 

Last night I talked to a few Moms that I see all the time, a few a rarely get a chance to speak with and even one or two that I have never met.  We were only there for a couple hours, but the girls had a blast, and I enjoyed the socializing.  I guess it was a success since my family had fun!

It did remind me though of how hard it has been to crack into this social scene.  It takes me right back to school when I would move and be the new kid.  It was so scary and intimidating to make new friends.  I am much more outgoing now than I was as a child and STILL it seems so frustrating.

Nevertheless, I had some great conversation last night, chatted up a friend about some fierce new shoes she was rockin', and the girls had a blast....so it was a success!