On Friday, B and I met with Peyton's teacher Mrs. Horne for school conferences. Peyton is doing awesome. He had his moments of separation anxiety again this year, but it only lasted a couple weeks. He loves school. The first thing he asks when he wakes up is "Do I have school today?" When it's not a school day he's disappointed. He knows all his capital letters and all but a few of his lower case letters. He still needs to work on letter sounds. We voiced our concern with him writing some of his letters backwards, but she said that is very normal at this age and to not worry about it until 1st grade. He does well with counting and recognizing numbers 1-14. He recognized an AB pattern. She said he has good fine motor skills and does excellent with scissors and holding his pencil. She said he has a very black and white view of wrong and right and uses his words when another kid is bothering him or being physical and never is physical back. She said he has a special bond with a girl in his class named Lucy who doesn't speak English as her first language and often finds them giggling in the corner somewhere. :) I was very pleased with his report and relieved as he can be a very stubborn kid.
She gave us a written report that said: "Peyton wants to please, but worries at the same time. He has a strong academic beginning, especially his letters. Pretty good fine motor skills. Goals: Strengthen his letter/sound association. Work on his rote counting and being able to recognize his numbers 15-20."
We are so proud of our boy!
