Mar. 25-- Jynelle Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Apr. 22-- Missy Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale
May 27-- Jean undecided
Jun. 24-- Jana bring your favorite kids books to discuss and share
Jul. 22-- Jen The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan
Aug. 26-- Sara A Room With a View by E. M. Forster
Sept. 23-- Jamie Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Oct. 21-- Shanna Candy Shop Wars by Brandon Mull
Nov. 18-- Michal Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
Dec. 2 -- Missy holiday get-together
On a different note - I received a call from the school to inform me that JJ would be coming home with a black eye a week or so ago. I wasn't sure how to take that info. I was assured that he wasn't in trouble but that they just wanted to let me know so I wasn't so shocked when he walked in the door. Sure enough he had a eye that was nearly swollen shut and on its way to being many bright and shiny colors. He couldn't tell me what happened - he just didn't seem to know. His friend Kynlee said that a herd of first graders were playing Red Rover and all decided to run at once and he was the unlucky one to be in their path and get plowed over. Still not sure we are getting the full story but the long and short of it is he had a shiner for a good week. He has finally started loosing some of his baby teeth so he looks pretty funny right now and he has a whistle when he talks!
We have been having some struggles with Hannah this year. She has always been pretty easy going but she has gotten two pink slips this year for pushing people who are bothering her. Both times it has been kids who don't get the idea of personal space - as my niece Mary would say - they are "close talkers". Rather than asking a teacher for help Hannah takes matters into her own hands and gives them a good shove. Of course then she gets in trouble and when the teachers ask what happened she freely admits that she pushed the other kid - she doesn't try to give excuses, just owns up to it and doesn't bother explaining to the teacher what happened. I have been able to piece together what happened both times by talking to her, the teacher and the other kids who witnessed the incidents go down. It is frustrating because I want her to stand up for herself and not always go running tattling to the teacher but I don't want her to get in trouble for pushing either. Strangely enough JJ has NEVER gotten a pink slip! Hopefully with time Hannah will learn to ask for help when she needs it and use her words instead of her hands to get her point across. I am grateful that I have had the opportunity to help in her class on a regular basis so that I can get to know the other kids better. She has nearly 30 kids in her kindergarten class so although she has an experienced teacher that I think very highly of, there are just too many kids for one person to handle all the time.
Now on to Asher. He is such a sweet boy! He loves to help anyone with just about anything. He has a wonderful relationship with both JJ and Hannah. They are his best friends. That can pose some challenges though - he is the typical baby of the family. He is very used to this siblings helping him do things so he doesn't always want to do things on his own. He is very comfortable with just playing with them so he has a hard time making new friends. He is a sunbeam now and has done really well adjusting to primary. We haven't had a peep out of him about going! He still struggles with his speech. Some people have a tough time understanding him - although we don't (most of the time). I have been working with him on recognizing the alphabet letters and numbers. He can count to 12 perfectly.Right now he is obsessed with watching Go Diego Go. That is all he will watch. Thank goodness for a DVR!
Speaking of our DVR - I LOVE IT! It is so great to be able to watch something good after the kids go to bed.
So what's on my DVR?
Lark Rise to Candleford (a great PBS series -love love love it)
Parks and Recreation (Amy Poeler is great! This show reminds me so much of Lance's work!)
Castle (gotta have a fun mystery- with lots of sassy repartee)
Scrapbook Memories (this one is on the BYU channel - gotta get my daily dose of scrapbooking)
Go Diego Go (for Asher- see above)
Star Wars the Clone Wars (for Lance and JJ)
Pokemon (for the kids)
Angelina Ballerina (for Hannah)
So what are watching these days? I love hearing what people are into. Send suggestions my way!
On a different note - I received a call from the school to inform me that JJ would be coming home with a black eye a week or so ago. I wasn't sure how to take that info. I was assured that he wasn't in trouble but that they just wanted to let me know so I wasn't so shocked when he walked in the door. Sure enough he had a eye that was nearly swollen shut and on its way to being many bright and shiny colors. He couldn't tell me what happened - he just didn't seem to know. His friend Kynlee said that a herd of first graders were playing Red Rover and all decided to run at once and he was the unlucky one to be in their path and get plowed over. Still not sure we are getting the full story but the long and short of it is he had a shiner for a good week. He has finally started loosing some of his baby teeth so he looks pretty funny right now and he has a whistle when he talks!
We have been having some struggles with Hannah this year. She has always been pretty easy going but she has gotten two pink slips this year for pushing people who are bothering her. Both times it has been kids who don't get the idea of personal space - as my niece Mary would say - they are "close talkers". Rather than asking a teacher for help Hannah takes matters into her own hands and gives them a good shove. Of course then she gets in trouble and when the teachers ask what happened she freely admits that she pushed the other kid - she doesn't try to give excuses, just owns up to it and doesn't bother explaining to the teacher what happened. I have been able to piece together what happened both times by talking to her, the teacher and the other kids who witnessed the incidents go down. It is frustrating because I want her to stand up for herself and not always go running tattling to the teacher but I don't want her to get in trouble for pushing either. Strangely enough JJ has NEVER gotten a pink slip! Hopefully with time Hannah will learn to ask for help when she needs it and use her words instead of her hands to get her point across. I am grateful that I have had the opportunity to help in her class on a regular basis so that I can get to know the other kids better. She has nearly 30 kids in her kindergarten class so although she has an experienced teacher that I think very highly of, there are just too many kids for one person to handle all the time.
Now on to Asher. He is such a sweet boy! He loves to help anyone with just about anything. He has a wonderful relationship with both JJ and Hannah. They are his best friends. That can pose some challenges though - he is the typical baby of the family. He is very used to this siblings helping him do things so he doesn't always want to do things on his own. He is very comfortable with just playing with them so he has a hard time making new friends. He is a sunbeam now and has done really well adjusting to primary. We haven't had a peep out of him about going! He still struggles with his speech. Some people have a tough time understanding him - although we don't (most of the time). I have been working with him on recognizing the alphabet letters and numbers. He can count to 12 perfectly.Right now he is obsessed with watching Go Diego Go. That is all he will watch. Thank goodness for a DVR!
Speaking of our DVR - I LOVE IT! It is so great to be able to watch something good after the kids go to bed.
So what's on my DVR?
Lark Rise to Candleford (a great PBS series -love love love it)
Parks and Recreation (Amy Poeler is great! This show reminds me so much of Lance's work!)
Castle (gotta have a fun mystery- with lots of sassy repartee)
Scrapbook Memories (this one is on the BYU channel - gotta get my daily dose of scrapbooking)
Go Diego Go (for Asher- see above)
Star Wars the Clone Wars (for Lance and JJ)
Pokemon (for the kids)
Angelina Ballerina (for Hannah)
So what are watching these days? I love hearing what people are into. Send suggestions my way!
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