The boys go today and tomorrow until 10:30 a.m. Now, to me, that is just plain stupid. They ought to go today for a whole day and then be done with it. For the life of me I will not understand school districts and why they do what they do. I know there are laws and rules that govern most of it, but please tell me when common sense went the way of the dinosaur? It is just plain irritating.
Of course, I may just be down on school because Colin let me know that his teacher called him "annoying" yesterday. Now, Colin IS high energy. And yes, quite frankly, he can be annoying. But it is not his teacher's place to call him that (that distinction is Andrew's....!). Anyhow, is it too strong for me to say that I am irritated? Only more so because when I mentioned this to the guidance counselor, she, too, agreed that it was likely to have actually happened (because of course, when I talked to the teacher about this, she denied, denied, denied....). (And then she told me that Colin has a great imagination - and that he has just made this up, too. Yeah, uh-huh. Like I am going to believe YOU. Nope, this time I'm going with my child. In this instance, I believe he is telling the truth.)
So, we're almost out for the summer, but I don't think I've seen a summer reading list. I remember dreading those when I was little. And I loved to read! Andrew's reading skills are pretty good - he is reading chapter books now. But no Harry Potter - at least, not this year! He does have one girl in his class who is reading Harry Potter. (And I just read those this past year. They are REALLY good!) That reminds me to go on Amazon and look for the Encyclopedia Brown books. Those were the best. Ah, here's the link http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-Brown-Boy-Detective/dp/0553157248. These are the kind of books that I am hoping Andrew will just LOVE.
So, for the summer, I still have to work full time, so the boys are still in daycare. But they get to go roller skating, to the water park, movies - all summer long. I think I will try to take a week off and see if we can't have an adventure week!
Happy Hump Day to all! Enjoy Colin and Andrew's music video.... :-)
1 comment:
Love it, love it, love it! The music video is by far the cutest thing I've seen in a long time! And about the "annoying" comment...you are so totally right on! It's just not the teachers place....regardless of his actions....she should know better and that's annoying! Doesn't she say day in and day out to her kids that they "should choose a different word" to express themselves! Come on!!! This is why my kids live in a bubble and will be home schooled :)
Kate
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