The Wilson Troop: The Big K

Saturday, October 25, 2008

The Big K

Ella started kindergarten! She is loving it. She has adjusted so well...I have to admit, I was worried about her. She is the kind of girl that really takes her time making new friends. She doesn't feel comfortable with someone until she has had a considerable amount of time to get to know them. She didn't know a soul in her class, and she didn't really know anyone in all of kindergarten at her school. But I have to say, she has really come out of her shell and has made some new friends. I also really like her teacher. She has been teaching for about 20 years and she really knows her stuff. Our previous experience with kindergarten was that there was no homework, but Ella's teacher is a whole new experience. She has worksheets to do most days and her teacher also sends her home with two books a night: one that is about her reading level and one that is a little above her reading level. It has really improved her confidence and it has been great extra practice.

2 comments:

Heather said...: I'm so glad she is doing good. It's a whole new experience when you start homework in kindergarten. Glad she enjoys it.; October 26, 2008 at 7:18 PM
Unknown said...: Ella should experience that; September 25, 2010 at 3:09 PM

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Kid Quotes

8/09: Mark's been working a lot of hours lately. This is Ella's commentary on that. E: I want daddy to quit his job at the hospable and go work at a grocery store. That way he will be there when we go there.
2/09: Annie wanted to go on a bike ride, but she realized that I do not have a bike. She said, "That's okay mommy, someday my bike will grow into your size." I was then distracted and doing other things when I heard Annie open the door to the garage. I couldn't see her, but I asked her what she was doing. She replied, "I'm going out to water my bike so it can grow for you!" She had literally gotten a cup and filled it up with water, put her shoes on, and was heading out to the garage to "water my bike".
2/09: We were babysitting my neice Violet and Annie was throwing a fit. I told her she needed to be quiet because Baby Vi was asleep. Annie said in a sassy voice, "I don't care!" I then told her she would have to go to her room if she woke her up and she said, "Well, I can get out!"...so sassy!
2/09: The other day we were driving through a neighborhood and Ella kept calling it a "Robin Hood". It took me forever to figure out what she was talking about.
The other day we got our Christmas tree, and this was the comment I overheard from Olivia: "What should we put on the top of the tree...I know, a picture of me!" You might think she was joking, but she was dead serious.
The other day I was driving and I was anxious because I was going to be really late picking Olivia up. Annie wanted to talk to me while I was trying to concentrate on driving and I told her I couldn't talk right then because I was sad. She looked at me and said, "You sad? But you da mom!".