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Originally posted by viet_mom
Yesterday we got report cards and last night was parent-teacher conference.
1. Vietbabe -Sept. b'day (young compared to most in class but 2 other Sept. b'days in class and they are doing fine academically).
2. Catholic kindergarten with 18 kids in her class.
3. Although she is tired b/c no nap anymore, I have always gotten her to do her homework and we haven't missed any school. We read every night and do normal things but not like that character in Parenthood with the flashcards.
4. Report card: highest marks in Self Confidence, Happy, Friendly, Plays Well With Others, Polite (you name it). The only comment is that she's a bit too much of a social butterfly and may be talking while directions are being given by teacher.
5. Conference: teacher showed me her classwork. Not picking up as quickly on phonetics, "math" concepts and such. The teacher seems good. And I always make sure Vietbabe does homework, gets enough sleep, ready for school, all that. So, I think it's not something that can be changed. Teacher thinks she will probably recommend that Vietbabe repeat K and that she really is "that behind" and that 1st grade at that school is particularly challenging. I asked what are the chances that increased help outside school (flash cards and work on weekends with her) would change that but she says it is not likely.
I am so grateful my child is "Happy" and "Self Confident" and "Plays Well With Others." But this morning, I'm upset and teary-eyed even though I know it's "just Kindergarten". Anyone have input? Thank you.
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Viet-Mom-
Don't sweat it, it may be a maturity issue - my son is an OCT baby and as such, did an extra year of pre-K. Based upon where he was last year when had the law not changed, he'd have been in kindy...I was a bit worried when it came time for p-t conferences. As background, son is in Montessori and doing well but didn't seem to be 'getting' some stuff last year. Sweet social, all those things you described, but was a little bit behind the other kids academically. So back to this year... he is like a different kid academically - is reading and now doing multiplication... and can explain it to you so you know he really understands it and hasn't simply memorized the times tables. His retention skills have improved significantly, and this is my kid who we are fairly sure has, at a minimum, some mild attention deficits (like his mom).
So I'd say keep doing what your doing and keep it fun. You can use some things, like leapster etc...to reinforce the basics, but don't feel bad, she is still really young.At least viet-babe is tiny, my kindy is the size of a second to third grader so I always having to dial down people's expectations of him because he is not as old as he looks.
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