...it seems I've attracted some new readers (hi Amy!!!). I can't express how grateful I am that people apparently enjoy my blog so much that they share it with friends. :)
Yes, I'm being a touch sarcastic here; the truth is that I don't really understand what the point was of directing attention to the "Montessori cluster[euphemism]" post to someone after the fact. We had a bad experience (again) with the Primary program, but I thought most readers of reasonable intelligence would realize that my blog is my place to vent and verbalize frustrations, nothing more.
At any rate, welcome aboard. Despite the abovementioned episode, I do have some positive things to say, so by all means, read on.
Anyway, things are chugging along. Max is still doing fine and we're getting ready for the IEP transition meeting for kindergarten readiness; I've got him enrolled for Market Street next year, and he continues to make progress in all the areas we've been working on. So our recent episode was just a bump in the road, it seems.
That said, Emily is slated for Montessori this fall; I do have a lot of confidence that it will be a great fit for her. She visited a few weeks ago for a morning and fell in love with the upper El class. Obviously, too, she doesn't have the same issues that Max has. And it doesn't hurt that three of her best friends will be in the class with her next fall (Boston, Ridley and Ben). She said it was a very different kind of class -- she said it was peaceful and comfortable. She liked how they worked in small groups and had the time to get help with things they struggled with, instead of everyone doing the same thing at the same time. She said she felt right at home and she liked Mrs. W. and the assistant teacher as well. I liked the same things when I observed; I also liked how the girls in particular seemed a lot less into their clothes, etc. -- it just seemed more "age appropriate" all around. So we're looking forward to this. It's definitely time for a change for her, anyway.
We will miss Akiva very much, despite some of our recent concerns about it. Most of all we're going to miss the Jewish education (despite some of it being more watered-down than we would like). I like her class, too. Out of the 12 kids, 10 have been together since kindergarten and it's been lovely to watch them all grow up. But with J not being there next year, that does change things for her friend-wise. That's not a reason to change, of course, but it does make the case for staying even weaker. I am going to make sure she stays in touch with her friends there, and hope she continues to have those friendships for a long time.
Getting ready to go to FL next week to visit Mom. It should be an OK trip, although not without the usual Mom issues. I know the kids will have a ball though, so that's what I'm going to focus on. It'll be nice to get away for a bit anyway, I guess.
Had a minor health scare but it seems all is well. Ah well, not getting any younger.
2 comments:
This sounds like a positive change for Emily. I'm glad to hear she likes what she sees. and I'm sure she'll do very well at her new school.
I don't know if I've said this to you before. I see B as a very gentle soul. He's done so well at MSMV. I can't even imagine what would have happened to him if he had gone to public school or a more aggressively academic private school. He's where he needs to be. Should I start worrying now about high school?!
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