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It was Kindergarten Parent Breakfast on Friday at school, so I flex-timed it a little and went with Casper. It didn't worry me, exactly, but it didn't greatly reassure me about how things are going in her classroom.
I sat in the classroom for the start-of-the-day routine. Casper is supposed to hang up her bag, put a frog on the chart for lunch choice (interestingly, every single child who was in class that day was buying lunch - am I the only one who sends a lunch? The low-income kids probably get free lunch, but there are at least 5 middle-class kids...) Several students were doing puzzles on the floor and the rest were at their seats doing small hand projects (blocks, coloring, etc.) Based on the dynamic I was seeing, I wonder if "playing with puzzles on the floor" is the teacher's answer to the kids who haven't got good control of sitting quietly - those kids got most of the classroom attention in the entire time I was there (including in the cafeteria at breakfast). So now I am worrying that because Casper knows about sitting quietly she'll get no class attention.
The breakfast was fine, and Casper was extremely pleased that I was there. I spoke to a couple of the parents whom I'd met before. J had just switched classroom seats because of behavior issues, and his mother was a bit concerned. Gave her a card, and S's mother too. B's mother (the one who freaked out on the first day) wasn't there (nor was B).
I'll be working Tuesday nights starting this week, and I'm wondering if it's worth it to offer to volunteer in the classroom that morning. I was so looking forward to that free time to myself, but I'm worrying about school a lot. I don't know if it would make me feel better or worse to be there, though - and it might be disruptive for Casper. We get reports next week, so maybe I'll see what the teacher has to say at that point.
I sat in the classroom for the start-of-the-day routine. Casper is supposed to hang up her bag, put a frog on the chart for lunch choice (interestingly, every single child who was in class that day was buying lunch - am I the only one who sends a lunch? The low-income kids probably get free lunch, but there are at least 5 middle-class kids...) Several students were doing puzzles on the floor and the rest were at their seats doing small hand projects (blocks, coloring, etc.) Based on the dynamic I was seeing, I wonder if "playing with puzzles on the floor" is the teacher's answer to the kids who haven't got good control of sitting quietly - those kids got most of the classroom attention in the entire time I was there (including in the cafeteria at breakfast). So now I am worrying that because Casper knows about sitting quietly she'll get no class attention.
The breakfast was fine, and Casper was extremely pleased that I was there. I spoke to a couple of the parents whom I'd met before. J had just switched classroom seats because of behavior issues, and his mother was a bit concerned. Gave her a card, and S's mother too. B's mother (the one who freaked out on the first day) wasn't there (nor was B).
I'll be working Tuesday nights starting this week, and I'm wondering if it's worth it to offer to volunteer in the classroom that morning. I was so looking forward to that free time to myself, but I'm worrying about school a lot. I don't know if it would make me feel better or worse to be there, though - and it might be disruptive for Casper. We get reports next week, so maybe I'll see what the teacher has to say at that point.
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