things I think I have not mentioned
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fleaCasper has changed her name at school, after finding herself one of two "Caspers" in her class. So now she is "Cas," which is of course the name I called her as a baby - I didn't switch over to her full name until she was about 3. I discovered this change by being told by several of her classmates! I think it is a reasonable approach to the problem of a common name, and I'm interested that she seems to have done it spontaneously, with no angst and no mention of it to me.
It's open school day tomorrow, so I am going to spend an hour or so in her classroom and I hope get to know her teacher and classmates a little better. I ran into her K teacher's husband at work today - he is a grad student - and, amused at myself, called him Mr. E. (He's probably 24 at most.) He said Mrs. E was doing better this year, and "she might stay a teacher after all." I knew she was having a hard time - really, all first year teachers do, and especially those teaching poor students for the first time - and I know he supported her a lot last year. Nice kids.
The other thing I think I haven't written about is Dillo's exploration of our car. mr. flea has been showing him different parts every day all summer, though I think at this part he's run out of parts. Dillo helps turn the engine off now sometimes. We had long conversations earlier in the summer (when we flew) about engines, and how they go, and does a boat have an engine, and where the engine is in the car, and where it is in a plane.
Dillo's started "zoophonics" at school and pointed "Sammy snake" out to me in a book spontaneously this evening. He's good with numbers up to four, and can hold up his fingers. We talk about bones in our bodies and brains in our head (even the cat!) No figural drawings yet, but soon I expect.
It's open school day tomorrow, so I am going to spend an hour or so in her classroom and I hope get to know her teacher and classmates a little better. I ran into her K teacher's husband at work today - he is a grad student - and, amused at myself, called him Mr. E. (He's probably 24 at most.) He said Mrs. E was doing better this year, and "she might stay a teacher after all." I knew she was having a hard time - really, all first year teachers do, and especially those teaching poor students for the first time - and I know he supported her a lot last year. Nice kids.
The other thing I think I haven't written about is Dillo's exploration of our car. mr. flea has been showing him different parts every day all summer, though I think at this part he's run out of parts. Dillo helps turn the engine off now sometimes. We had long conversations earlier in the summer (when we flew) about engines, and how they go, and does a boat have an engine, and where the engine is in the car, and where it is in a plane.
Dillo's started "zoophonics" at school and pointed "Sammy snake" out to me in a book spontaneously this evening. He's good with numbers up to four, and can hold up his fingers. We talk about bones in our bodies and brains in our head (even the cat!) No figural drawings yet, but soon I expect.
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Date: 2009-09-04 12:19 am (UTC)I am totally going to approve of this. Because it's what I do. Both here and with that other name that I don't use online.
We talk about bones in our bodies and brains in our head (even the cat!)
This is adorable!
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Date: 2009-09-04 09:25 pm (UTC)