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Parent teacher meeting
Phantomgirl
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SO went to SSs parent teacher meeting today - his first as SS is now in first grade. All is going good, he is above average in everything. I am glad to hear this as i do the homework when we have him and i'm enjoying it The reason for this is SS goes to an Irish speaking school. SO has no clue, BM is shakey (according to SS) but i am doing good with it and enjoying getting back into speaking my native language. SS an I have fun trying to converse in Irish. I think BM made an excelent choice in sending him there. She did so because her sister teaches Irish. There are only about 15 kids in his class - so he gets lots of attention from the teacher. Also speaking fluent Irish gives you an advantage here in lots of areas such as media, teaching or public service etc. Also its a state exam in secondary school (high school) and you HAVE to pass it to graduate school - so SS will have a huge advantage.
But you really have to do some home schooling in English reading & writing etc. I'm an avid reader and glad to say SS is so far enjoying my choice of books. We making our way through the classics, Treasure Island, Huckleberry Fin, Gullivers Travels etc. I have to say i'm also enjoying re-reading them myself. BM also reads with him. She has actually thanked me for this.
The down side is no one from his area goes to the school so he has different sets of friends. We have been taking him to Martial Arts on a wed eve as one kid from his school goes, unfortunately SS is not a great mixer. He doesn't have a 'best friend'. Is that ok? or should he have one special friend. Everytime i enquire as to who he played with at lunch time the names seem to change. Maybe this is normal for a boy?
On a down note SO asked if we could keep him an extra night this wknd as it is a holiday here - she said no. Also we cannot have him for halloween this year - O well maybe next year.
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Re: Parent teacher meeting
How great to get a good report from school! Yay!
About SS and friends - does he have friends from school over to BM's house or to your house? It might be nice to make an extra effort to have them over, since they don't live just down the street and wouldn't see your SS except in school unless you set up playdates. This might help him find a close friend and "grow up" a little bit more.
*****Generalization alert- Stereotypes bountiful****
My son is in 3rd grade and doesn't have a best friend. I thnk it's normal for boys to not necessarily have a best friend. He has his "top 5" that he likes to play with but a best friend it more of a girl concept b/c boys tend to play in teams or parallel play (they play next to each other but not necessarily together) and it's a great day. I wouldn't worry about him too much he's probably catagorized his friends into the segments of his life: mom's house friends, dad's house friends, Irish school friends, karate school friends...etc.
Side note I think it's way cool to have him at an Irish speaking school not only to perserve the culture and language that was nearly lost but b/c being bilingual now will only make it easier for him to learn more languages in the future.
Exactly sweetie - i thought i might be over reacting about the best friend thing. SS definitely has the top 5 he likes to play with. I always had a best friend but then i am a girl. He has his neighbourhood friends at moms, his cousins at dads, his friends at school, and now karate. I just want to make sure we are not letting things slip past KWIM.
And yea i'm so excited about his school - SO told me yesterday at pickup the teacher was chatting away to SS in Irish.