Field Day

[omly]

Tab's school year is quickly wrapping up. She had her field day yesterday. (Her highlight of the day: "round" pizza rather than the rectangular pieces they usually have at school.) It has gone so fast! Tab loved her teacher, and we will miss her very much. I know you hear that sort of thing fairly often, but I don't know how else to express what a difference this teacher has made to Tab's first year in this school system. Although this was Ms.Z's first year solo teaching, she was absolutely incredible. She is the purveyor of everything that no child left behind should be, rather than what it is.

Getting Tab ready for field day also got me thinking about my memories of a similar time in my life. Hands down my favorite activity were these long ski like things made of 2X4s that had 4-6 rope straps on each one so that a team had to coordinate their moments to race to the finish line. Did anyone else have these? What memories about your field days when you were little do you still have?

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[forestjay.livejournal.com]

Simon was in Kindergarten this year. He got expelled three different times for hitting his teacher. The priniciple threatened to press charges so we took him out this year and home schooled him for the remainder. We might put him back in kindergarten in the fall, as long as he has a different teacher.

[omly.livejournal.com]

Would you reenter him in kindergarten just for the social acclimation or for other reason? Do you think he would be ready for first grade?

[forestjay.livejournal.com]

Intellectually he is ready for first grade. However, his mother and I (as well as his school) don't think he will be able to sit at a desk for a whole day as is required in first grade. I personally would prefer him in public school to increase his social skills.

[omly.livejournal.com]

That makes sense especially with the social problems you had this past year. Ultimatley the social reasons are the ones that keep me from homeschooling. At first I was worried that Tab wouldn't socially develop and now I think she would be unhappy without that level of social interaction.