School updates

Arram graduated!  He has moved out of Babies and into Toddlers.  Where Babies focused on sensory exploration of the world, Toddlers focuses on cause-and-effect... for our growing little scientists.  And potty training.  Oh yeah.  Over this long weekend, we'll be working on some homework on that subject!  Additionally, Arram's verbal ability has really taken off in his new classroom-- he's using sentences of four and five words now (although we can usually understand only two or three of them) and whining far less because he's better able to express himself.

Last week we had a parent-teacher conference with Amiri's teacher, and she had nothing but wonderful things to say about him.  That he was respectful, observant, and so gentle; therefore such a good friend with the girls.  That she and the other teachers had implemented a special learning programme just for Amiri-- extra focus on reading and writing-- because he displays a keen natural ability with words.  And that he's sociable and friendly.  As an example of his friendliness, she cited his morning routine:  greeting his best friend (a girl) with a hug, and then the two of them heading off for the bathroom to sit side-by-side on the child-size toilets to do their personal business, chatting and laughing the whole time.