September 29, 2015
by John
0 comments
NPR ran a story yesterday on gifted students in today’s school systems at http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/09/28/443193523/who-are-the-gifted-and-talented-and-what-do-they-need. Siena wasn’t identifying Heller’s barracuda at age 5, but she is, we are told, very talented at her coursework relative to her class. Yet she’s in that … Continue reading
June 2, 2015
by John
0 comments
This past weekend was very busy for the girls. On Saturday Siena had her normal art class and later on a play date with a friend in town all afternoon, and for dinner we went over to friends’ house for … Continue reading
May 23, 2014
by John
0 comments
I just wrote the last check for the day care where we have had at least one kid full-time every month since December, 2006. Thalia graduates from there at the end of June, 7 1/2 years later. Hooray!
June 27, 2013
by John
1 Comment
I can’t believe first grade is already over. Where did all the days go? I posted Siena getting on the bus at the start of first grade late last August, with this picture: Here she is getting off the bus … Continue reading
October 3, 2012
by John
0 comments
We all couldn’t be happier with first grade at this point. Siena constantly tells us it’s “grrrr-ific” (something from Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, I believe). She gets math and spelling homework that she flies through. They’ve been doing lots of addition, … Continue reading
August 30, 2012
by John
0 comments
Mama and I were very proud and relieved to watch Siena finally get on the bus to go to 1st grade. It’s been a very long road to get her into the school system we wanted in the year we … Continue reading
June 28, 2012
by John
0 comments
Today was Siena’s last day at her current school. Kindergarten graduation was last Thursday, but for the past week she’s been attending their summer program there to fill the gap before the real summer starts. None of us, the teachers … Continue reading
June 22, 2012
by John
0 comments
Amazingly, a school year has gone by, and Siena graduated from Kindergarten yesterday. Unfortunately I don’t have any pictures of that I can post because all the pics I took include her classmates, and I don’t want to go posting … Continue reading
October 11, 2011
by John
0 comments
I have recently discovered the intimate insights a parent can get into their child, even at only five years old, when looking at the projects they do at school when not under the watchful eye of their parents. We brought … Continue reading
September 8, 2011
by John
0 comments
As I so often say, I still need to document the full saga, but here is a brief teaser. Siena started at a private kindergarten this week, and though it takes an hour round-trip now to drop off or pick … Continue reading