OK, I've kept up quite well lately. Ethel, though, has gone into a lunch funk. Today all she has is a string cheese and a Rice Krispie thing from the 100 cal pack. Oh, and she'll get milk. She hasn't eaten her sammie the last two days, so I told her I wasn't packing one today. That was fine with her, she said that yesterday she was talking and had to go to the bathroom during lunch so didn't have time. What is it with just eating your friggin lunch? Ugh.
We're doing well with homework, too. Last night we had a little hiccup, but we got over that hurdle and she did the homework wonderfully. She even colored the bunnies with green ears and orange bodies because "bunnies like carrots". It was so cute.
She's reading more at night now. This reading log we have to complete is awesome. I bring her "Book Buddy" bag into her room when we're doing bedtime routine, and each day she brings home a different little book from the classroom. She reads that first, then either I read her a book, or she continues with a different book. This past Saturday, she even read to her brother for 30 minutes! Some of the books she didn't actually read, she made up the stories, but they sat with books for 30 minutes. They both loved it. I was so proud of her.
We've been getting to bed by 8PM at the very latest. Sometimes I let her keep her light on for 10 minutes after we're done with our routine and she looks at books, or she plays with a few stuffed animals or something on her bed. I figure as long as she's quiet and in her room, 10 minutes doesn't throw us off course.
I need to get organized and get out some of the home activities that the teacher sent home the first week of school. It's things like sight words, penmanship practice, stuff like that. These are things I can have her doing in the mornings before school on the days we're at home, since we have a few hours to kill before we take her to school. We'll see.
Yesterday, we asked Ethel if they'd seen a video with the President in it. The school sent home letters to parents advising of the Obama video being played again this year, giving parents an opt out option. We chose to let her see it. When I asked her about it last night, it took her a while to remember it. When she did, she asked, "What's his name?". She said the subject matter was about acting in a way that shows respect for others, and being kind. That was all she had to say about that.
Overall, still going very well!!
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