Another school/kindy/preschool year that is - the carol concert is performed and done, prizegiving attended and the last day exchanging of cards, gifts etc done. Millie is officially done with Year 2 and needless to say being the sensitive soul she is was very upset that Mrs Dawkins and Mrs Wilcox-Clarke will not be her teachers next year. She is especially sad that Mrs Dawkins will not be teaching her next year, she literally adores her and she has thoroughly enjoyed being in her class, Mrs Dawkins has during the course of the year taken me aside to tell me what a thoughtful, caring child Amelia is and her compassion and sense of fairplay amazes her at times, she did make the comment that sometimes Amelia is older than her years in terms of her ability to relate to people.
The teachers gave the girls each a small present and card and Mrs Dawkins wrote a small note inside the card which read
Amelia - you have been such a kind and caring girl in Room2. The way you care for others is very special. Mrs Dawkins
Needless to say I had a big lump in my throat!!! It's funny that as a parent we worry that we are doing a good job of raising our children to be good citizens so when you get comments, or read lovely cards, it's nice to know!
Next year sees another new teacher, both for Amelia and the school and also a new class structure - composite year 2/3 class. Where Amelia goes to school is quite small, 125 girls to be exact, so as there are only 6 coming into year 2 for 2009 they are combining the youngest 9 in Amelia's class with the 6 to form a class. I have researched it on the internet and their are alot of studies for and against but the strong theme seems to be it has some really good benefits and is only for a year and the new teacher comes very highly recommend and has a particular interest in literacy so fingers crossed.
Right off to organise three children, Millie is dancing tonight in the big variety concert at our big Stadium so have been there every night for the last 5 watching her rehearse - the full dress rehearsal was last night and the show looks fantastic!!! Sophie Westenra (Hayleys sister) is one of the guests and has the MOST amazing voice and sings one song in particular called Songbird, beautiful!!!! We bought a video camera a couple of weeks ago so planning on giving it a whirl tonight, might even figure out how to post a short vid on here!!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Done and Dusted.................
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Good one Millie! I know how you feel Meg I was really excited about getting Finn's first school report and he didn't disappoint - 'a happy and helpful boy' - so I did teach him something! LOL!
What a fantastic report, you should be very proud of your delightful girl. It's always wonderful to hear that other people appreciate kindness and courtesy in our children, because it just shows we are doing something right.
I've heard great things about composite classes, so I'm sure Millie will really benefit from it. How nice to go to such a small school - we have about 600-700 at ours!
I have done some time in composite classes as a student teacher and to be honest I saw how it worked. Given what I have read about Millie she will thrive in this atmosphere. Enjoy the concert tonight and as for Songbird its one of my fav songs, love the Eva Cassidy version.
Millie sounds like a really lovely kid ... the sort any teacher would love in a class! My kids are in composite classes ... it's mostly all good.
Hope you enjoy tonight. Always lovely to hear such great things about your child - and a good reminder as a teacher to make sure we do this.
Yep, can totally understand why you are so proud of your young lady. She is very kind and caring. She is an absolute delight.
Hi Meg! :) I found your blog while searching Google for Sophie Westenra (she is actually working on an album, according to one news article). You're so lucky to have seen her sing live! If you have any videos, we'd be privileged to see them. :)
Oksana
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