Parent/Teacher Conference

We had our first parent/teacher conference on Valentine's Day.  It was great!  We knew we had a little smarty pants on our hands but it was great to hear some things about Lauryn that we don't get to see.  For starters, we were pretty shocked to learn how reserved and quiet Lauryn is at school.  We figured we hear that she talks too much and might even be a little bossy.  Her teacher said that at first she kept to herself quite a bit, unless other kids were playing on the slide.  She loves the slide and was very friendly with anyone else who wanted to slide too.  She also said that Lauryn is learning how to tell others "no."  There is a little boy who can be a bit too aggressive (with all the kids, not just Lauryn) and she's learning to tell him no when she doesn't want to play.  There is another little boy who is even more quiet and reserved than Lauryn and her teacher said they've become very good friends.  She said that Lauryn helps him open up a little more than he had been.  The thing we heard that I loved the most (and already knew) is that when another kid is sad, her teacher said Lauryn does whatever she can to make them feel better.  She said you can see her eyes darting around, trying to figure out how she can make things better.  My girl has such a good heart!  We saw samples of Lauryn's handwriting from the beginning of the year and saw how far she's come with that.  We knew that too, because she practices with us at home all the time, but it was neat to see the side by side comparison.  I was really pleased with how the conference went and how in depth it really was.  I figured being a preschool conference, it wouldn't have gone into so much detail.  We came home with her first Progress Report and it was filled with positive things about Lauryn.  I am so proud of my sweet girl! :)