One of the things I love about the school Leo attends is that they are very good about communicating with parents about what the children are doing, how they are doing and just general updates. When your kid can’t tell you himself this kind of information is invaluable. I know I’m a big sap but sometimes the notes from his teacher Ms. S make me well up. They are just so cute. And the thought of Leo having this whole separate world, these relationships with his teachers and therapists and friends, well I just think it’s wonderful. On the whole, Leo is doing very well at school; we’re very fortunate that he is for the most part quite healthy (knock on wood!) and he seems to genuinely enjoy school and learning. It’s not all peaches and cream of course—there have certainly been notes about Leo not feeling well and not cooperating (melting into a puddle as he likes to do sometimes when he doesn't feel like cooperating). But generally, he is, as his teacher says a “good student.”
Here’s a sampling of some recent comments from Ms. S:
After a school field trip to the Turtle Back Zoo:
Leo did great at the zoo. He was very cooperative. He was on his feet most of the time. Leo was very interested in all the animals. He said "hi" and "bye" to almost each and every animal.
In response to a note that I wrote about how Leo is beginning to make observations about the world around him:
We are all very proud of Leo. It is great to see that he now likes to show what he knows. He does not hold back and is not shy anymore (most of the time).
On reading:
Leo is progressing very nicely. We just started working on learning letters for Leo's last name. He’s also doing well with reading sight words.
On communicating:
Leo is making nice progress in speech. Today when it started raining, Leo tapped on my shoulder and said "raining" and pointed outside. Also Leo now loves to drink water. Does he drink at home too?
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