October 2008

October has been a busy month for us! Naomi is LOVING school, she has absolutely blossomed! No crying or fussing, she is happy to go and feels connected to her teacher and friends. Having studied Butterflies extensively, this month they are studying Spiders, I have learnt so much about them too! They act out plays like "little Miss Muffett" and make little fact books! Naomi is also very keen on reading, they have "star sight words" for her to practice like I, to me, you the.... Naomi is already starting to get the hang of it, she told me how to spel Like, then figured out, Bike and Pike...pretty smart stuff! It is fun to see her learn so much so fast!

Favorite restaurant

Naomi and her friend were talking;
G: have you ever been to Tandoori oven it is so good!
N yes we go there, but Papa brings the food home to eat. Have you been to Chevys?
G no
N it is so fun, they give you a big Sombrero and sing Happy Birthday!

Paige

When Paige wakes up she is very funny, this is what she said today:

"Paige Awake, all done nap"
"Hello Sun"
She walked into Naomi's room and said;
"Hello Noami how are you?"
So funny she is really starting to put sentences together, and is very opinionated!

First day of school

Elise, Geetangeli and Naomi on their first day of Kindergarten!

Kindergarten

Kindergarten has gone incredibly well. Noami seems to enjoy going to school and has learnt so much already. Lots of new songs, rhymes and games. She also says the Pledge of Alligence and sings the This Old Flag. Lots of the songs have hand gestures, it is so cute to watch! Naomi loves Mrs Vo, who seems like such a fair and caring person.

In the mornings Naomi gets her back pack on and Paige has to take hers too. They have adjusted well to the new daycare and seem to be having fun and made friends.

Kindergartern here we come

After a very quick, stressful summer (I feel like my whole summer was spent searching for childcare) we made it to Kindergarten! Naomi was placed in the afternoon program and we seem to have made this work since the girls are at a neighborhood daycare and Naomi can walk to school with Geetangali and her mom. The first week of school I worked a reduced schedule and was involved in the drop off and pick up. Noami did fantastic! She was a little nervous on her first day, but no tears or fussing, she did great! I was very impressed and surprised! She likes her teacher, Mrs Vo and made friends very quickly. The kinders got dug in right away and are learning lower case letters. All is good and I can breathe again.

Paige talks!

Paige woke up the other night in he middle of the night and said "Mama I'm tired" i told her to go back to sleep.

Then a couple of nights later she woke up at about 4am, and said "mama, sun" and was rubbing her eyes. She was complaining the sun was in her eyes, (she does it in the car all the time) and the sun wasn't even up!