Parent-Teacher Conference

Yesterday morning we had Lilly's first parent-teacher conference at school. Lilly received a glowing report from Teacher Ashley with a review that she was at above age level for her fine motor and cognitive skills. (She holds crayons and pencils like an adult, can draw shapes and colors them in and she can match colors, shapes).

Socially and emotionally she makes choices, plays well with others and takes turns. She also gets excited to help and shows satisfaction in doing small tasks for others. She participates in group activities and enjoys singing. Her physical skills are good (but I think a lot of that comes from dance class) as it was noted that she can stand on one foot momentarily, walk on tip toes and jump in place. She does need help with scissor use but she can throw and kick a ball correctly. She is fine with her "self-help" skills - which means she communicates if she needs to toilet, can clean herself up independently, uses utensils at breakfast and lunch time and can remove simple unfastened clothing. Communication skills: Lilly uses two or more word phrases and understands and can ask simple questions. She can also request her needs and wants.

Overall Teacher Ashley reported that "Lilly is very friendly and caring. She gets along with many friends and joins them in play. It is a joy to have her in the classroom!"