Yesterday I went to stay at school with Ashley for part of her day to observe at the teacher's invitation since Ashley is new. I was impressed. The teacher did a great job with all the children guiding them and helping them but expecting to do work on their own, listen, and follow directions. They had circle time-talking about the number 5 and doing activities with that, they did a worksheet where they were tracing their name, tracing the number 5, and coloring umbrellas with 5 on them-she talked about coloring neatly. They went outside to play and did a fine motor skills activity decorating painted toilet paper roll binoculars with glue and sequins. Teacher Rheena told me that she has been teaching at the preschool for 3 years and 3-4 year olds are her favorite age. She had been working on her Master's but missed the children too much so she came back. She is very kind to the kids but firm with asking them to stay in their chair or wait their turn to do something. I think it will be a great fit for Ashley. She was already asking "when do I get to go back to preschool again?"
Another good driver story is that on Wednesday, Chris, our regular driver is off. So Greg makes arrangements with someone at his office for us to have a different driver. This usually requires several phone calls and he has been standing in the driveway a few Wednesdays waiting for someone to show up. I texted someone to make sure that we would have a driver and was assured that it was taken care of. He was supposed to be at our house around 10. When no one was here at 11 I started texting again and the guy showed up and admitted that he had forgotten us. Too funny! It was okay-we weren't late to school or anything but another funny story about life here.
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