We made it to the end of Tuesday....no school tomorrow, and then back at it again on Thursday. We have every Wednesday off, which I will admit, is a nice little break. Hopefully we sleep in a little bit!
So, the news on Noah and his naps.....he DIDN'T nap!! Monday, he sat quietly (not sure if he had to sit there the entire 1 1/2 hours, or if he was allowed out early (my French isn't that good...). Today, we took one of his favourite books "I Love You Stinky Face", which he was allowed to read quietly. I am hoping they will soon see he doesn't nap, and they will spring him to play with the big kids. He is definitely ready for bed at 8 pm though!!! He falls right to sleep, but that is rather nice!!!
The boys have adapted better than I thought they would. Everyone was still eager to go back today! Joshua has even made 2 new friends--he doesn't know their names, but he was waving to them as he left today! Jacob is still a little hestitant to talk to the kids, but I think he is enjoying the challenge of having everything in school in French! He was sooooo excited about his history books for the year--Prehistoric Times and Ancient Times!
Nathan seems to be doing just fine in the GS class. He is one of the youngest in the class, as most of them are born in 2006, while he is a January 2007 baby! He goes in with a smile, and comes out with one too!!
I am blessed to have such easy going boys, who just love to learn!! They are always so eager to see what a new school day with offer them! Hopefully this holds out through jr high and high school!
It's amazing how all of you are adapting! Tips? I'd love to know how you foster such an appreciation of learning in your home! Glad they like their school and that you are getting some alone time in too :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a tricky question--I am not sure what we do! We do read lots, and have a large selection of reference books (which we read for bed time!). We have them on dinosaurs, planet earth, ancient times, oceans, reptiles, etc! These are our boys favourite books by far! Some of their favourite movies--documentaries: Oceans by Disney, BBC Planet Earth, March of the Dinosaurs. They still love all the other Disney movies though too!!
ReplyDeleteI think our travelling has helped as well. It has made the boys realize that there is a lot of world out there, some of it different than our day to day life....They just want to see more of it! Jacob, has both Egypt and an African Safari on his list. Joshua wants to go live in China for a year! Next summer, we are hoping to do a road trip down to Utah, to dig for Geodes, and then head to the Grand Canyon. Lots of experiences, rather than toys (although we had enough of those too!).
We have also taught Jacob how to "google" stuff if he wants to find out about something. We have already started to impress upon them that WE feel school and university are important. Get as much knowledge as you can, and then you can make smart decisions, and hopefully not be stuck in a job you don't enjoy! So far, they have loved their classes and teachers, and have had no negative experiences, so that also helps! Jacob is an exceptionally strong student, and Joshua just loves the socializing, and the learning. The younger 2 have been in the classroom since they were little, so they have had sooo much exposure to what is expected in a classroom, and that it is a fun place!!! That has also helped!!!
So happy to have you reading the blog, and asking questions!!! This could have almost been itès own post, based on the length of the reply!