Facebook is great, but unfortaunately, doesn't permit you to put in words your life quite the way the old website did. I realize I probably have nobody reading the old website any more, but I may use this for my own personal use instead.
Nathan has started kindergarten at WF Ready school. Connor also attends the daycare there at the Ranch Ehrlo society. It was with mixed emotions that we pulled the kids out of Ecole Monseignor de Laval back at the end of July. We had been on the WF Ready waiting list for nearly 2 years, so it presented us with a dilemna. The location is much closer to us in Windsor Park, and it allows us to drop the kids off much earlier (7 am) which is better for work. Although we are sacrificing them learning French, we believe the programs are much more structured and the kids will learn more. Over the last 2 months we have gotten to know most of the staff quite well and have become involved with the school, including me going along on a bus trip with Nathan's group to watch a Rider practise at Taylor Field before the Labor Day game.
Nathan's kindergarten teacher is Mrs. Harmon. He is on the young side as the age of kids go, and since his maturity has been a little slower to come along he hasn't learned quite as much as some of the other kids in terms of shapes, letters numbers etc. He has always wanted to play, and the fact that he was in unstructured daycare probably hasn't helped much. Marie-France has been great working with Nathan at home to learn some of these things, and we spend more time with him doing "homework" now. He actually kind of enjoys it and is responding to the "token" system wherein we provide stickers for him to collect.
Connor adjusted very well to the new day care too, and adores one of the younger care providers (Tamsen). He seems to love going. In an ideal world, mom and dad would not have to go to work during the day and could stay home and play with the kids all day long!
Nathan likes Scooby Do, Transformers, Bat Man and Spiderman. Connor likes these too and both kids enjoy watching shows on Treehouse and the Disney Channel. Handy Manny, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and the Little Einsteins are popular choices!
Summer is waning into Fall and we are getting cooler weather now.
Well subsequent blogs should have a little more detail on a daily basis. I want to resume it but will see how well I stick to it. I can't believe its been 5 1/2 years since I started the savante.nefirms.com website! | 