I did not expect that Eli knew all of the numbers; even though we have a place mat with them and we point them out all of the time, he doesn't always give me the correct answer when I ask "What is this?" So the fact that he knew them all except for two thrilled me. Then the teacher went over a checklist of behaviors, qualified with 'atta boy', 'ehhh....getting there', or 'not so much'. The only area Eli really needs help in is staying focused. This didn't shock me at all; we struggle with the same thing at home. (For example, on the way to the bathroom before his nap today, Eli walked downstairs, opened the closet door, put his shoes in the corner, piled the boom-whackers on the table, turned on a few lights, and brushed his teeth.) Mrs. U did say that when the class is seated at the table, he focuses wonderfully. It's when they are transitioning from station to station, or when the class is divided into separate activities that Eli struggles. The teach said he's improving in the areas of following directions and movement (jumping, fine-motor skills, etc.).She saved the best for last. Mrs. Upshaw knows about the way we eat in our house. She and I have discussed it before because I've requested that Eli have water instead of juice at school. (By the way, she totally backs me on this; her house is run the same way.) So she said she was shocked a few weeks ago when Eli responded to another teacher tossing an empty energy drink can into the trash. He asked her, "Is that a beer?" Of course, that did not shock me at all.
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