Caitlin's Ballet Class

Caitlin has been taking a ballet class this school year.  She loves it and so far it's been great. She really is improving and having fun. I love her teacher Ms. Julie. She is incredible with the girls. I enjoy getting to watch them and see their progress. It really is a great combination of fun and technique!

During class, they have it in a small room where there is a window that we can watch through (it's kind of tinted so we can see in but they can't see out very well which means they don't get distracted too easily).  In December, they put on a little performance for us in the big girl room. They each got to pick out a fun costume and then after the performance, we had some snacks and lemonade. We enjoyed getting to watch them perform!

Here's a video of her performance (the teacher in the video isn't Ms. Julie though...she was out of town so this was another teacher... I'm not sure why I'm pointing this out other than I think the girls are more used to Ms. Julie so they seemed a little distracted I guess... anyway):

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Caitlin's Preschool Program

Caitlin's preschool put on a Christmas program again this year.  She is in a 3s class that meets Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Before the performance, we went to her classroom to see the projects they had been working on.

Family photo!

Then it was off to the sanctuary for the performance.

Ryan was excited!

Here's a video of the performance. This was the best I could get from where we were sitting.  She did a great job singing! Apologize in advance for her "nose" activity... its cold season, what can I say.

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Evan receives Star Texan Award

Just before Christmas, we went up to school where Evan received a special award.  His school is called Old Town and they are the Texans.  He was receiving a Star Texan award for showing self control (i.e. for being a good listener).  

They called his name and read a little paragraph that his teacher wrote about why he was receiving the award.

Dad and Evan after the ceremony

Mom and Evan after the ceremony

Evan with the assistant principal Mr. Baker and the principal Ms. Mercer

We are so proud of you Evan for doing such a great job at school and being a good listener.  I volunteer in Evan's class one day a week so I get to see all the kids and help Ms. V, his teacher.  I love being involved and feel so blessed that I'm able to be a part of his school experience. His teacher has told me what a great listener his is before and I've observed it myself.  He's also making great strides with reading. It's amazing how quickly he has picked it up.  Just 2 months ago he was not interested at all but now he can read small words and sound them out.  He already knows all his kindergarten sight words and we are working on more.

So far, we are thrilled with how it's going and that we went ahead and sent him to Kinder.  Hopefully it continues to go well. He still enjoys going to school so I think that's a good sign!

Below is a little video of him receiving his award.

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