A Great First Week

Just a quick update to mark the end of Lily's first week of school before we get started again tomorrow.  She loved it!  She has told me about two new friends that she has made, Jill and Avery.  There are only 11 kids in the class, so I have a feeling I will hear about all of them at some point.  This week they worked on the short sound for the letter "i."  They made an igloo by turning a styrofoam cup upside down, cutting a little door on it and then gluing mini-marshmallows on to it.  It was really cute!  I have a picture, I just haven't uploaded it yet.  They also studied indians to get that "i" sound.  Next week they will work on the short sound of "u."  Mrs. Worrell sends a little note home each day letting us know how our child's behavior and work ethic work for the day; Lily did awesome each day.  Mrs. Worrell commented that she is "kind, patient and considerate."  She also noted that "she is a great listener which is why her igloo turned out so well."  On Wednesday, Lily told me about using sidewalk chalk to make giraffes; ever since then she has been teaching everyone how to draw giraffes.  She really enjoys playing teacher, and I have to say, she's pretty good at it!  We are absolutely thrilled with how well Lily's first week went, and we're looking forward to all the fun ahead!