Welcome back, Granny

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I can't believe how far behind I am reading the list. But welcome back,

Granny. Now it's going to take even longer for me to catch up, because I

want to hear everything.

Friday I went to Ellie's first IPP meeting with the kindergarten teacher. I

am so happy with where she is. The teacher has made so many good adaptations

for Ellie. She is excited about working with her. She spends 15-20 minutes

working one on one with her, (and she has 25 kids in the class) She wants to

teach Ellie to print her own name by the end of the school year. Just about

everything she mentioned in our hour long meeting got me thinking,

" Wonderful. So many parents on the list have problems with the school over

this issue, and here Ellie's teacher is right on the ball doing the best

thing before I even ask. " She is even making a little book to give to me at

the end of the year about all the activities Ellie is participating in and

saving some samples of her school work and taking pictures etc. The

Prep/school liason worker has mentioned to me that they have never

encountered a teacher who is more willing to learn and work with them. I am

floored.

I had Ellie in a daycare for two weeks before I discovered it was a

Christian daycare. I was just flabbergasted over that one too. No wonder God

closed the doors at those other two (bigger and bolder) daycares. It has

been a really good fall so far.

So for all you people having trouble with your schools, I invite you to come

here to Calgary and enroll your precious ones in Col J Fred , in Mrs

Saarenoja's class. (I don't think Ellie will be able to say her name by the

end of the year, but the speech therapist is going to work on it.)

Gwen, mom to Ellie, 4 years and 360 days old.