Meeting with the Teacher

I believe that back in my day they use to refer to the meeting between the parents and the teachers as Parent Teacher Conferences.  This is not the case today.  Today I had to meet with both Jack's teacher, Mrs. Whetman, and Natty's teacher, Mrs. Demille.  I don't exactly know what these are called; SEP or SEOP - not sure exactly.  I don't have any idea what that stands for either.  Hey, i've got an excellent name for it:  Parent Teacher Conference.  Wow.  Was that really such a bad name that it had to be changed?  Is the meeting something more then that?  Ooohhh, I wonder if SEP stands for Student Education Plan or something like that?  If so, what the heck does the "O" stand for in SEOP?  Let me just say one last time that Parent Teacher Conference seems to fit the bill fairly well. 

So anyway, Jack was first.  At 2:45 we reported to Mrs. Whetman's class and I watched as Jack carried on conversation with Mrs. Whetman.  He was respectful, he was funny, he was excited.  She told me how well he is doing right now.  They have not had any issues in the class room and he is taking himself out of situations that could lead to problems before it ever has a chance to become a problem.  He is a good boy.  He showed me his crystal garden and we also brought home a volcano he launched earlier in the day.  Pretty exiting stuff.  We still have some things to work on for sure but all in all I was quite pleased with how he is doing and how well he gets a long with Mrs. Whetman.  She thanked me for allowing Jack to be in her class.  I couldn't be happier.  Mr. Oldroyd knows his teachers and has my complete trust and confidence that he will place Jack with the right teacher for Jack.  He hit it out of the park last year with Mrs. Robb and Mrs. Whetman has been wonderful.  We did pop in to the 'smile' room after our meeting and Jack went in and chatted with everyone.  Mrs Coonan was there and apparently she plays a character in some of their group settings and goes by the name of Jessie.  Well, Jack knows her as Jessie and that is what he calls her all the time.  It is funny.  She gets a kick out of it.  Sure appreciate "Jessie" and the other special needs teachers there at South.  They are the best of the best. 

I will say this in regards to Jack and his time at South.  We came here not knowing what to expect and simply trusted.  Sometimes all you can do is trust in the Lord and have faith in the promptings that you receive.  I could not have asked for a better situation for Jack then what we have here.  He is doing extremely well and for that I am grateful and humbled.  The Lord is in charge and sometimes all we need to do is trust and follow.

Natty and I went over to visit with Mrs. Demille.  Here again, I couldn't ask for a better teacher for Natalie.  It is apparent in her grades and in her work.  Mrs. Demille is quite a neat lady.  Natty responds to her very well and has done a good job in her studies.  She has all A's and B's at the moment with the exception of 1 class.  She was missing a few assignments in Language Arts.  We should have those ready to go shortly and hopefully get that grade up. 

It is great to have both Natty and Jack doing well in school.  Not to leave Andy out, i stopped over and talked about him with Mrs. Wood.  She loves little Andy.  Shucks, I love little Andy, Natty and Jackson.  They are wonderful children.