I went to a parent-teacher's meeting last night for Adina, and her teacher said, "She's wonderful, talented, cares about others, smart, just wonderful. All the other teachers say she's wonderful." Not surprising, but still brought a tear to this Jewish mom's eye. There was nothing negative to hear, so then I went home. She is really so awesome, and I'm glad they appreciate her. Also, Adina's interview with a Jerusalem author of kids' books was chosen to be in the school's English-language newsletter!
I am also grateful that my kids are getting such a great education, both Jewishly and in general studies. The teachers are so caring and devoted, and the general environment at the school is so positive.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
FERRI IS READING
In Hebrew, and she only has a few vowels - but she gets the idea of sounding it out, putting it together, and she LOVES it. I keep thinking of Bettelheim and what he called "the child's fascination with reading." She asks to do "homework" (meaning basic reading/reading readiness material) with me, and I'm always the one who has to stop first. I can't tell who's more excited, her or me.
Sara is a scooter! She is now backing into corners, under chairs, next to sofas, and getting stuck. She rocks, a little bit on her knees. She did flunk her hearing test twice, both times she didn't respond to the high-pitched fairy tinkle bell. I will check with the pediatrician, who is also our neighbor and friend, and find out how much we need to worry. Standard procedure in Israel for this is is bring her to the pediatrician, who writes an authorization for the ENT, who clears the gook out of the ears, and then she gets sent for a more exact test at Hadassah Ein Kerem. Now that's what I want to do with my time!
YB is seriously into Tae Kwon Do - he goes early to his class, shmoozes with his teacher, and will be taking his test for yellow belt soon.
Adina has joined the local youth group, and is learning a dance for some kind of performance at the end of the month. We have restarted Bananot, the girls' group we make up as we go along. Today we discussed Harry Potter 7. Attendance was spotty, but the quality of the discussion was high.
I am experimenting with different kind of muffins. And I made a really delicious bread pudding with Y's leftover sourdough bread. The trick is to let it soak up the custard overnight in the fridge...mmmm.
Sara is a scooter! She is now backing into corners, under chairs, next to sofas, and getting stuck. She rocks, a little bit on her knees. She did flunk her hearing test twice, both times she didn't respond to the high-pitched fairy tinkle bell. I will check with the pediatrician, who is also our neighbor and friend, and find out how much we need to worry. Standard procedure in Israel for this is is bring her to the pediatrician, who writes an authorization for the ENT, who clears the gook out of the ears, and then she gets sent for a more exact test at Hadassah Ein Kerem. Now that's what I want to do with my time!
YB is seriously into Tae Kwon Do - he goes early to his class, shmoozes with his teacher, and will be taking his test for yellow belt soon.
Adina has joined the local youth group, and is learning a dance for some kind of performance at the end of the month. We have restarted Bananot, the girls' group we make up as we go along. Today we discussed Harry Potter 7. Attendance was spotty, but the quality of the discussion was high.
I am experimenting with different kind of muffins. And I made a really delicious bread pudding with Y's leftover sourdough bread. The trick is to let it soak up the custard overnight in the fridge...mmmm.
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