Parent teacher conference

Last night William and I met with Haven's teacher, Mrs. Potter, for our first parent teacher conference. We weren't expecting too much, Haven has only been in school for a few months. Also I have been helping out in her classroom once a week and I have a pretty good idea how hectic it gets in there with 23 kids to one teacher. Mrs. Potter is great though, I dare not underestimate her. Once, when I was filing some kids work into their folders there were three that had no names. When I asked her about them she told me whose they were by sight. And she named three of the four leftover folders. Needless to say, we had a nice chat about Haven. Haven is kind of shy in school, but otherwise a perfect student, according to Mrs. Potter. She tests high in her assessments and so we talked about gifted programs, which don't start until later years. Haven is able to read at a second grade level in her reading assessment, but that's only because that is as far as Mrs. Potter was able to test her. She still needs to bring in some higher level books to see at what level Haven is able to read. This impresses me because I remember being as confused as hell about reading in kindergarten. I caught on quick at an later age, but when I was five reading was scary. I look forward to seeing all Haven is able to achieve in school, so far she is off to a great start!