Parent Teacher Conference For Avery

We learned a lot at Avery's most recent parent teacher conference. He wasn't there because my Mom and Terry took him and Toby out for Ice Cream. While we were there we discovered a few things. First we discovered that by the end of the year the kids are supposed to know 107 words by sight. Avery already knows 95 of them, NOW....yeah he's awesome I know. She says that when he starts to read he is a different person. He can read so smoothly. AWESOME. He's getting a Barnes and Noble gift card for Christmas from my parents, he's going to LOVE it.

She said that he is great with Math as well...she said that he is working on 2 part instructions. Part 1 he is good with put more than 1 step instructions he tends to get lost....we have been working with him on that at home so that's nothing new I am just glad she is working with him on it as well. He also is working on the ability to tie his shoes. He can't seem to get it down. It drives me insane. Richard has been his teacher cause I am pretty sure my hair would be pulled out by now if it was me teaching him.

She told us that he has "people" we looked at her with a confused look on our faces, People? She said when she notices that his shoes are untied he will notify one of his "people" and they will come and tie them for him. Seriously kid? Oh dear....he told us later that night that Manuel ties them the best....I tried so hard NOT to laugh....

The next thing his teacher showed us was his handwriting. It has gotten so much better. She had him write a letter about what his plans were for Halloween. He wrote that he was going to go trick or treating with his family and his step family and that he was going to be a swat man. She doesn't know our family, so she didn't think anything was wrong with the letter.......Richard and I did....so we had her repeat the letter, yup we were right it did say going trick or treating with his family and step family...Hummmm who is this said step family? We explained to his teacher he doesn't have a step family. She started to laugh, he doesn't was her response....nope! So when we got home we asked Avery who is step family is. He said it was Ty and Drew, that is my friend Lisa's kids. We were going trick or treating with them at my work. So I joked around with Lisa and emailed her that and asked, So is Bryan (her husband and my co worker) my ex or is Richard your ex? More so do I need to start sending you child support for your and Richard's children or does Bryan need to start sending child support for our children! It made me laugh..still does...ahh Avery!