Year 5, Day 294

With Miles's school rapidly approaching winter break, his class held a holiday party this afternoon. After pulling some strings to get out early, I left work after lunch to take part in the festivities. While my last visit to Miles's school was filled with parents, this time I was there alone, at least for a … Continue reading Year 5, Day 294 →

Year 5, Day 290

It's Spirit Week at school, and every day Miles has a different theme to dress up for. Today's was "Pajama Day," and while you'd think Miles, a child who historically never wants to get dressed in the morning, would be absolutely thrilled about this, he exhibited quite a bit of trepidation as we pulled into … Continue reading Year 5, Day 290 →

Year 5, Day 280: Baby’s First School Project!

This week, Miles received his first major school assignment. He was, with us (the directions made no secret of the need for parental "assistance"), to create a building of any sort to wrap up his class's current unit. Receiving these directions on Tuesday wasn't particularly helpful as far as I was concerned, since my evenings … Continue reading Year 5, Day 280: Baby’s First School Project! →

Year 5, Day 279: Baby’s First Parent-Teacher Conference!

This afternoon, Jaclyn and I stepped into Miles's school at 3:30 for a parenting rite of passage -- our first parent-teacher conference (as parents, anyway). "All right," I groaned, making a slow, deliberate descent into a chair far too small for me. "Give it to me straight." I was only half-joking, as some of the … Continue reading Year 5, Day 279: Baby’s First Parent-Teacher Conference! →

Year 5, Day 265

Miles continues to enjoy starting every morning with the Question of the Day upon arriving at school, although his reason for enjoying it has changed a little in the last couple weeks. Where he once proudly and thoughtfully selected the best answer to each day's question, he now carefully considers which answer is likely to … Continue reading Year 5, Day 265 →

Year 5, Day 264

Getting better at writing his name. Still working on that spacing though. MILEs

Year 5, Day 263

When it comes to his friends at school, Miles comes home almost every day talking about the plans they've all made to have hang out and have play dates. All of these plans are, naturally, free from absolutely any parent input on any side, but it's nice to at least know Miles is making friends. … Continue reading Year 5, Day 263 →

Year 5, Day 252

Our regularly-scheduled Family Movie Night got punted this week, as Miles needed to finish decorating a lantern for his German School's impending lantern festival tomorrow. He spent a lot of time coloring...the inside of it (I tried to tell him), but this didn't bother him because the part he was most excited about was gluing … Continue reading Year 5, Day 252 →

Year 5, Day 251

One of the concepts Miles has loved learning about the most at school so far this year is compound words. Throughout our recent trip (and even before it), Miles would spontaneously toss little nuggets out like, "Hey Daddy, guess what? If I have a pine and I have an apple, guess what I have...A PINEAPPLE!" … Continue reading Year 5, Day 251 →

Year 5, Day 243

Jaclyn is out of town for the next couple of days, and a half-day for Miles meant I got to spend my afternoon experiencing how Jaclyn does her job on the days he's at home (or more accurately, ATTEMPTS to do her job). For instance, here is Miles physically holding me by the neck and … Continue reading Year 5, Day 243 →