The end of the school year has come and gone! Ethan flew through 1st grade with a lot of growth and learning along the way. His teacher, Mrs. Knowles, is awesome and was a perfect fit for Ethan. He is an exceptional reader (chapter books and 100 words per minute when tested) and also does very well with math. He ended the year with a smashing report card (straight A's). Ethan is a "social boy" according to his teacher and had his fair share of warning letters sent home over the course of the year. I guess if I had to choose an obstacle to get over it would be a child who is friendly and likes to play. Come on, he's 7!
Another place that Ethan has a hard time sitting still is piano. I'm not kidding when I say that it is borderline painful to be at piano lessons with him at times. It's like he is bursting with energy and absolutely can't handle sitting still for that long. I'll give it to him, it is a long lesson- 1 hour. There are times when he has to get up and do jumping jacks! He has taken to piano like a duck to a pond, like cheese to a cracker, like a ball to a bat, like...okay, you get the picture. He received a Superior rating at his last festival and was presented with the award at the recital on May 31st. He is a performer- he will mess around and play things too fast at home but when it comes time to present he is settled and he aims to please.
I'm grateful that Ethan reminds me that he is just a "little kid" (his exact words). We're glad he's ours.
