Daily Report Sheet
Name: Mick
Dullaghan Date:
08/14/02
Theme Unit -- Back to School
Story -- School Bus, by Donald Crews
Music -- It's Time to Go Back to School (see attached
sheet)
Special Activity -- Coloring school bus poster &
attaching our pictures
Group Game -- Let's Go Fish
Center Time -- I played with: train set, car garage,
pretend food in housekeeping
Snack -- goldfish and pretzels
(ate a good amount)
Lunch -- hamburger
(ate a little)
My emotions today -- happy
Teacher comments: Another great day!!
niknotes: I was surprised, relieved, and pleased
that Mick did not burst into tears as soon as the school was in sight this
morning. We arrived about five minutes early so I let Mick sit in the
front seat beside me, and he was so calm. When Miss Kris tapped on his
window, he smiled and said, "Hey!" in his sweet, little drawl. She opened
his door, and he removed his backpack (which I handed to Miss Kris) and then
climbed out to take her hand. She asked him if he wanted to say bye to me,
and he said, "Goodbye, see you later," as they walked over to join Matthew and
Miss Debbie heading into the building. He didn't even look back
today.
He threw a tantrum, actually, when I showed up this
afternoon and volunteered rather than repeated a greeting. Miss Debbie
assured me that he had been asking for "the green car," meaning our James
Camry. He was exhausted again. He ate a piece of pizza and is now
napping, as is Jack (which is bizarre).
By the way, the "attached sheet" contains lyrics for the
song they sang, to the tune of "Farmer in the Dell," if you'd care to know
them:
It's time to go back to school. It's time to go back
to school.
The children come in buses and cars. It's time to go
back to school.
(same format for all verses)
The teacher says hello ... She gives the kids a great big
hug ...
The children work and play ... They have a good time all
day long ...
And then it's time to go ... Buses and cars take us home
...
After I dropped off Mick, I went to Target looking for
another clear backpack like the one I bought for Mick but gave to Jack (before
Kroger ran out of them), but I didn't like the choices at Target. I did,
however, buy myself a pair of reading glasses to help encourage Mick to wear his
spectacles. And they were on clearance, half-price, so even if it's a
complete failure as a tactic, I can just keep them and use them now or save them
until I really need them. They're only 1.25 strength, anyway. I have
to say that my hour and a half STROLL through Target was so relaxing, with not
having to keep up with and constantly watch or entertain two little boys.
If Jack and Mick had been with me, I am pretty sure I would have missed the
Clearance shelves altogether and ended up paying double for the reading glasses,
having to head straight to the glasses aisle at a sprint and NO BROWSING!