DD has friends!
She is getting a lot of differentiated work at school, but her performance and attentions span are spotty sometimes. It seems to me like its still not enough intellectually, but maybe I'm just so used to feeling that her needs aren't being met.
I am having issues with one of the teachers at dd's school. Some of the comments she has made to me about dd make me very uncomfortable. The teacher is weeks away from retirement and dd only sees her for 2 hours a week so I am trying to not make it a big deal, but dd and this woman seem to be at loggerheads. I don't think dd could do anything right by her anymore. I'm really struggle with how much to comment to dd about the situation.
My 2 closest mom friends at the school are opting to home school next year. I'm so glad for them, but its hard on me. They were the two people I felt like I could be totally open with about gifted stuff.
I am really looking forward to summer and time off from homework and the driving to and from school, cross town commute. Summer camp options look for this year, not gifted, but interesting topics for dd and much closer to home - fingers crossed.
The brightest spot for us is violin lessons. DD advocated to quit suzuki a few months ago and learn fiddle style instead because it was more "relevant to her life." (Ouch, she's 7.) After much deliberation and politicing with her old violin teacher, she is zooming through a new fiddle technique book with a new teacher. Its fun to play and practice with her again.
Oh, and the friends. Did I mention the friends?
Chrys
