Jack's progress report nummer 2

Got to work today and this was the email from Busy Bee ( Jack's nursery) that met me........


JACK
Jack is a very active boy. He is forever on the go. He is restless and fidgety; he has a hard time sitting still. He is already able to sit while he is eating, but he stands up immediately when he thinks he is finished with his mouth full and without drinking. I always ask him to swallow the food and drink at least a little bit. And do it in a sitting position. (He doesn’t like to drink.) Then he needs to tidy his plate, cup etc. away. And after that I let him go. I think he already developed a lot in this aspect, because previously he had bitten twice from the bred and dropped the rest in the bin and run to play. And few minutes later asked for some breakfast again.
The other thing he has to learn is that he has to sit still during dressing time which is I can say better than it was before. We teach him to do or at least try to do everything by himself. For example "dressing alone": he tries to take off his sandals alone, and sometimes he manages. J
The sleeping time is a very hard time for him and for us as well. He prefers jumping on the beds to staying still on his own. Sometimes he just falls asleep easily, but when he is in a mood nothing can calm him down. So quite often he is not sleeping at all. Only when we go to sleep he is looking for his tummy and keeps on talking about it.
He is so cheerful. He brings sunshine into the class when he arrives with a smile on his face in the mornings.
He loves playing in the garden, riding a motorbike. We have a tractor in the garden; what if he wants to drive he needs someone to push. They are good friends with James, they like playing together; they get on well with each other. I was so amused to see how they cooperate when they playing with this tractor. They discussed who is driving/pushing, which way to go and they AGREED, and also swapped. It happened between two of them, without any help from the teachers.
Jack likes playing with his Pingu. He has a good imagination. He plays role-games with Pingu. Usually Pingu is a little boy and Jack is the carer. The girls often join him.
Jack refuses to wear a bib. He says he doesn’t need it and won’t make his clothes dirty.
He participates in craft activities more often than before. But it is still not his favorite, since he needs to sit while he is doing it.
He likes participating in circle-times, when we sing some songs and make movements connected to the songs. But he can’t participate for a long time. He usually jumps in for a while, because he wants to have a go, and out, because he can’t wait for others turn. He really enjoys singing and sings very loudly. He has so much fun when we play "theatre-game": he stands on a stage (the table) and performs a song. He is loud, brave, and confident and doesn’t want to stop singing. J
He is friendly, extrovert. He opens to everyone. Children follow him a lot. They consider everything he does is interesting and such a fun.
He knows the names of his classmates and teachers. And he realists when they are absent from school, and asks where they are.
He can be very helpful to his friends and teachers as well. He tidies up well.
He gets on well with other children. But sometimes it happens that he hurts someone. After that he seems to be ashamed and apologises for doing that.
He is curious and exploring; he wants to touch and try out everything.
We love him!!!
Best regards,
Anna Nagel, Tomo Kati, Heni