We have been discussing where to send Dominic to K in the fall. There are pros and cons of each - private Catholic vs public. As fate (or faith) would have it, the Catholic school principle announced tonight at Mass that there would be an open house tonight at the school. So the whole family decided it was time to take the tour and meet the principle. She seems very nice and interested in getting a great program under way again.
She said that the K class size will be limited to 10 students again next fall. One thing I felt odd about was that kindergarterns take naps after lunch - this may prove a problem since Dominic hasn't napped in 3 yrs!
Do most K's do this? Seems strange to me....but maybe my child is out of the "norm" for napping.
She did say that if Dominic is more advanced in certain areas, they are willing to work on a more accelerated cirriculm for him. That is good news to us since he can already do 2nd grade math in his head. She also said they work closely with the public school gifted program - again, great news to us.
I'm going to meet more in depth with her in 2 wks so we can discuss these and other things weighing in our decision. But right now, I'm beginning to lean more towards Catholic school - at least until 3rd grade - I'm still not impressed with the upper levels - they just don't have the same resources available (like for science, biology, computers, etc.)
What we really love is we feel Dominic is a better fit for a smaller environment - socially. I told Mark we will just need to continue to pray about this matter and hopefully make the right decision for Dominic's future.
We spent the morning at a local park known for it huge sledding hills. This was our first adventure there today. We were lucky because all the big kids were still in school so we had the hills all to ourselves.
The boys actually had more fun sliding on their tummies. Which turned out to be an advantage for me as well - that meant no carrying the sleds back up the hill.
Since we have going to the pool so much this year, I decided while Dominic was getting lessons I would swim laps again. I found some of my old stuff - that wasn't rotten. Luke decided he needed to try it on too. I think he looks like a future Olympian.....maybe see him in 2026?
Luke's favorite gift - Bumblebee Transfomer!
Dominic's favorite - his MP3 player! Let the "tuning out" begin!
Luke waiting for Santa's arrival! He was very excited.
Maybe Santa isn't the great guy Luke had hoped for!
Dominic - still not sure about Santa this year either.
Luke - our handsome boy - never camera shy!
The boys just LOVE their cousin, Addison, and all the time they get to spend with her. We are glad she is feeling so much better now. And after this Friday, hopefully even better yet - she is getting tubes in her ears.
