Parker is loving his days at the blended program. Since returning from Christmas vacation he seems to have settled into a comfortable rhythm and his teachers say he is a joy to have in the classroom.
Yesterday when I picked him up after school the teacher took me aside to tell me a story.
Just before Christmas, Miss Mary was showing the children a Pysanka and left it on her desk when they moved on to their next class. The pysanka was broken and Miss Mary asked whoever was responsible to come forward. Nobody did.
Yesterday she found a small ceramic bird broken and told the class how dissappointed she was (she knew who'd broken it) and would appreciate if someone let her know. Nobody owned up to the bird, but she said on the way to gym class, Parker took her aside and told her that he was looking at her "amazing" pysanka before Christmas and he accidently dropped it. He told her how bad he felt and said he was so sorry.
She told me that it meant so much to her that Parker felt comfortable enough to come forward and tell her the truth.
We are looking online to find a new pysanka to replace her broken one. Parker told me that he would like to earn some extra money to buy it for her.
I am just so pleased that P came forward and fessed up. I had no idea about the egg and knowing that he made this decision on his own and followed through in an appropriate way tells me that he is growing up, that he feels comfortable and happy at his school and reminds me how much I like the person Parker is becoming!
2 comments:
That is a tough thing for kids to do, especially younger ones. Good for Parker!
what a nice story... thanks for sharing.
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