A couple of weeks ago we had Oscar's parents' evening. It was lovely because we actually managed to do it face-to-face in the nursery garden and Ant was home in time to sort Oscar out so I could go without dragging a very chatty 3.5 year old with me! My appointment was actually with the Nursery Manager/SENCO who has known Oscar since he first started and spends quite a lot of time working with him in pre-school.
I couldn't be more proud of the things she told me! They all adore him and she particularly has a soft spot for him. He spends most of his time in the "older" group within pre-school (it's 3-5 year olds so they split them up). His best friends (Julian, Alfie and Eashon) are all about starting school in September though which is a little bit awkward but I'm sure he will be okay. Apparently developmentally they think he is really bright and exceeding expectations for his age which absolutely thrilled me. It's really awful to admit but because I was always very academic from a young age I've always hoped for a smart child. Obviously we know he is incredibly intelligent in many ways (he remembers everything he hears, knows so much about nature and the world around him etc) but there are quite a few more "standard" academic things that he finds hard (letters, numbers, mark making etc) so it is nice to know that his skills are being recognised in the educational environment.
She also said that his eating is really coming along - obviously that's not the case at home but he is eating most things at nursery, aside from vegetables, so at least he's getting a healthy lunch five days a week.
The best thing she said was that he loves to make people laugh, which we have noticed too. If he does something and you laugh he will do that same thing over and over again so you keep laughing. Given this, and how needy he can be, he is probably going to end up in stand-up comedy!
Overall, it was such a glowing report and I was so proud of him. We absolutely picked the best nursery where he is really thriving and I can't wait to see how much he grows in confidence and skill over the next year with them!
