Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Ivy Hedge Pre-K Graduation
Brandon graduated from pre-k at Ivy Hedge on Friday, June 14th. The graduation was an hour long and was really cute. The kids came in one at a time to pomp and circumstance. They then sang a lot of song. Brandon was the loudest singer. They then called one kid at a time to get a diploma and walk across a little bridge. Brandon was so proud of himself.
Monday, June 17, 2013
NICU Family Fun Day
Brandon and I went to the NICU family fun day on June 8th. Stu was working that day so he couldn't come and Wesley was sick so my parents watched him. Brandon had a lot of fun playing with his friend Ava who was also there on the playground. The two played together so well all day. It was so nice seeing all of the preemies there of all different ages and how well they are doing.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Comfortable
I love how Wesley made himself comfortable last night while watching a video on the leap pad and was lying on his stomach watching it.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Laurie Berkner at Sesame Place and Jaden's Birthday Party
Yesterday Stu, Brandon, Wesley, my parents, and I went to Sesame Place for the Laurie Berkner Band concert. We got there right when Sesame Place opened so that we would have a little time to do some of the other things there first. Brandon went on the roller coaster which he wasn't a big fan of because it was too fast. He then went on one of the water slides with me in a double tube and LOVED it! We then played in the wave pool for a little while and then it was time for the concert. Both boys enjoyed the concert. Wesley danced a lot during it. After the concert we stayed for a little while. We kept trying to see some of the characters and everytime it was almost our turn they said the character needed a break and would be back in a half hour. We finally did get to see a few of them. Hopefully next time we can see more.
After Sesame Place, Brandon went to his friend Jaden's birthday party at R Bounce. He had a lot of fun going in all of the bounce houses and really enjoyed the ice cream cake.
After Sesame Place, Brandon went to his friend Jaden's birthday party at R Bounce. He had a lot of fun going in all of the bounce houses and really enjoyed the ice cream cake.
Saturday, June 1, 2013
Cooling Off
The temperature has been above 90 the past few days and of course our air conditioner chose yesterday to stop working. I had the temperature set at 72 yesterday and by the time I got home from work the house was 80 degrees. By bedtime it got up to 84. I decided to fill the little pool we have with water. The pool is a little small for the kids but they both had so much fun playing in it. I will definitely be buying a bigger one for them this summer.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Kindergarten screening and IEP meeting
On Wednesday morning Brandon went to Dow Avenue for his kindergarten screening. He was really excited to go to it. When we got there we signed in and he was given a number. An evaluator (I think it was a basic skills teacher) came to get him a little while later and checked to see what he knows (personal information, fine motor, alphabet, shapes, colors). He was gone for about 5 minutes. When he was done she gave him the book Mrs. Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten which he was so excited to read later that night.
When he was done with his screening I brought him to Ivy Hedge. A few hours later Stu and I had his IEP meeting. He has had an IEP (individualized education plan) for the past two years since he qualified for preschool through the public school due to speech when he turned 3. Since he is exiting preschool the child study team needed to assess him in education, speech, occupational therapy (he has been receiving ot services in preschool too), and psychological. We had received the reports a little over a week before his IEP meeting so I had a pretty good idea of what he would and wouldn't need. He has improved tremendously in language. When he started preschool I think he had only 5 words. Now he talks in sentences and has an extensive vocabulary. In fact, he was evaluated at 4 years, 10 months and his language scored at 5 years, 8 months which is almost a year ahead of his age. He does still need articulation which we knew he would. He has improved with that too but he does have some sounds that he needs to work on still. He also qualified for occupational therapy again next year. His scores had a huge range. Some were under his age, some were ahead of his age. He has come a long way in ot too from where he started. So next year he will have an IEP for speech but a 504 plan for occupational therapy since he doesn't need an IEP for education. That is because he scored average, above average, superior, and above superior for education. He is reading at an age equivalent of 7 years, 3 months (which is 2 1/2 years above his age) and doing math at an age equivalent of 6 years, 10 months (which is 2 years above his age). It is all self taught. The child study team started off by suggesting he stay in preschool for another year due to his size and some attention issues but I said I thought he would be bored in another year of preschool when he is so high academically and there was agreement. I think he will be okay. He is small for his age due to his prematurity but when we were at screening there were definitely other kids the same size as him. I really feel he will be okay or I wouldn't have registered him in kindergarten for next year.
When he was done with his screening I brought him to Ivy Hedge. A few hours later Stu and I had his IEP meeting. He has had an IEP (individualized education plan) for the past two years since he qualified for preschool through the public school due to speech when he turned 3. Since he is exiting preschool the child study team needed to assess him in education, speech, occupational therapy (he has been receiving ot services in preschool too), and psychological. We had received the reports a little over a week before his IEP meeting so I had a pretty good idea of what he would and wouldn't need. He has improved tremendously in language. When he started preschool I think he had only 5 words. Now he talks in sentences and has an extensive vocabulary. In fact, he was evaluated at 4 years, 10 months and his language scored at 5 years, 8 months which is almost a year ahead of his age. He does still need articulation which we knew he would. He has improved with that too but he does have some sounds that he needs to work on still. He also qualified for occupational therapy again next year. His scores had a huge range. Some were under his age, some were ahead of his age. He has come a long way in ot too from where he started. So next year he will have an IEP for speech but a 504 plan for occupational therapy since he doesn't need an IEP for education. That is because he scored average, above average, superior, and above superior for education. He is reading at an age equivalent of 7 years, 3 months (which is 2 1/2 years above his age) and doing math at an age equivalent of 6 years, 10 months (which is 2 years above his age). It is all self taught. The child study team started off by suggesting he stay in preschool for another year due to his size and some attention issues but I said I thought he would be bored in another year of preschool when he is so high academically and there was agreement. I think he will be okay. He is small for his age due to his prematurity but when we were at screening there were definitely other kids the same size as him. I really feel he will be okay or I wouldn't have registered him in kindergarten for next year.
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