Newsletter

Caleb's Little School sends home a newsletter every week. They normally have a segment about a certain class and this week it was our turn.


"The kindy kids, Caleb, Kai, Lachlan and Zac are little boys who charm us all. It is delightful to see the excitement on their faces when they arrive at school on Wednesdays and Fridays. Caleb, "our new boy", has settled in really well. He travels to and from school in the bus with his favourite toy monkey and is happy to accept the many compliments he receives about his beautiful curls. Kai is the proud owner of some squeaky shoes so he has no chance whatsoever of creeping up on us. We generally hear Kai before we see him. He is walking confidently with support. Lachlan loves to show off the contents of his lunch box on his arrival each morning. He makes a great vegemite sandwich with very little help. Lachlan has mastered all our computer programs and shares the use of the computer with Caleb and Zac. Kai prefers to play on the Braille machine. Zac's vocabulary is rapidly increasing and there are very few words he does not attempt to imitate. He is very predictable and always chooses his favourite song during our morning greeting. He loves singing and looking at himself in the mirror, one of the many activities he really enjoys. Zac's shoes have flashing lights so it is easy to spot him in a crowd.


During our ball program, Caleb and Lachlan always insist that we do at least fifty bounces on the fitballs. Kai and Zac are far more considerate and expect us to do either five or ten bounces. The kindy kids love to play "boy games" with the big boys from St Lawrence's College every Wednesday and to visit the Hilton Hen House at Buranda School after our music session on Fridays.


In term 4 our group will expand. Instead of simply the boys, it will become Sophie and the boys, Caleb, Jack, Kai, Lachlan and Zac."


Doesn't that rock? I loved it. We also have a communication book that travels with him to school. I write stuff in about his week at home and how things are going. They write what he did that day and how he went. I love it. Love it. I am so excited to read it when he gets home, and then we talk about his day. It is great.

Today he brought home a Fathers Day gift that he made. The other boys did it Friday, but cause Caleb was unwell, they saved his for today. It was a little white takeaway box that was covered in silver and black stickers. There was a little gift tag with a photo of a smiley Caleb. It was filled with black tissue paper, a sprinkle of red hearts and filled with jaffas. It was fantastic! They do really nice things there, and it was so lovely that they saved Caleb's to do today. Really nice.

Zali and I had a nice day together. Playgroup this morning. She was tired. We left early when she fell asleep in my arms. We had lunch and watched Dr Phil and Oprah and played. Nice weather to be inside. She only had one tiny sleep today and was in bed asleep tonight at 6pm. Fingers crossed she sleeps all night.

Note to myself and Kerry: my goal is to upload some photos from Zali's birthday party tomorrow!

Enjoy your evening.