Harper is doing great at school! Each day when her sitter says it is time to watch for the bus, Harper gets very excited and grabs her coat and backpack. We get a daily note from Harper's teacher telling us what lessons they studied and what Harper's mood and level of participation was.
During the first week of school, they studied the letter "Q" and the color orange. Harper has always pronounced the word orange as "O". After only a few days of school, she now pronounces it as "O-ran". Much better already! The clarity of her speech has improved too. She has started saying "Bye-bye!" and it is very easy to understand. Ms. Woods reports that Harper verbally responds during group activities and she will now sit with the group and keep attention during lessons.
During the second week of class, they focused on the letter "R", the theme was Space, and the color was yellow. They painted a golf ball like a planet, cut out and painted the moon, sang Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and read several space themed books. Each day, Harper's mood is reported as HAPPY! It sounds like she is having a great time in her new class, which consists of 8 little boys, a teacher and 2 aides. An email from her teacher said that "Harper has all the staff wrapped around her little finger." The speech therapist said, "She is a joy!" Her babysitter told me that Harper blew a kiss to the bus driver after school. It sounds like her happy demeanor, charm, and enthusiasm is helping her to quickly make friends.
We are beyond pleased that Harper is doing so well! We are so proud of her for being brave and confident. This little girl continues to amaze us!
