Updates, School

The growth hormone treatment with Micah is going well. After about one week he wasn't screaming anymore but he had to have an audience. Now that he is on it for his third week, he doesn't get an audience anymore, lol. His buttocks has actually become pretty fatty so its nice to give him his shot right there and that is where he wants it. The nurse said the more fat you have to shoot in the less it hurts.

Micah has also started a 3x per week pre-school program. It was killing me to see him cry every day his siblings left for school. So he is just ecstatic to be in school. He already got the teacher totally wrapped around his finger. It is ridicules.

School conferences are starting this week. We had a really rough start with Amira but she now has become a model student after one week of being there. I sort of did the same bribe with her like I did last year and told her that her and I will have a date if she keeps doing well, and that is all she talks about is having a date with mommy. Its coming up pretty quick.

Misrak is doing extremely well, especially with math. She is so smart. She is struggling mostly with the English comprehension but how could she not being here for less than 6 month. Her spelling though is nearly perfect. Although her and Biruk are in different classes I have them do the same homework. Biruk does stuff from Misrak's class and vice versa. Biruk has 20 spelling words every Friday so I just take Misrak along for the ride. Misrak also has to journal every single day about a short book. I like it a lot because that is where her comprehension gets to work. I let her read the book first and than I read it back to her and than she writes about the book. Just about 2-3 sentences each day.

Biruk has been doing really well too. I think this year will be less painful for him because he has a very strict male teacher and that is what he needs. He keeps telling me, "mom he is just like you", lol. He has also been playing soccer for the season and is loving is with all of his heart.

There is one thing about Misrak that just came to mind. Twice while riding the bus, girls ask her if she is wearing make up. She said, "no iam pretty like that"... I said huh, Misrak?, you don't tell people you pretty and explained to her how she humbly needs to respond about her appearance or when people say she is pretty. It was so cute and innocent how she said it though. After looking at her amazing eyes, eyelashes and eyebrows today, she does look like she is wearing black eyeliner. So I finally understood why they were asking her if she is wearing make up. Plus her eyelashes just curl up naturally; like how people use that curling tool?

Last Day of School

Today was such a wonderful day. Both, Amira and Biruk had their last of Kindergarten. Amira had a beautiful graduation ceremony, so please watch the videos below they are to die for. Both of the kids did outstanding. I clearly remember last September, I thought all hell broke lose which you can read here when Amira started Kindergarten. This teacher she had was truly an answer to my prayers. She was so strict but yet so nurturing that Amira totally bloomed and became an amazing academic student. Biruk did really well too but he never has a hard time learning nor fitting in so school is much easier. Amira will always be in introvert so it takes a special teacher to brake her or make her. Sorry I don't have anything of Biruk; his teacher didn't do anything.

Amira's Graduation Songs

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School Updates

To say the least, the first almost 2 weeks of school have been extremely stressful and draining on me. I think the honeymoon is finally over, 8 months to this date, and let the headaches begin. I see now that when kids are sheltered inside the home its easy to do well, with no pressure from the outside. At least that is how I have experienced it. There is just so much pressure outside.

I start out with the funny story which became quiet annoying after a week. The kids get a warm breakfast from Kevin and I every morning. I get up an hour early just to cook it and have some quality time before school. I have also packed them a nutritious lunch every day. Last week I ask Kevin to go to the school to put a little money in their lunch account so they could have pizza last Friday. As he is about to deposit money, he finds out we owe the lunch room outrageous money, lots of money. Mind you, everything is double. Basically what they did every morning since school is get off the bus and have another breakfast in school and then have the audacity to have a school lunch on top of their home lunch. Kevin thought it was funny, I didn't at all. He was cracking up telling me the story; I hang up the phone on him I was so perplexed. We can point fingers to the teacher or the lunch aides but the truth be the truth is that my kids were greedy and glutting and had no reason. They deliberately did what they did because I told them not to have breakfast/school lunch. I guess I wouldn't have been so upset if I had given them cereal for breakfast every morning. So we scolded them last Thursday and Biruk listened well. He didn't try one again. Amira went and lied to the teacher and told her her mommy didn't pack lunch so she had school lunch last Friday, a day after her scolding and she had another breakfast this Monday morning. Well, after today I hope I took care of of this problem and hope it doesn't happen again. I was extremely serious.

Amira continues to interrupt the classroom, cutting up projects to miny pieces; just gets up. She continues to be disrespectful to the teacher in every way she can but the teacher and I are working hard to help Amira succeed. She actually decided not to have a conference and she wants to get to know Amira some because we have conferences the first or second week of October anyway.

Biruk's teacher is totally in love with him. He is a pleaser outside the home so after I busted him about the lunch infront of the teacher that was quiet embarrassing to him so I think he tries really hard because he wants to impress her. I have noticed that the kids are really just the opposite. Biruk is perfect outside the home and acts up at home and Amira is perfect at home but wants to act up outside the home.

This is all new to me because Danica was always, always perfect for me so God blessed me with the opposite this time around.

First Day of School

Today was the kids' first day of school. They were very excited to start. At first I was supposed to take them but since I had to pick them up, Kevin and Danica went to drop them off. Funny thing is just like I predicted, Amira's teacher was all organized and it was sweet and settle in classroom. Biruk's classroom was pretty wild and the kids were running everywhere. But I am sure sooner than later things will settle in that classroom also.

Anyways, as I picked them up, Amira's teacher told me that she needs a conference. So I am waiting for her to contact me. Lots of defiance and not listening and she wants to nip it right away, I hope? She couldn't talk much. If anyone can fix my little girl it will be this teacher. Awhh, it was kind of sad because I thought she would be nice at least her first day of school. I confronted Amira about it later and all she said is "I didn't pee in my pants". What she means by that is that "be thankful for that mom and let me have some attitude".

Otherwise both of the kids loved school and are ready to go back tomorrow. Biruk also visited Amira during recess and lunch and played and sat with her.

I made back photo because those backpacks are tiny and they still look large on them.