First Homework & Letter From the Teacher

Aaaaah, a bittersweet day at school.    Day 2 with the entire class and learning the swing of things.

Mid-afternoon, we received an instant message from Ramsey's teacher, Mrs. Vearrier.  It had stated that he had some issues today, that they had a little chit chat about listening, and also that she had sent home a note for us to review and sign.   The clock moved slowly as I waited for Ramsey to arrive home.

When Ramsey got off the bus, he rushed to give me a hug and pet his puppy.  When I asked him how his day was, he said "good".  :-)    Specifically looking for the anticipated critique, I opened his school folder.  And, there it was: "the note", complete with Ramsey's offense.

 Oh, what a mix of emotions I had (regarding the last line of her note).  I was shocked, upset,... then, rather.... impressed, and.... finally, I almost died laughing!   First, I thought, "OMG, we do NOT say 'stupid'!"  Then, I thought, "Wow, he can spell the word 'stupid' correctly!"    (He can read like a 6th grader - didn't know he was a great speller.)   Trying to hold back the laughter (SO HARD to keep that inside!), and not sure what to say first, I just looked at him and said, "Oh Ramsey!" with a shocked look.   As he sat on the counter top facing me, he put his head down and howled, turning red from the tears that started to pour down his cheeks. 

We had a little chat (again) how "we don't say 'stupid'" (plus the other choice words that are not allowed), and then another about listening to the teacher and following directions.   Then, we came up with a nice little reward system for having good days in school that includes getting stickers for good behavior which can be used for Kindle time (or better things with a longer "good streak").
Sidenote: I had to call Eric to give him a heads-up, so that he, after initially reading the note, wouldn't lose his composure (laughing) in front of Ramsey.  ...good choice, in retrospect.  He would later also have the conversations with Ramsey to be a good boy.

After he settled down from his crying fit, we worked on his first piece of classroom homework!  Ironically enough, it was all about how the children are learning to sit in school, pay attention, and follow directions.  How apropos.  He drew a picture of himself sitting nicely at his desk.

On Wednesday, he received gold star for being a good listener and another sticker for completing his homework.   He was overjoyed!

And, Daddy brought him a present for being a good student; a SWAT guy (which we are now looking for additional mates for!), which he thinks is the best thing since sliced bread.