October at Red Barn

October has been a big month for Anna Claire, moving more and more toward being independent. I see her becoming more persistent. She keeps on trying, whereas before she would try and give up. At the Red Barn this month, Anna Claire learned to make her nap mat all by herself and to flush the toilet by herself. She was so proud of both of these accomplishments!

She is pointing to objects when she counts them, and continues to favor reading center above others. She loves reading to her friends.

Most days her teachers report her as being cheerful and cooperative. I am also seeing her reported as sociable, helpful and energetic more often which is encouraging. Each day the children get between 1 and 6 super-friends stamps each day, rating their behavior. She typically earns 5. Out of 11 days at RB, she got the maximum 6 “super-friends” stamps three of those days.

Anna Claire loves the fun activities planned by her teachers and program directors. This month they made butter, wore their pajamas to school, brought their teddy bears to school, had a petting zoo where she was able to ride a pony, and a pumpkin patch and pumpkin walk where the children got to actually take home their own pumpkin. She loved her pumpkin so much, picking out the one with the broken stem that no one else wanted. I love her heart.

The Red Barn is such a wonderful place for kids!