Kav and school

Lots of activities at school this week. Rajesh was invited to attend a Father's Day activity session with Kav. Mom's were strictly not allowed :( He bonded with Kav doing rhymes, exercises and some painting as well. Kav, along with one other boy, was the most hyper-active and constantly had to be cajoled or threatened to get something done (right). But it was all fun for daddy and a proud day as well, since Kav completed the assigned painting activity real well.

The next day, at the parents teachers meet, we were met with a report card, that was updated every month!! It ran over 5 pages, with skills categorized as Cognitive, Communication, Activity, bsic concepts etc. Phew! Basically, he was doing very well in the activities and sports area, and well in the purely academic section. The teacher said he was never still to provide any answers, and always wanted to run after the toys or other kids. As expected :)

But I have to admit that it was a special day to see my kid's first report card, and right away, I realised that the grades are never an indication of what he knows or dosen't know. For eg, he was graded low in recognizing shapes and colors, although he is brilliant at it at home, when he is in the mood. And he got a 'very good' at putting on his own shoes, although he has never once done that at home!!