Elliott arrived yesterday afternoon for a sleep-over and stayed until his swim lesson today at 3:45 P.M. So we had a nice long visit. We built two Harry Potter Lego sets and watched parts of two Harry Potter movies. And, instead of stories before bedtime, we spent an hour looking through the Lego Harry Potter Building The Magical World book.
I'm having so much fun sharing my love of all things Harry Potter with my grandson. I never expected it to be so soon, but Elliott is not an average five-year-old. He's extremely bright, inquisitive, sensitive, and aware of everything around him. And we've all noticed how much happier he is since school ended.
I'm not at all sure Elliott's preschool was a good fit for him, primarily because of his teacher. Ms. Jackie seemed extremely militant with no patience for Elliott's displays of emotion and creativity. And I'm not the only one who had a problem with her. Before the year ended, she ran off two teacher aides, one of which was Elliott's favorite.
One of Ms. Jackie's parting cautions to Emily was that Elliott would be upset about being dropped off in front of school, which is the system used to move cars quickly through the queue. Of course, someone he knows will take him to class. Last week, Ms. Jackie's warning was tested. Elliott took a one-week art class at the school where he'll attend Kindergarten, and they used the drop-off system. He handled it like a champ.
I hope Elliott's Kindergarten teacher is a better fit. I've never known a five-year-old who's so eager to learn how to read. Given the right environment, Elliott will be reading the Harry Potter books in no time!
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