After a rather challenging transition to first grade (which in true Ava fashion lasted roughly three times longer than it needed to), Ava has settled in nicely. Her teacher creates a special work plan with additional projects for her each month; some are completed during free time at school, and others are done at home.
She’s created and delivered about five PowerPoint presentations, crafted a constellation model from a shoe box and a flashlight, and written a number of poems and short stories. Last week, she and Bryan worked together to create a model of the solar system. The sytrofoam planets orbit around the sun on repurposed wire hangers, and there’s even a little tinfoil moon next to the earth.
Ava is dismayed I don’t know more about Mars, but at least all of this planetary talk is rubbing off on someone: Olivia just correctly defined the solar system. Hopefully she’ll retain that knowledge for a least a couple of years.
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