END OF YEAR REPORT:
Acadia is a kind friend to peers in her class. She brings a sunny disposition and can-do attitude to her work and play. She is proficient in all play entry, sharing, turn taking skills and 'words'. Acadia is an independent learner. She will conceive a task and follow through with very little adult help (perhaps only providing spelling or support to crate invented spelling). She gets her own materials and puts them away when done. Acadia has a great eye for composition in her drawings. I loved her use of setting in her self-portrait for her end of year book.
Social/Emotional Development:
Acadia has gone from needing to be first to being able to wait for a turn and feel happy about a second choice. Acadia has developed a nice friendship with Katelyn. They enjoy each other's company and play well together. She is learning how to add another person to their play. She is welcoming to a third individual but it can sometimes be hard to keep play going with uneven numbers of peers. Acadia is a good ambassador for our program. One day as a family toured the space, Acadia approached the child and welcomed them to our school.
Fine/Gross Motor Development:
Acadia has well developed fine motor skills. She can make anything she has in mind. She is fond of creating 'fancy' signatures for her name. Acadia has equally well developed gross motor skills. She can hop on one foot or jump on two feet. She can walk forward and backward on the balance beam. She enjoys swinging and digging on the playground.
Language Development:
Acadia is confident to share in front of a group. She loves to be a part of a 'play' or 'show' and will also volunteer to teach the group a song. Acadia was at ease during Homework and Show and Tell presentation. Acadia can follow multiple step directions with ease. Acadia can engage in long conversations with peers or adults and is able to wait for her turn to share ideas.
Cognitive Development (literacy, math and science inquiry skills):
Acadia enjoys writing her own stories. She will create illustrations and then dictate the words she would like written. She will also write words when provided a model or as an adult spells out words. Additionally, when she is not sure of how to write something or when she would like to imply writing (for the invitation to a show) she will use controlled linear scribble - these skills all demonstrate Acadia's knowledge that writing conveys meaning. Acadia is able to identify 6 basic geometric shapes and is also able to show that 3 dimensional shapes contain 2 dimension components (a cylinder has a circular base but looks like a 'rectangle' from another point of view). Acadia is able to generate a simple pattern. Acadia is counting to 18 without help and one day noticed she was counting a group of objects "there are 9, if there is 1 more there would be 10."
