Ms. Mitchell,
Collin is 6 years old and is our only child. He is sweet, loving, easy-going and
witty. It's his since of humor and
smarty pants-ness (best word to describe him) that puts him at the center of
attention regularly. He loves to laugh
and make others laugh. Because of this,
he is very social which can be distracting to others…and you. Regularly, neighbor friends want to come over
and play at our house or swim in our pool.
When he is not playing with his friends, he loves to play
sports…especially soccer and baseball. He
is playing flag football this Fall and started practice after school
already. He did not think he would like
it until he saw that there would be lots of running and throwing the ball. Most of the summer, after he came home from
camp, he wanted to swim in our pool…and have his friends join him.
He is very creative.
When we do sit and draw, color or paint, he not only draws a picture but
puts a lot of thought into it. He then
describes in detail what he drew and why he chose the colors he did. Most of the time, his drawings include Mommy,
Daddy and at least one of his grandmothers since they are a big part of his
life. If he is not coloring, drawing or
painting, he likes to play card or board games.
He is OK if he loses and understands that both people cannot win. You have to be careful when you play with him
because he will try to cheat if you let him.
J
Collin is sensitive. He
does not like it when he knows that he has disappointed anyone or thinks he is
in trouble. He used to cry easily but
has gotten better at this unless he is really tired.
He is also resilient.
As you have probably guessed by now when you first met me, I have had a
challenging year. However, my family and
supportive family and friends helped me get through this year so far. Collin was great during this time. At first, he did not understand what was
going on. To help him, I read him a book
from the American Cancer Society that explained what would be happening to me
and how he could help me. He especially
liked the part in the book where he could guess what color my hair would be
when it grew back. "Green…I want
you to have green hair!" and then would laugh…demonstrating once again his
sense of humor. When I was in the
hospital recovering from my biggest surgery, he came to the hospital so that he
could see I was hurt but going to be fine.
He then realized that his playmate, me, would need some time to recover
and could not throw the ball, run or even get on the floor to put puzzles
together with him. He was VERY patient
(more than I was) with me allowing me the time I needed to recover. When he would come to hold my hand, he would
check with me to make sure that the hand was not on my "hurt
side". He asked lots of questions about
me and how I felt but did not shed a tear.
He was happy because he was getting attention another way with his
friends coming over or him getting to spend the night most weekends for several
months.
Academically, Collin likes math and is happy to work with
addition and subtraction. He does not
seem interested in learning words or practicing writing. Ms. Rincon worked with him a few weeks before
school started and said that he is very smart but lacks confidence that he
knows the correct answer especially when it comes to his ABCs and writing. Getting him to focus on his work has been a
past challenge. I tried working with him
last year and through the summer with his letters which were his least
favorite. He preferred to do matching,
sorting, hidden objects, numbers or other puzzle games. Our goal for him this year is for him to pay
attention to you and not be disruptive to the other students especially when he
is bored. I would also like for him to
be comfortable with his ABCs (upper and lower case).
We know that you will enjoy having Collin in your class and
getting to know him this year. We think
you will see why we think he is the most awesome little guy you will meet.
Collin's Mommy and Daddy
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