Only a matter of time...

...before T came home with a "yellow light". The teacher has instituted a system to track each child's behavior, in a way that they can understand and comprehend. If they are good at school, they come home with a green light every day. So far, T has only had green lights.

If they misbehave, they get a yellow light.

If they are really bad, they get a red light.

T's light today was yellow. Her explanation is the Juan jose wouldn't stop playing with her when they were doing work at their desks. This caused me to launch into a little lecture about how Juan Jose is not in charge of her, and can't make her play if she doesn't agree. Only she is in charge of her behavior, and she made a bad decision to play with him at the wrong time.

She further tried to justify her behavior by claiming that Juan Jose doesn't play with her on the playground, only the boys. So, my little girl apparently claimed her 5 minutes of fame with Juan Jose in a big way, and seized the opportunity to play, despite the inappropriate time.

So, there is no computer tonight for T, and we're busy writing a card to her teacher, saying she's sorry.

Such is the drama in the life of a big 5 and a half year old!