Ana's first fully INDEPENDENT sentence

4 yrs, 4 months old.

I am beyond impressed with this one.  This is FULLY independent. Ana needed to apologize to me for being quite naughty if she was going to go to the party at our local Y last night...... I told her that she would need to "write me an apology" not thinking it would be much more than some scribbles.

So away she went to grab some paper and a pen.  I could hear her (I was so mad at her I couldn't be in the same room as her) in the background sounding out the words very slowing, focusing in on each sound.

Here is what I got.... 

MAM  (Mom)

i AM SRRY (I am sorry)

...needless to say she was forgiven and PRAISED all night long.  

I guess I don't know what other 4 year olds do when asked to "write an apology", but I do know that I used to work on this with my 1st graders when teaching.  

I have never done anything like this with her, never asked her to write anything other than her name, and have no idea where she learned all these concepts of print that are displayed on the picture.  

AMAZING little Ana continues into her preschool years, oh what will the future bring with our little braniac?? :) :)  

WAY TO GO ANA!!!!