PTC's

parent/teacher conferences, that is

all 3 were AWESOME - my kiddos rule!
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Corinn (preK) has ALL S's - in EVERY area!
(S for satisfactory, P for progressing & N for needs improvement)

ok, well except knowing her birth day (yes, they grade them on that) - she's not really interested in remembering when she was born ~teehee~

here's the note from her teacher at the bottom of her report card...
"Corinn is a joy to have in class. She is sweet & caring. She is also incredibly bright. She is quick to catch on to new skills. She is also kind & helps others who need help when she finished her work. She is a good role model for others."

her teacher told me how she loves to keep Bryan (my nephew, that's in the same class) in check ~lol~ she told me how once, another little boy was having trouble writing his name....Corinn stopped her work to go & help him out & then wasn't upset at all that it made her last to finish - that's my girl! ;0)

she's already well above the benchmark for PALS (preK/kindergarten version of SOLS) for the end of the year! so we're good to go! :0)

Gabrielle (kindergarten) also has ALL S's in EVERY SINGLE area!

she's already scoring a 5 (the highest) on her written language, because she's already forming words!

she's already got an 88 on her PALS test & they have to reach an 81 by the end of the year!

here's the note at the bottom of her report card...
"Gabby is such a grown up young girl. She is a natural born leader & other students are really attracted to that. She always has a smile to bring to the class & enjoys being around others. She is very helpful in countless ways. She helps me any chance she gets, as well as helps others in any way possible. Her heart is made of steel!"

her teacher said Gabby must get tired of hearing her name....everyone is her friend & there are 2 little boys that particularly look up to her....one has some behavioral issues & the teacher says "he puts Gabby up on the highest pedestal" - she's great at keeping him focused & on track....the other little boy is deaf & is just learning sign language....the teacher says he's constantly signing Gabby's name & wants to do every activity with her! she's always coming home, anxious to show me the new signs she's learned & she talks about this boy a lot - so i think the feeling is mutual ;0)

Jaden (2nd grade) got 4 B's (reading, writing, spelling & math), 1 A (social studies) & an A+ in science!

he's definitely getting deeper into the grind of academics & things aren't quite as easy for him as they used to be....but he's doing VERY WELL & is keeping up just fine in the regular classroom!

his report card note says...
"Jaden has such a wonderful imagination! I have really enjoyed getting to know him this year. He is such a smart boy! I struggle at times with keeping him focused on the task at hands & getting the work completed, but we are working with him on this."

his teacher did say that sometimes, just when she thinks he's tuned out & isn't paying attention, she'll call on him and he will know the right answer! she said she's amazed at how well he can retain information that he finds interesting & he's doing very well with learning to focus in a group setting

he still meets with his resource teacher every day - this year it's a new guy & i worried about how that would work out....but it turns out, this gentleman has an adult autistic daughter & he's taught me a few little tricks with Jaden! he says that Jaden is doing very well with him too - he loves earning his computer time & is doing well with a new reading program they're trying on the computer

here's his note....
"I have enjoyed working with Jaden thus far this year. He is very bright & creative. We will work on goals especially modifying behaviors to more positively impact his academics. I would like to explore use of computer based academics."

and lastly, a note from his speech therapist....
"Jaden is off to a good start & is working hard in speech class. We are working on staying on topic in conversation & responding appropriately to comments/questions. He needs some prompting to stay on task, but he is willing to do what is asked of him most of the time."

needless to say, no complaints from this proud mama!
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