Ok - seriously didn't realize I hadn't written anything on here in an entire week. Jules had hand, foot, mouth. Poor thing handled it well, but not fun to go through with her. Though the snuggle time was very precious. Thankfully her spots are almost all gone and she is now healthy.
Madi is truly a healthy girl! She hasn't caught a single thing of viruses or stomach bugs which is great!!!
Was a fabulous week for her! Her report card was incredible. All A's. Had a 100% in history, 98% in spelling, 93% in math, 96% in language arts. She received all 2's in her skills such as responsibility, organization, respect, listening well in class, etc... a 2 means that she is meeting expectations. Not a bad thing at all. Most teachers don't give out a 3 (exceeds expectations) in the first six weeks unless they are truly outstanding in these areas in the first six weeks.
We're encouraging Madi to stop talking in class and to think before speaking to classmates when the teacher is talking. She is working on it! She's shared a few times when a student asked her something and she decided instead to tell them that it wasn't a good time to talk. We gave her a few things to try: not responding to the person - as she continues to be the one caught talking because she talks so much, talks at inappropriate times and talks louder than they do; telling them "it's not a good time"; completely ignoring them. They give laps at recess for talking in class when the teacher is talking or when they are supposed to be working. Madi hasn't had very many, but has had a few each week.
There were two other events this week that were truly awesome for her! She finished her LEAP tests and did exceptionally well on all of them! Scored 81% in quantitative and 99% in verbal and non-verbal. She qualifies for full services for LEAP! This means that every Thursday she will be pulled out of her class and spend the entire day in the Gifted and Talented class with Mrs. Fuller and about five other students. She'll still be required to do the work given in class that day as well as the work assigned in LEAP. Though I think it will be a really great thing for her. A nice challenge for sure! She's super excited and you should be very proud. Such a smart girl!
The first six weeks she has been reading tons and takes AR (advanced reader) tests at school. Every student in fourth grade is signed up for the program and given books to read that fit their reading level. They then take short tests online about the books and receive AR points depending on the difficulty of the book. Not every book qualifies as an AR book - only the ones that have stickers on them in the library. She had 24 points at the end of the six weeks which is incredible. So she was the leader in her class and was able to pick out a stuffed animal. She has had her eye on the blue moose the entire time and got it! The second place student had 10 AR points and the third place student had 6 points. Really great that something she loves reading and she was so excited to get the moose.
Zumba on Wednesdays is going great. She'll be performing at the Fall Carnival in three weeks. We'll videotape it with the iPad or camera and find a way to post it if we can.
Madi's doing a really great job on her FasttMath. She does about 10-12 minutes every night and finished two sections each night. We're also working on her big project that is due in three weeks. It's called "reflections" and it's PTA sponsored. Students win prizes for their art, music, photography, etc... everyone in Madi's class is required to do it. The theme is "Diversity means..." She'll do something with art for it and while we can't tell her what to do or give her too much guidance (has to be student created and parents are not supposed to help in giving the topic), we've talked about it with her. Hoping to have her finish it in the next few days as we have the time on Monday for her to do it and the rest of the month is packed with events and school and meetings.
She's having her friend Annaliese come over and spend the night on Friday. This will give Jeremy a chance to meet her and for us to see how things are going with them. Madi really likes Annaliese a lot and while I know her family fairly well, I haven't had a chance to see how they interact together. So we thought it'd be a good idea to have her over to observe... if that makes sense.
We went to church last week - despite Jules being sick (she stayed with us in the lobby whre we watched the sermon on the tv and we had no idea the rash was so contagious - oops!!!!) - and we'll go again this week. We have Monday off for Fair Day, but we'll just hang out at the house and get some chores done. Today Madi spent a lot of time playing some games and playing. She says she loves her Saturdays to be relaxing and restful. And today was definitely that for her.
I need to measure her height- swear she's in another growth spurt again! She was 4' 6" the last time we measured her when Poppi was up. They also weighed her at school for the physical and she was 64 lbs. She's thin, healthy, and we're getting more active now that the weather is much nicer.
Guess that's all for now. Can't really think of anything else....
No comments:
Post a Comment