School Updates: A

Well, school is out. I met with A's teacher the last week of school to find out how she did on her end of the year testing. She scored a 100% on her final in math and a 98% on her final in language arts. I'm just amazed because math was definitely one of her weaker areas coming into the school year and now it has become a definite strength. She scored a 5 on her last writing sample which is the highest score you can receive in 1st grade. As for her standardized testing, she scored at the exceeds level in both math and reading. She scored at the meets level for language arts. She missed the cut off for exceeds by just 10 points. I was very pleased to see this...especially the math which means our hard work with her is paying off.

As for socially, A has made lots of improvements. She really is a charming young girl. Karate has been such a benefit to her character and her self-confidence this year. I hope she will continue with it for a long time to come. A made a couple of friends this year at school, although her teacher let me know that her closest friend was the one she fought with much of the time. A is looking forward to going to a new school next year and I am looking forward to taking her. I am sure that the time we spend together in the car coming and going will strengthen our relationship.