Update on school for the kids.

We'll just go from top to bottom on this.

Jane-the sixth grader was moved to middle school as part of a plan by the school district to make room in over crowded elementary schools. Originally we were promised by the middle school that sixth graders would not be switching classes like the seventh and eighth graders. They would have a sixth grade curriculum. They would make it work.

Then the middle schools decided to do whatever they wanted and made schedules with class periods just like the upper grades. Throw in the four solid weeks we spent trying to track down who to get help from for this kid that has spent her entire school career in resource room. I felt like they were throwing her to the wolves with material that she'd never seen before, she still wasn't at grade level with.

I contacted her math teacher, explained she'd been a resource room kid and bless this wonderful teachers heart, she said she'd help her after school for 20 minutes or so when needed. It really was helping Jane. Also Jane had this fantastic science teacher that she adored and was having a blast in science.

Well the school figures out that they weren't fulfilling the states requirements for sixth graders, you know, the requirements the teachers would have done if the kids had been placed in regular classrooms instead of putting them in periods. Soooooo the school in it's infinite wisdom switched the sixth graders schedules. Four weeks into school Jane had new teachers, all new with the exception of one. Yes, that's ONE teacher. She's lost the science teacher she adored, the math teacher that was willing to help her after school.

SUCK!!!

Our good news, Jane is finally (long exaggerated sigh) getting help in the resource room.

Her report card, five A's, two C's and one F. The F is in homeroom, which is really a study hall type of class for the kids to do homework and stuff. I asked her how she got an F and she said she didn't know, so I told her she better ask so she can change that.

The C's are in science and math of course.

So that's Jane.

Now I just had parent teacher conference for Kate and surprise! Kate is a joy to have a class. Kate is a model student. Well, if we could get the girls reading up to grade and her spelling grade up, she'd be a model student!

She always tries, she takes part in discussions, she's a joy to be around (obviously this is because you don't have to fold laundry at school).

Kate does need to put in a bit more effort with her RA goals, she hasn't tried at all and heavens that girl has a 57% in spelling, so yes we must work on that but everything else is dynomite.

Ean Ean Ean. What to say on Ean. The standard for counting at the end of the school year is 31, Ean currently counts to 49. To be profficient in reading students must recognize 11 letters in a minute, Ean recognizes 17 in a minute but he knows all 26 capitals and 18 lower case letters.

Ean's biggest problem is blowing in his friends faces during circle time. Maturity is obviously a development that he's a little behind on. We'll have to work on it.

There's not much to say on the twins. They're loving head start, it does wear them out, see blog post on "Fred and George?" to fully appreciate their minds. Communication is getting better, we'll just keep working on it.

Not very exciting material but I wanted to document what the kids are doing in school.