Smart Kids-Hmmm where do they get that from???

Corynne is doing great in school. We are very proud of her!
We got a letter from Corynne's school saying she was being considered for advanced placement in intermediate school. Although and honor, David and I both said NO WAY! We have a difficult time getting her to cooperate with her current studies. She gets great grades, but the work to get to that point is too much of a headache for all of us. We are proud of her but would rather her get good grades in an average class than low grades in an advanced class. It will be a big transition for her to go from elementary to intermediate without the addition of advanced classes. She would be completely skipping a grade. She would skip from 4th to 6th grade work.








We also got a letter that Josie is being considered for advanced math in second grade which is a new program and the only offered in 2nd grade at her elementary. As you can see on her report card she has moved from level E up to I by mid year in reading which is where she should be at the end of the year and then is now at L. She is a wonderful reader and we are very proud of her. She comes right home and gets her homework done without struggles or arguments. Since she seems to accel in school quickly and also is self motivated we are going to let her be in the advanced math if she is invited. They are evaluated at each grading period so if we see that she is struggling we can always move her. On the last page of Josie's report card there are things that aren't marked that means that she doesn't need work in any of those areas. It's like the reverse of what you would think.

Calvin can recite his ABC's, count to 20 and speaks well. He transposes some letters for others like t for a c but will correct it if you remind him. He knows how to do it just seems to be a habit that will take some time to work on. He knows some shapes and some colors although colors seem to be a struggle for him. He loves books, loves to read and and be read to. He can identify anything. I don't think there is anything he doesn't know the name of.

TK went to the girls school last Fri and will go again this Fri for evaluations and then hopefully will get to go to the preschool at their elementary.