In the first quarter they tested all the kids to see how high they could count unassisted. Chance got all the way to 65. He will be tested again on this before the Christmas break, he's sure he will get to 100 because we have started reading the classic I Can Count to 100 Can You? again.
I didn't take many pictures but I am so proud of how well Chance is doing in school. He is near the top in all his assessments and his teachers tell us he is a social butterfly with lots of friends which we see every time we visit his class. He is happy about the weekend but still excited to go to school each day and always has lots to say at the end of each day. He get's 5 and 6 stars every day and does his homework early so he doesn't have anything to do later in the week. I couldn't ask for anything better. I know it's just kindergarten and there will be tough school days ahead but if he can keep up with and build on the good school habits he is starting now he will be just fine.
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Team and Family Math Night
Each quarter at Chance's school there is a Team and Family night each with a different theme. This quarter's theme was Math. We learned about how they are teaching math to the kids, we got to play all the math games (Chance really enjoyed teaching them to us) and we learned the things he will need to know in the future for his next assessment. He is well above where he needs to be. They are expecting the kids to be able to do basic addition and subtraction by the time they finish Kindergarten and Chance is already doing that so, we aren't really worried. Right now our job is to stay engaged and keep him interested without pushing him too hard.
In the first quarter they tested all the kids to see how high they could count unassisted. Chance got all the way to 65. He will be tested again on this before the Christmas break, he's sure he will get to 100 because we have started reading the classic I Can Count to 100 Can You? again.
I didn't take many pictures but I am so proud of how well Chance is doing in school. He is near the top in all his assessments and his teachers tell us he is a social butterfly with lots of friends which we see every time we visit his class. He is happy about the weekend but still excited to go to school each day and always has lots to say at the end of each day. He get's 5 and 6 stars every day and does his homework early so he doesn't have anything to do later in the week. I couldn't ask for anything better. I know it's just kindergarten and there will be tough school days ahead but if he can keep up with and build on the good school habits he is starting now he will be just fine.
In the first quarter they tested all the kids to see how high they could count unassisted. Chance got all the way to 65. He will be tested again on this before the Christmas break, he's sure he will get to 100 because we have started reading the classic I Can Count to 100 Can You? again.
I didn't take many pictures but I am so proud of how well Chance is doing in school. He is near the top in all his assessments and his teachers tell us he is a social butterfly with lots of friends which we see every time we visit his class. He is happy about the weekend but still excited to go to school each day and always has lots to say at the end of each day. He get's 5 and 6 stars every day and does his homework early so he doesn't have anything to do later in the week. I couldn't ask for anything better. I know it's just kindergarten and there will be tough school days ahead but if he can keep up with and build on the good school habits he is starting now he will be just fine.
Merry Christmas Time
It's Christmas time in the house. We kept with our tradition of having a non-traditional tree this year. It's a real live little Norfolk Island Pine. We sat it up on a desk, decorated it and we all love it. The lights are simple but beautiful. I am going to start operation wrap some of Chance's presents tomorrow I think.
Renaissance Fair
Today we went to the local Renaissance Fair. It was about an hour drive but it was the best Renn Fair I have ever been to. There were tons of shops with all sorts of fun things to look at and cool things to do. We went through a Dungeon and Chance went through a maze. We saw jousting and duels and a medieval comedy show and juggling and the royal parade. It was warm enough for short sleeves and we ran into a couple friends from the playgroup while we were there. We all had tons of fun.
One of the most fun things for Chance and what seemed to me like a really cool experience was when Chance got a mini archery lesson and got to shoot 8 arrows. He even got one to stick in the target. He really likes archery, we watched as much of it as we could during the Olympics and he really enjoyed the Hunger Games movie, Robin Hood and the tv show Arrow. He keeps asking for us to take him somewhere to shoot real arrows so now maybe I should look into that.
pic #1 : Chance getting his mini archery lesson. pic #2: Chance setting up his arrow. See the blue arrow in the hay bale? The one just in the target? Chance shot that one.
One of the most fun things for Chance and what seemed to me like a really cool experience was when Chance got a mini archery lesson and got to shoot 8 arrows. He even got one to stick in the target. He really likes archery, we watched as much of it as we could during the Olympics and he really enjoyed the Hunger Games movie, Robin Hood and the tv show Arrow. He keeps asking for us to take him somewhere to shoot real arrows so now maybe I should look into that.
pic #1 : Chance getting his mini archery lesson. pic #2: Chance setting up his arrow. See the blue arrow in the hay bale? The one just in the target? Chance shot that one.
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