Parent Teacher Conferences

Today I had the pleasure of meeting with Zack and Sophia's teachers. And, it was a pleasure as both of their teachers are GREAT. I have been so fortunate. I have seen some of the other teachers in action, and I am so thankful that God placed them with the teachers they have!

Zack's teacher said he is functioning above average in all areas. She said that if I had not told her, she would not have known that he has been in America for under two years. He needs to work on his reading more and more so that he will begin reading more smoothly, but she said he is reading at a 1.4 level which is 2 months ahead. I was pleased with this, and it encouraged me to continue working with him at home.

The most shocking thing Mrs. Ulrich said was that she hoped I wouldn't take his video games away when he gets moved in class for talking or being fidgety! I told her it is really not a punishment but a means of teaching him about priorities. She said, he tries so hard to be a perfect student that she hates for him to miss out on anything at home. I told her I'd try it her way, but if he regressed, I'd need to go back to holding him accountable at home!

Sophia's teacher said she loves her to pieces and her energy is contagious. She said that she is progressing twice as quickly as most of her other kids. She is behind on letters and numbers, but at the pace she is learning, her teacher believes she will be on target or ahead by the end of the school year.

She said that Sophia is very driven to succeed and loves to work hard. The only thing she gets in "trouble" for is playing too rough with the boys! That is SOOOO Sophia!

I asked the kiddos how they wanted to celebrate, and they both said they wanted to go to Borders and to Dennys for dinner! Crazy kids - we do that all of the time! Just goes to show that kids love structure. So, I let them get dessert this time!

After dinner, I took them to a haunted house to check out the outside of the building. They were both promising me that they were big enough to go in. I decided to prove to them that it was MUCH more scary than they thought. Once outside, they were freaked out enough not to need to go in! Here are some fun pics from the crazy detour.

Noteable Quotes:

Zack: "Is my corndog in the 'makerwave'"?

Sophia: "Zack was doing stink bubbles in the bath"!