First grade was a GREAT year for you! Your teacher's personality meshed really well with yours and you thrived! Your math skills stayed above the curve and your improvement in other areas was outstanding! Your handwriting remained impressive although your teacher commented that it needs to be a little smaller. You grew the most with your reading and spelling. You entered 1st grade reading at a Level 3 (our district used the Developmental Reading Assessment) and ended the year on a Level 24! You missed almost every spelling word on the inventory at the beginning of the year but you got almost every word right at the end of the year!
Our end-of-the-year conference with your teacher was both eye-opening and heart-warming. She filled us in on the fact that you're usually the first done with every task and are quick to ask about what's to come. She also told us about how organized you are and how you need to have things in their proper place (eye-opener). But my favorite part was her sharing about your empathy for others and how helpful you always tried to be for one of your classmates who's in a wheelchair. She said that you get along with everyone and that you work well no matter where she sits you.
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| School photo, Spring 2015 |
The first graders performed an adorable "moosical" to wrap up the school year. A moment I don't want to forget happened on our way there. Your dad and brother were finishing up baseball so it was just you and me walking to school together. As we left home, you jumped in the air and exclaimed, "I'm so excited to be on stage!" I've seen you play some serious baseball and soccer games but I'd never seen you display enthusiasm like that before! Precious!
There were just a few speaking parts so I was surprised when you came home with a line to memorize. I was even more surprised when you later told me that you got a part because you volunteered for it! I didn't know you had it in you ; )
We celebrated a great performance and an even better year with some frozen yogurt with friends.
We pray for more school years like this one as it was remarkable to see what you could do when in the right setting!
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