I can't believe the first quarter is over already. This last week was parent teacher conference. I first hit Savanna's. She is doing really great. Awesome grades. Her teachers love her and surprisingly a few of them said she is always very willing to answer out loud and she has very well thought out, articulated answeres. Its not that I don't think she is smart. I know she has those answers in her head, the part that she is sharing with her class. I can officially say that her shy, timidness is gone. She fits right in and isn't as scared of life as she used to be. One of the teachers, Mrs Cranney, went to school with my oldest sister Cherrilyn, who passed away some time ago. She said that Savanna reminds her so much of Cher that it is a bit eerie when she is walking down the halls.
Hallie was next. I wasn't worried about her. She did awesome. Tries hard, is a peacemaker, a helper, and gets her work done. She has lots of friends and she fits in very well. She even kept her grades up with early morning basketball.
Jase next. I will admit, I was nervous about this one. I haven't had any calls or problems with him at school, I just know Jase. Doesn't love homework, or reading, or much to do with studies. His teacher is awesome. She was very honest and really gave us a sincere view of his day. She said he is a "percher". He can not sit in his chair for more than a few minutes at a time. He pushes his chair in to lean over his desk and work, which she is fine with. He is easily distracted with the littlest noises. He is super funny, and loves to talk and make noises. She thinks he loves to be small and fast. I knew most of this before going into this and know that he is the youngest boy in his class since he has an August birthday. He really surprised me with his grades. He had a few A's and the rest B's. His B's were all border line A's. They have a redo program where they can redo anything that is not a passing grade. He did not do any redo's. So if he would put forth even just a little redo effort, he would have straight A's. So we have given him the challenge to get straight A's. He was pretty excited about it. He is a smarty pants and just need to try. I need to maybe find something that will help his attention span be a little longer.
Aleena was last. She is doing great too. She is really getting the reading thing. She is making lots of friends. Listens very well and puts forth all her effort to get her work done. She is a pleaser.
I have great kids and need to show them that more often. I am very proud of their hard work this quarter.
