The Results Are In
I was finally able to speak to our school counselor today. She told me Nick had placed in fourth grade reading and second grade math. Honestly, it surprised me because I expected him to perform better in math than in reading. In all fairness, some of the questions on the math portion of the test had to do with weights & measures and ratios. I don’t think either were covered in first grade math.
Now I need to figure out how to arrange a working space for him. I want to create more of a formal work area for him. I am afraid if I don’t he will think his whole life is nothing other than a Drake and Josh marathon.
I’m sure I get the whole home furniture situation figured out. If nothing else, I need to figure out a way to keep his sisters mits off of his school supplies.
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Filed under: Parenting and Misc Stuff on July 24th, 2007
Wow! Weights, measurements and ratios in 1st grade? I am surprised. Did I read that right?
We don’t have a specific study area–where ever catches my sons attention is where we park, usually the dinning room table or kitchen counter; all of his supplies are in his room on his computer table, but he prefers to work where I am LOL so he lugs his supplies out to the main areas of the house. It works for us…but I get to pick up and put away each night after he merily trots away to do something else when done **sigh**
Yep, you read correctly. There was stuff that was completely foreign to him on the test. It’s so hard to gauge some schools. What is the expectation on a national level? My sister children attend another school. They had spelling exams in kindergarten- then I wonder is my child behind or is her school pushing too hard.
As far a creating an area is concerned, I think more than anything I need a cabinet that locks- that way I can put away his school stuff and not worry about my daughter getting into it. The remnants of art supplies can be found on all of our walls, fireplaces and carpet thanks to my daughter. I had been keeping things on top of the fridge, but now she scales it with her feet holding onto the handles. She then stands in the water/ice dispenser-she’s a nutty one