4thGrader makes All A's

4thGrader made all A's on his report card, with all 3's in work study habits and E's in behavior and citizenship areas. 3's are best.

Time to take the boys and their report cards to Krispy Kreme for free doughnuts.

6thGrader Makes Honor Roll

6thGrader got his first Middle School report card today and had all A's except for a high B in math which qualifies him for Honor Roll ("whatever that means, Mom"). He got 3's and 4's for Citizenship which is great (1's and 2's mean detentions, etc.). Thank goodness the first 9-weeks is done and has been successful; he had a few ups and downs but seems to have settled in to the workload, although I hear that the 2nd 9-weeks begins the lengthy projects for Geography and Language Arts. Thank goodness he has Guidance Aide to be a bit of "down time" during the day for him.

Be the Book Report

In our county, 4th grade is the year of the book report.

4thGrader's first book report was to be presented by cutting a face-sized hole in a piece of poster-board and then decorating it so that he could become a character from the book. He read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and he chose to become Willy Wonka to deliver his book report. I remember my mother reading that book to my brother and me when I was only four, and while 4thGrader has seen Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory on video, he had never read the book.

Math Olympiads

4thGrader got picked for the Math Olympiads team for his school. YAY!