Kid brags!

[waverly]

Brag about your kids-


I have a few. DS got into advanced math for 3rd grade.  I can't ask other parents if their child did because I don't want to be THAT parent.  Kind of like the kid growing up who got 100's on all the tests and then asked you how you did.  I guess only 4 kids in his class was selected (there are 9 2nd grade classes so maybe 30 kids selected out of 200 ish). I was a bit confused because in his IEP they raved about his math test scores, but when I got it he went from a 95% to 76%, so maybe they read it wrong or input it wrong or something, but he still got selected because it was 95% the rest of the 3 years. 

To counter the brag, he is not at grade level at all with writing- oh well.  We will continue to work on it this summer.  If anyone knows a good writing prompt website or mini writing curriculum for 3rd grade for the summer please let me know.  He wants to write about history, so maybe we will do journal prompts daily if I can find prompts. 


DD is almost there riding a bike- yay.  I've mostly given up on DS even though he is 2 years older because with his ear stuff he doesn't have the balance.  We'll keep working but I've made my peace that he will be 3-4 years behind on this.  I think he may eventually get it.  He has been scootering now though (on time with the 3-4 year delay), but injures himself quite a bit.  Still good that he is trying.  Whenever he injures himself, DD cries to get attention because DS is getting attention from his injury. After 3 years of telling her not to do this, yesterday when he scraped both knees he went in the house and washed his knees off himself and DD got him 2 band-aids and put them on for him. So proud! 

[covergirl82]

DS - DS was given the MVP award at the end of the baseball tournament yesterday. He had a few clutch catches at 2nd base that contributed to the team winning the championship. He was super excited about it (and we were super proud of him). Right after the championship game, he and DH went to the Little League All-Star Team tryout. He said that he and a few of his travel teammates (who were also trying out for All Stars) were throwing pitches in the 40 mph range, while most other kids were throwing in the mid-30 mph range. DS and his travel teammates are playing in LL Triple A, which is usually mostly 11 year olds. DS and his travel teammates are 9 year olds.

DD - DD is super friendly when she's comfortable with kids, but super shy if she doesn't know them. She finally got to know two girls (who are about DD's age) who are sisters of two of DS's travel teammates during the Memorial Day weekend tournament, and now they're like BFFs. It has made tournaments actually fun for her, because she gets to play with friends for hours. The brother of one of the girls is on the same LL team as DS, so they can play at LL games too. I am super proud of her for making some new friends.

[covergirl82]

waverly, journaling is a great idea for improving writing. Could you ask his teacher for any suggestions for writing/journaling over the summer?

[twinmomma]

My kids have taken off with reading. They're both now reading chapter books on their own every night before bed. I often have to go in around 9 and tell them to go to bed because they will stay up too late. They're both reading above grade level and DD2 is amazing with comprehension. Her teacher wrote me a really great email about her last reading eval of the year and how she can remember and explain every detail for both fiction and non fiction. It makes this English Major momma so proud!

[rere]

Both kids have gotten straight As the last several years. Ds has also taken a couple of Ap cl8and will be taking college English as high school Junior.

[2chatter]

DD, the one who missed a ton of school, tested in the top ten percent on the state tests. They are kind of stupid, and subjective, but it’s still nice to see that my two kids that are old enough to test are ranked up there against the rest of this giant state. And more so for the one that’s had so many challenges.

[traveltheworld]

DS - he has been trying really hard to be nice and considerate of others. Empathy does not come naturally to him, but now he is consciously making an effort. Like the other day, he specifically went up to a few teammates after they lost a game to let them know that they did great, and gave specific examples of how he thought they played well.

DD - she is learning to stick up for herself. And this is really not a brag, but she is incredibly cute.

[mustardseed2007]

DS' report cards were hell of complimentary. I am so proud. He's far ahead in reading at this point although his writing also needs work.

waverly, one thing we've done is written letters to family and friends. Particularly grandparents who are likely to write back. Getting him to write the first one was HARD but then when he got a letter back it became much easier. We also got him a stationary set he likes (the post office sells a scooby doo one that comes with stamps).

[supertrooper1]

DS made it into the highly capable program at school for next year. Hopefully this will challenge him outside of the classroom.

[twinmomma]

mustardseed2007, I love that idea! That would be a perfect way for my kids to stay in touch with their great-grandmother. She'd love to get letters from them and I always have guilt about how little we get to see her in person.

[librarychica]

DD1 is reading like crazy and is adorably into books. She’s also really coming along on controlling her mouth (with H and I, not her teacher), which was a struggle for a while, and has been keeping her room and picking up with minimal nagging.

DD2 is so outdoing and bright and just generally adorable. She’s a pleasure to be around.

[soccermama]

Both of my kids have strong finishes to this year, which is awesome! We are so proud of them. DD is completing 4th grade; she has done well in the advanced/AIG program, made really high grades & also got chosen for safety patrol next year which is an honor.

DS is finishing kindergarten (I'm so sad because I want him to stay little : ( However, he is reading now, has made good marks in class & his behavior has improved. He definitely had kind of a rough start last year, maybe because he was one of the youngest in class & his teacher is not warm fuzzy at all. With all the progress he has made I am feeling better about him being ready for 1st grade.

[mommyatty]

DD has been rocking school. She’s a summer birthday kid and more than a year younger than many kids in her class. But her teacher said she tends to forget that because DD seems so much older and more mature than most of her classmates. She’s reading at a level and speed/fluency/comprehension they hope the kids achieve by middle of 3rd grade and she just finished 1st grade.

DS is also among the youngest kids in his class. He had a pretty hard year in terms of figuring out the code of how to read. But I’ve been working with him the past couple of weeks and he really seems to be getting it. Also, we just got confirmation that he will have the same kindergarten teacher DD had, which is great. We are going to ask her to tutor him for an hour a week leading up to kindergarten so he hits the ground running. Because he loves this teacher, he’s all in on that idea. Also, his emotional IQ seems really high for his age. He just really seems to understand people, and he’s great about saying a very sincere thank you. Like this weekend as we were walking out to swim, he said “Thank you for saying yes to giving me a swimming lesson. I love when we get to do swimming lessons.” It melted my heart.

[rere]

I have been paying dd to clean the house for summer. I get home today and she has cleaned the entire house, plus took it upon herself to organize the pots pans, plastic containers, and a bathroom cabinet.

[186momx]

As you all know DD has had a very rough school year and I've fighting with the schools. 2 weeks ago I asked the 5th grade teacher that DD adores which grade taught angles so I could get her stuff on it as they keep talking about angles in gymnastics so she is interested and trying to learn them on her own. He said in 5th so he could give her something, okay. She got a 4 page packet in her cube the next day. DD did it over the weekend and turned it to him on Monday and told him it was easy and could she get more. Now to the brag. Friday after school she marches up to him asking where her packet was. He looked all confused. And DD goes on to say he told her he would put another packet into her cube and he hadn't done it. He told her he graded it and she did a great job and she said thanks but I want more it was too easy. You guys should have seen her hands on hips toe tapping don't mess with me chip on her shoulder demanding harder work while I'm standing 10ft away with the dog. He told her he would have something today and if not to remind him. I'm really proud she is sticking up for herself and asking for harder work on her own right now. I just don't know if she is doing it the right way.

[mustardseed2007]

rere, send her to my house!!

DD is a really good artist. She draws these really intricate drawings of multi story buildings with stair cases connecting each floor and something different happening in each of the rooms.

Also she just has a great smile and can barely contain her joy sometimes, which is pretty precious. At her ballet recital she was so excited we were there that she really put all her energy into every move and sang along with the songs. She stole the show.

[mustardseed2007]

Oh another writing idea could be connected to a reading challenge. Barnes N Noble reading challenge right now has you read 8 books in 8 weeks and write down your favorite thing about each story. It's just one sentence on each book, but there may be other writing challenges out there where you write more.

[polecat8]

DD has made great strides after struggling with ADD at the beginning of the year. Now that she is on meds, her personality has really blossomed. She has the concentration to do hard tasks. She loves software programming and building robots, which makes me one proud engineer mama. She was selected by her tech teacher to join the tech club (only 2 kids from each homeroom get to do it). Her math teacher said DD is killing it in math - almost 100% on every assignment and quiz! I hope this upward trend continues when she goes to middle school in the fall!

Even though DS1 never seems to sit still, he is listening and learning more than we think. At preschool, his class was packing shoe boxes with Christmas gifts for kids in Africa. He told the preschool director that it was already nighttime there. She asked him how he knew that and he proceeded to tell her that the Earth rotates and when it rotates away from the sun, it is night. So apparently he was paying attention when we were watching Storybots. For being a late summer birthday, he was one of the smartest in his class. When the kids are at the learning station, they watch DS1 because he always seems to know what to do. He is very excited to go to kindergarten next year.

DS2 has his letters and numbers up to 10 down already. Sometimes when everyone is quiet, he'll start singing ABC's or counting. I love how he says 'yay!' and claps when he finishes.

[mae0111]

DD1 is a really good pianist. She’s been working on a pretty difficult piece for her recital in a few weeks - tough transitions- and she mastered it a few days ago. She’s also playing a duet with our next door neighbor who is 4 years older than DD. DD1 is playing the harmony, but has also learned the melody, just because. DD2 decided she wanted to play piano as well, so they’re playing duet as well. DD1 can maintain DD2’s pace, which is hard since DD2 is inconsistent.

DD2 is, all of a sudden, reading. Like, really reading actual books. It happened quickly, and now we are working on her confidence. It’s so cute to hear her read!

[meagain]

My oldest graduated high school and in a month leaves for AIT. She will start college in January. I have to admit I am a little jealous of her life right now.

My youngest started summer school this morning. She plans to graduate early so she is going to get the extra credits this summer.

We just got back from vacation and it was so nice to spend a whole week with them.

[covergirl82]

Adding one...

DH got a call from DS's travel baseball coach last night...the coach got word (because he will be an assistant coach for this team) that DS made the 10u All Star "A" team!! And so did his 4 travel teammates/friends who tried out for All Stars!! So they all get to play together on the All Stars team, and per the coach, it is highly unusual that that many 9 year olds made the A team. Coach asked us to not tell DS yet (although he had permission from the head coach to tell the parents of his travel team kids), as the All Star head coach wants to tell DS himself. I can't wait for him to find out! He's going to be beyond excited, especially to know that he and his friends all made the same team!

[divanerd]

My son made honor roll all year despite surgery. I have mom guilt over tardies though when I was pooped we missed homeroom a few times