Report Cards

With two in elementary school, report card day is a pretty big deal. Last week was report card day. Sidney is oblivious to this concept, not really understanding that she is being assessed regularly on her reading, writing and math. Not to mention, this girl has an internal fire that is something to clone. Those two facts coupled together means she tries her hardest each and every day, independently knowing what homework is due and getting it done. Over and over again we hear "we have to do my psalms"....side note: they don't attend a Catholic school. She pronounces "poems" as "psalms" and it's ever so cute. Each day she goes into her back pack and grabs her handwriting worksheet, finishes it, and replaces it in her back pack. Most days this takes no reminding at all. This girl will go far in life if she keeps this up! So it really was no surprise when she came home with excellent marks on her report card. She got great reviews in every area, and even above expectations in several areas. We are very proud of our middle!

As for Regan, she agonized over report card day. Knowing that it meant we were getting her assessment from the last few months of work, she worried that she might not have tried hard enough, that her effort in gym was lagging behind and that her socialization was a bit much. But in the end, she too got great marks on her report card. Even in gym class which historically has been an area of struggle for her. Yes she talks too much in class...but this hasn't changed since Kindergarten so we are never surprised. She's chatty and social and I'll take it as a good thing. Now if she could figure out when to socialize, we'd all be in good shape :) Her class happens to be home based to two special needs kids, and one of them is a sweet girl with Down Syndrome. Regan enjoys her company as much as K enjoys Regan's. And so when K invited Regan back to the special needs classroom for "free time" last week, Regan was quick to go along with her. So when we see comments that Regan is chatty in class, I'm just proud to know she is chatting with everyone. Regan could work a little more on her effort with homework, and on staying organized (rainbow sorting her crayons no longer constitutes as staying organized as it once did in Kindergarten), but in the end, she too is above expectation in several areas. Nice job Regan!

We're working hard on independence and learning as much as possible during these early years of school. We know that harder sujects are to come as the girls climb in grades; so having good report cards now means they have an awesome foundation of education. We are thankful everyday for their amazing teachers and couldn't be more proud of these two!

Way to go girls, we love you!