Extra! Extra! Report Card Day Not As Bad As Expected!
Today was report card day for Big Son and Daughter, and there was not an F to be found, nor even an "incomplete." Instead, we had a smattering of mostly C`s, and only one D+ -- Daughter got that in reading. It`s kind of amazing they gave her a passing grade at all, since she`s nowhere near a third grade level.
Both kids got A`s in art, but we all know that doesn`t count. Ha, ha, just trying to piss off a few artists among my friends, who I know read my blog. KIDDING, okay? Sheesh!
The surprise: Big Son got an A- in math, despite the fact that he and his math teacher get along about as well as India and Pakistan. Big Son also got an A in handwriting. If there`s any way to win over the heart of an elderly nun.... it`s by having very, very NICE handwriting, which Big Son does.
Considering how much my kids are struggling, these grades show that there`s a real chance that they will at least make it to the next grade next year, which is all I`m hoping for at this point. They have the rest of their lives to excel -- right now, it`s "catch up" time.
Little Son, of course, doesn`t get grades at his preschool yet. I had his parent/teacher conference yesterday, at which his teacher told me with some alarm that he`s fearless, and likes to jump off high places. "Yeah," I said. "He once jumped into the deep end of the pool, chasing his brother. I jumped in after him, and he thought this was great and wanted to do it again." The teacher now seems a bit worried about liability issues....
Both kids got A`s in art, but we all know that doesn`t count. Ha, ha, just trying to piss off a few artists among my friends, who I know read my blog. KIDDING, okay? Sheesh!
The surprise: Big Son got an A- in math, despite the fact that he and his math teacher get along about as well as India and Pakistan. Big Son also got an A in handwriting. If there`s any way to win over the heart of an elderly nun.... it`s by having very, very NICE handwriting, which Big Son does.
Considering how much my kids are struggling, these grades show that there`s a real chance that they will at least make it to the next grade next year, which is all I`m hoping for at this point. They have the rest of their lives to excel -- right now, it`s "catch up" time.
Little Son, of course, doesn`t get grades at his preschool yet. I had his parent/teacher conference yesterday, at which his teacher told me with some alarm that he`s fearless, and likes to jump off high places. "Yeah," I said. "He once jumped into the deep end of the pool, chasing his brother. I jumped in after him, and he thought this was great and wanted to do it again." The teacher now seems a bit worried about liability issues....
posted by L. at 5:52 PM
3 Comments:
They'll bring those grades up and I'm glad they were better than you expected. It's wonderful to have your surprises be pleasant ones. It must be difficult adjusting to a different country, customs, language.
The things kids do. Rebecca stuck her tongue to a freezer shelf once just to see what would happen. And you heard about Rochelle's argument with a door. The door won.
Congrats on the grades!
I'm thinking we better not let Little Son and Jared get together -- We don't want to have to pay to rebuild the city. 8^) (Jared is walking around with a cast on his left arm courtesy of the monkey bars at his swim school.)
Ha! Hahahahahahahahaha, oh, that is great. Little Son kills me.
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