Kindergarten Stud

Today was Max's first Parent Teacher Conference. Of course being a special needs student he has sat through and we have attended numerous ARD meetings - next one on Thurs. But today was our first official normal student Parent Teacher Conference. He stayed at a friend's house across from school while Mommy and Daddy got the scoop. Of course he was praised for being a rule follower and keeping the class on schedule - often pointing out if something has been missed in the daily routine. The best news that we received is how much he is blossoming socially amongst his peers. His teacher shared he jumps right in to play/discussions with others and will play with children from other classes at recess. Blessing beyond words for a little guy two years ago that would only say nouns.

Every kindergartner undergoes a battery of tests for reading assessment. Now we know Max can read, he has been reading things for a long time much to our dismay. For instance the times I have said there is no ice cream here and to have him point to a sign then why does that cart say ice cream or the numerous rule posters we have had to stop and read before entering a bounce house, McDonald's playground, swimming pool, etc... Anyway back to the test. There were four components and this is how his score broke down Letter ID 52/52, Letter Sounds 52/52, C.A.P. 14/14, and Phonemic Awareness 26/30. Not sure exactly what that means but those scores look very impressive. Way to go Kindergarten Stud!

His teacher shared this funny story: Max had a pen mark on his chin and a little girl who sits next to him was trying to be helpful and was taking the eraser at the end of her pencil and trying to erase it. Max marched up to his teacher with his arms folded and his eye brows furrowed and said she is trying to erase my chin! If you know Max at all you know this had to be hilarious because I am 99% sure his little brain thought that her intentions were to actually erase his chin from existence like you would a cartoon.