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Building Blogs Twenty One

My little girl reached a great milestone last week. She was tested with her teacher in her reading skills, and has tremendously excelled! Last October she was reading 7 words per minute, she is now reading well over 50 wpm- I am so proud of her! :) Second grade here we come..

Building Blogs Twenty

Connections Academy is quite the creative school.  Recently, the school had an African American Read-in with the students and teachers that was an all day event. It was really cool to watch.  The students great, too.

Which has me excited for this coming Friday, Dr. Seuss' birthday! I am equally as excited as my kids are for this all day read-in.  I also love that my three year old can sit in with my first grader for this story time.  Because of this, he has developed an appreciation for reading as well.

Time to get back to work, happy early birthday Dr. Seuss!

Building Blogs Nineteen

So here we are in the new house, all settled! With the exception of a few boxes still staring us in the face. We do have the classroom (almost) all unpacked and today got the chalk board up onto the wall, ready to use! Yay!  Now the hard part, keeping the little one from coloring on it so we can use it for you know- school work. :P

First grade seems to be going well. The second half of the year is off to a great start, and the first half ended awesome. My little B ended the last half with an awesome score, I am very proud of her.  Her reading skills are amazing and she has earned the nickname "human GPS" for her need to read every road sign we pass. :)

Today we did a math assessment with her teacher, and learned that she favors addition over subtraction.  That of course is nothing out of the norm and is something we can work with over time.  She does however favor math and science over reading and writing.. Well, I guess it's safe to say, she doesn't get that from good ole' mom. haha!

Building Blogs Eighteen

Almost half a year has come and gone once again.  I will admit, this year has been a bit of a struggle.  Bryanna hasn't had the same enthusiasm this school year, as she had last about completing her work, and I've used every bit of energy left in my bones to build her up to complete it. 

Understand though as you read this, that our lack of energy has nothing to do with the school itself.  As a matter of fact the staff and academics are still outstanding.   Bryanna is standing at a great 98% overall and looks foward to playing the new game that the staff at OCA has introduced to the students.

As a matter of facet, she absolutley flies through every game she plays on their website.  I think it's wonderful she's doing so well with it and to be honest, am amazed at her technological abilities to be so young. I do however wish she would learn to love and accept writing as much as her mommy does (wink). 

I am learning throughout this year that her passion for animals still remains strong.  Now if only her passion for writing were the same as it is animals.. wishful thinking perhaps. :) As much as I love her,only one thing comes to mind when she gives me that long drawn sigh when she needs to write, "You must get this from your father" (haha!).

Building Blogs Seventeen; Countdown!

We are on the countdown until school starts!  That's right, one more full day and then it's the big day.  I logged into the school yesterday and got to see the profile for my kiddo's homeroom teacher.  A bit dissapointed that there was no picture, but nothing I'm sure we won't find out soon enough. :)

As for her name, I can't pronounce it.  How funny is that?  So I guess I will find that out on Monday as well.  In the meantime, I shall call her how I see it is spelled.  In the meantime, we will be keeping busy with a birthday party and a wedding this weekend.  Thank goodness for that, because now we will be able to keep occupied until it begins!

Building Blogs Sixteen; We made it!

So here we are, making our way into first grade.  Yes, we are still with O.C.A.!  We are super excited!  I know we dissapeared from our blog during the last half of the year, so I will get caught up.  Kiddo graduated kindergarten, and was on the A honor roll for the year! Yipee!  Since then, we've kept busy buying a new house and moving.  It was a rough start for the first half of the year, but it later paid off in our favor.

As we get settled into our new home, we are getting ready to being school.  As a mtter of fact, we are not the one that we know personally in O.C.A. anymore, my kiddo's cousins now go there as well.  How exciting it has been, to watch the children excel in their grades and have more pleasant attitudes toward themselves and others, by having went to this school.

I highly reccomend this school to everyone!  It can work, if you let it work!  Definetly looking forward to this comming school year.  Check back for more building blocks!