Things to Remember...

I wanted to write down some of the things that really stood out for me at Parent Teacher Conferences last week before I forget them. Let's start with the sweetest girl, Aubs. Aubrie is doing magnificent! Her teacher had lots of wonderful things to say about her. Aubrie is very sweet and helpful in the classroom. She gets along with everyone and does great socially. But the most amazing thing was that her teacher said that she could skip a grade and be just fine if we chose to do so. Aubrie scores amazing on all of her tests and Mrs. Erlandson wants to have her tested for gifted next year. She said that she reads in a fourth grade reading level and she will challenge Aubrie in all areas of  curriculum. Let me tell you about Mrs. Erlandson- she is one fo the best teachers I have come in contact with. Super easy going, nice, friendly, and genuinely cares for her students. She goes above and beyond for each of them. I am grateful for good teachers in my kids life. So far we have been so blessed with our kids having good experiences.
Caleb is doing wonderful too. All of his teachers had nothing but great things to say about him and he is doing amazing with his academics as well. I got his test scores from last spring back and he scored Proficent in all subjects he tested on. Math, Reading, and Writing. He is almost out of the box! Caleb was placed in an 8th grade Pre-Algebra class this year and has such a great teacher for it, Mr. Deswood. He is super cool and makes learning really fun. He said that Caleb is breezing right through it all and not having any trouble at all, in fact he didnt know Caleb was a 7th grader until he looked at his tests scores from last spring. He is really impressed with him and his maturity level. He thinks he could have been put in Algebra and been just fine too. Another teacher that had some comments about Caleb was Mr. Knight. Caleb is in his Social Studies/Geography class and was also placed in his Leadership class. Only select students are asked to be in the Leadership class and Caleb is really liking it. Mr. Knight said that Caleb uses his time wisely and stays on task. He is in the top 5% of the class in grades and if he stays that way, Caleb will get the opportunity to go to Albuquerque in February for a special trip the class takes. Very fun experience if that happens.
Mrs. Lyon's teaches Drama and Caleb had her last year for half of the year too. She is a really neat teacher also. Very likable and into her students. She said that Caleb is a very natural actor and very versatile. She has been wanting to do The Phantom of the Opera for a few years now and never came across the perfect actor to play the Phantom until she met Caleb. She said she knew he would make an awesome Phantom and is very excited for the pla coming up. So all in all, both of the kids had great conferences. I am so blessed beyond words that they are doing so well. Thank you Aubrie and Caleb for making my job as a mother much easier. Me and Dad are so proud of you! Keep it up!