October Schoolwork

We had the first nine weeks parent/teacher conference for Sarah in October.  We were very pleased to hear that Sarah is doing excellent at school.  "She is polite and kind, a hard worker, and likes to do her best in all she does at school."  I wouldn't have expected to hear anything different about my oldest daughter.  Great job Sarah!  You are a very smart, kind, and and caring girl.  It makes Daddy and I very happy to hear all of these good things about you from other people!

The reading class seems to be Sarah's biggest challenge.  During reading time Sarah goes to a different teacher and classroom with the high level reading students.  There she is challenged with many (new to her) concepts and tasks.  She gets frustrated in this class and even has been pushed to tears a couple of times, because things were "too hard", as she tells us.  We have had several conversations with her about trying and practicing things over and over, then they will become easy.  If she wasn't ever challenged she would not learn new things... kind of like tying her shoes, riding her bike,and  hula-hooping, school and the things she is taught there also have to be practiced and she will become better and better at them.  She is realizing this and is growing not only in her school and learning, but in her maturity and self-esteem.

Me: What are these silly prizes and how did you earn them?

Sarah: "A mustache and a tongue balloon.  The tongue balloon blows up.  It looks like a tongue and you blow air into it.  I selled 30 items and people bought them and that's how I got the prizes.  I also won a limo ride."

Me: Did you study and learn about spiders this month?  Tell me about spiders.
Sarah: "Yes.  Arachnids. They make spider webs out of silk.  They have 8 legs."

 

Me: You learned about fire safety this month.  What can you tell me about fires that will help keep you and our family safe?
Sarah: "Stop drop and roll when your clothes are on fire. Firemen help keep you safe.  If you see a fire truck get out of its way."

In social studies they talked about and learned about mountains, plains, hills, oceans, rivers, lakes and the Earth.

In science they talked about and learned about the planets, moon, stars and Earth.

This month, Eric started asking Sarah and Phoebe each day at dinner time what they did to "live for Jesus that day?"
Me:  Tell me one thing you did at school that was "living for Jesus" in October.
Sarah: "Singing in music class."