Carter started Kindergarten a few weeks ago at Wellborn Elementary, and except for already missing two days due to a virus, everything is going well. He doesn't tell us much about it (in some ways he seems 13 instead of 5), but his teacher has a blog for the classroom that keeps us in the loop. The commute is all of 2 minutes from our driveway to the drop-off, so I am LOVING that! I had to drag him out of bed the first two weeks, but this week he asks to go to bed early so that he won't be tired. He has been rushing me out the door in the mornings. So, I would say he is enjoying it!
I hesitated to post this, but it's just so amazing to me! Hunter received what is possibly his last reading assessment in elementary school (5th grade). His scores are incredible, but what makes this so unbelievable to me - is where we were 4 years ago. In first grade, this child struggled with sight words EVERY NIGHT. Seriously, there were tears 4-5 nights per week. Hour long tear filled, flash card sessions...daily. When I look at where Graham is now in 1st grade...reading/sounding out almost every word in front of him with ease...I truly realize how far Hunter has come! So what these results say (to the best of my understanding) is that Hunter is in the 5th grade, 4th month of school (GP 5.44) and tests at a grade equivalent of 12.9+ (compared to other students nationally). He's in the 98/99th percentile and can comprehend up to 80% of 11.4th grade material. So proud of his progress and so grateful for his 1st grade teacher, Ms. Shavon Diggs, who encouraged me to keep going...
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