Now I have to brag about my kids! Report cards came home today and both Noah and Sophie are doing above average! Yippee! Noah has really struggled with reading these past few years, but all of his hard work and effort has finally paid off. He was moved out of the special reading class and is now scoring at or above grade level. He tested at a 7th grade level in vocabulary!!! He is doing equally well in math (although that has always been a strong subject for him.) His report card was full of 3's and 4's with only one 2+. (3 = meets expectations, 4 = exceeds expectations) Sophie's report card was almost all 4's! She is reading at a first grade level......I didn't even know she could read! I always do the reading, so tonight I had her read and by golly she can read! LOL I'll definitely have her do more reading to us from now on. It's so cute how they read when they're first learning! She even uses expression! And here I was starting to worry because so many other people have been talking about their K's reading and I didn't think she could. Although Andrew (her teacher) has been telling me that she's doing great.
I go in every Wednesday and read to Noah's boulé*. It's kind of a bummer that Sophie isn't in there, too, but her classroom is right across the hall so I'm able to sneak in there for the last 5 minutes and listen with her to her teacher reading. I help out in her classroom at least once a month. I'll be able to help out more next year when Isabella is in afternoon preschool.
Isabella is doing really well in preschool, too. She still sometimes says that she doesn't want to go to school, but she doesn't make a fuss about it and has a lot of fun. Really she wants to go, she just wants me to stay there and watch her! She is slowly getting more independent which is nice, but I do miss having a baby sometimes (no...that doesn't mean that I actually want to have another one!) She turned 4 yesterday! My how the time flies!!! I'll post pictures of her party soon!
* Boulé is a Greek word that loosely translates to council or gathering. Hillcrest students and staff end their day in this multi-age group. Each boulé covers curriculum developed to enhance self-esteem and awareness of others. Character Education is emphasized through discussion and activities.
Boulé classes reinforce the family concept that is so important at Hillcrest. Siblings are together in the same boulé and the class remains together for all their years at Hillcrest. (Due to the half-day schedule, kindergarten students are not included in the multi-age boulé class, but cover the curriculum within their kindergarten class.)
We are proud of our unique boulé. Curriculum developed by Hillcrest staff is replicated by many other schools throughout the state.
