Last Day of School!

The older two have done very well this year, and I wanted to take a second to brag for them :)

Caroline: Two perfect scores for her first year of taking SOL tests (Standards of Learning). 600/600 for History, 563/600 in Math (Pass/Advanced--missed 2 questions), 600/600 in Reading, and 545 out of 600 in Science (Pass/Advanced--missed 2 questions). Her Lexile (reading level) score was 965, which is above grade level (around 8th grade level).
Report Card: 98 in Reading, 99 in Language Arts, 98 in Math, and 100 in Social studies/Science
Her teacher, Miss Endress, who I adore, wrote the following comments for Caroline's final report card of her third grade year: "Caroline is an outstanding student who I enjoyed having in my class this year. She was always willing to help her classmates and myself. I know that she will do amazing things in her life! Caroline has really grown this year and developed her own personality. I was able to see her slowly come out of her shell. She feels so comfortable in the classroom and I will be surprised if she does not become a teacher when she grows up."

Garrett: Three out of four of his SOL were perfect scores! 600/600 in Science (naturally!), 600/600 in Reading, 600/600 in History, and 584/600 in Math (missed one question!). His Writing SOL from back in March was a 524/600--he only missed two questions, and his score was the second highest in the grade. His English teacher suggested having him tested for gifted in Language Arts and Math, so I have submitted that paperwork and he will be tested at the beginning of next school year.
Report Card: Don't know because Garrett had to miss the last day of school with a severe case of swimmer's ear :( He spent the day at Gateway Medical Center and CVS pharmacy. His report card will be mailed home.
His favorite teacher, Mrs. Miller, called to let me know that she thinks Garrett is one of the top two smartest students in the grade. She was the one who asked for me to get him tested for gifted. She said that his thought process and maturity are that of a thirty year old ;) She says that he truly thinks outside of the box and doesn't just give rote answers. Suffice it to say, she adored him this year and he loved her right back!

Emily: Last day of "school" is today, Wednesday, until she returns in August. Emily "helped" me write thank you cards to her teachers and picked out Target gift cards for each of them. She has learned so many new skills there, and I know that she will continue to flourish when she returns to Four Seasons in a couple of months.