Academic Report

For journaling purposes I thought I'd give a report of how the kids are doing academically. For both of my blog fans, I hope you don't mind reading this! :) Sorry there will be no pictures to accompany this blog.
Austin received all A's and 3 B's for the 5th term in a row. He has been on honor roll all year. His teachers love him and think very high of him as a person and as a student. His main teacher often tells me that Austin will be a very successful person because he is smart and has all the ingredients to have a good academic career.
There is a MAP test that all 3 kids have taken. Austin, of course took the 5th grade MAP test and scored 222 on the Reading and 223 on Math, this is where they want the kids to be at the end of 5th grade. Austin was also recently recognized as a Young Achiever. He will be considered for a scholarship from the National Young Achievers Program. This program recognizes 4th-12th grade students who display leadership, academic and citizenship examples to their peers. In Fayette Co. we recognize, 5th, 8th and 11th graders. A poster highlighting each Achiever is on display in the Fayette Mall, and then at their school.
Waveney earned all A's and 2 B's. Her biggest disappointment (in herself) was in gym, where she received a 97 instead of a 100. Interestingly Wave's highest score in T1 was Science, highest score in T2 was History. T3 her two B's were in Science and History. Go figure! The teacher said "Waveney always amazes me with her excellent written communication skills. I have noticed that she shows a need to be funny or get attention at some inappropriate times. We've talk about this and I've already seen a huge improvement in her behavior that could at times be disruptive." Remember Waveney is in a 3rd grade all "gifted" class. They are working from a 4th grade curriculum.
Testing scores:
MST (Math) 3rd grade (fall) 51/57 (89%) This was taken at the beginning of 3rd grade before she'd had any 3rd grade Math curriculum.
MST (Math) 4th grade (Jan.) 55/61 (90%) The students were given the 4th grade math test, the students hadn't even had 1/2 of the 4th grade math curriculum.
Spring MAP Scores:
Math score 222, a 3rd grade gifted child is expected to score 221, a regular 4th grader is expected to score 211, a 4th grade gifted child is expected to score 232.
Reading score 220, a 3rd grade gifted child is expected to score 218, a regular 4th grader is expected to score 207, a 4th grade gifted child is expected to score 225.
So you can see Waveney has mastered the things she is expected to master this year. She is in the top of her class and loves the academic stimulation. She is extremely self disciplined and driven when it come to academics. Her only area of improvement is her social behavior, and she gets better and better all the time!
Grace does not receive letter grades yet. For T3 she received all "Above Level" (AL) grades in Reading (5/5), all "AL" in Writing (6/6), all "AL" in Math (6/6).
Social studies she earned 3/4 "AL" and 1 "On Level" (OL). Science she earned 3/4 "OL" and 1 "AL". Teacher Comments: "Grace Continues to make great gains in all academics areas. Her problem solving skills are impressive. keep up the great work, Grace!"
Testing:
Dibels= First number is what Grace scored/second number is what students are expected to get by the end of 1st grade.
62/35, 142/50, 1127/40 These 3 different scores are 3 different reading tests students are given to measure their reading comprehension skills. As you can see, Grace has more than mastered everything for 1st grade. The first time she took this test, in Sept., she had surpassed the expected scores.
GRADE= A test given to see if the student has mastered all of the 1st grade curriculum. Students scoring above 65% or a 6 stanine, are considered to "pass" 1st grade. The highest a student can get is 99% or a 9 stanine, and that is what Grace earned!
1st grade MST (Math) 46/48 (96%).
Math MAP Scores (fall) 186, (spring) 194
Reading MAP Scores (fall) 179, (spring) 194.
Grace loves school and behaves extremely well in class and for all her teachers. She continues to amaze me at how self driven she is to learn new things, and to keep up with her siblings.
I am so very proud of all my children and their academics. I hope and pray that they continue to perform on these levels!