Last week I was picking Joshua up and while he was getting off the playground she was relating a few stories from the day. Then she said, "I know you're not supposed to have favorites, but...he's up there."
Today we met with Isaac's teacher about math. This time his number for math went down a bit to 218, but the test changes a bit from first to second grade and with summer it was expected. It was still high though. Anyway, we talked about some ways to keep him engaged and pretty much ended up with the same solution as last year. She mentioned relief that we didn't just want him set aside with worksheets during class. :) (During school if they're just drilling addition he might do something else. If they're doing something more activity based it might depend on how things are going. I get to do his homework...this week we're doing the coordinate plane and today he mapped out a smiley face. He liked it.)
Anyway, she had so many nice things to say about Isaac too. He's been doing a much better job getting his work done this year, and finding pockets of time to work on it if he isn't going fast enough during the set aside time. (Yay!!) She mentioned that he is really interesting to converse with and finds appropriate times to talk to her. He's still a bit of a loner, but interacts with other students appropriately. Although I feel the same way, it's nice to hear.
So we also got a packet of topics that Isaac is (supposedly) ready to learn (so that I can appropriately make the homework). Some of these items are super surprising to me. Let me give you some examples...
*Writes and solves proportions to make inferences about populations
*Completes complex conversions of customary units of weight involving fractions, decimals, or more than two units.
*Solves real-world problems involving least common multiples
*Writes and solves a two-step linear equation in one variable involving a real-world or mathematical context
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