DIBELS, Piano class 1, Piano class 2

We are finally getting back into our routine.  Everyone was up, dressed and fed by 9 AM and ready for school.  Skylar got right to work on her Reading Eggs.  She has to do Reading Eggs for COVA so they set her up with a new login so I don't have to pay for it anymore.  She took the test yesterday to see where she needed to start.  She tested to Map 7 which is the beginning of 1st grade.  She was very proud.

Cairn got to work on her Roman house that she is building.  She did some research - online and in some library books.  She decided that she didn't need to create a plan she just started cutting boxes and getting paint out.  She kept yelling for help and I kept directing her back to research.

Andrew worked on fine motor skills by coloring, folding paper, cutting and drawing lines.

Skylar had a meeting with her teacher to do the beginning of the year assessment.  I typically like to participate in the assessments because I learn information that helps me guide my lesson plans.  Today - not so much valuable information.

First, she had to name the letters of the alphabet on a page.  They were in random order and included capitals and lowercase.  In one minute, she read 42 with no mistakes.  Then she had to identify the beginning sound of words that her teacher said.  She got 35 correct.  For math, she had to count as high as she could - 39.  Then read numbers - some were 2 digit - she usually can do it but today she seemed to stumble and since I couldn't give her any help she only got 16 right.  Then, she had to state the missing number in a sequence.  Considering we have NEVER worked on this - she didn't do very well and only got 2 right.  Finally, she had to state which number was larger between 2 different numbers.  She did well and got 16 right.  She is above the benchmark in reading and right at grade level for math.  I agree with the reading but not with the math.

After testing we went home for lunch and then headed to Andrew's make-up piano class since he missed Tuesdays class.

We went home after a quick stop at the store for some outside playtime, dinner and then Skylar and I went to her regularly scheduled piano class.

It surprised Skylar tonight how dark it was when we left class and especially when we got home and she went straight to bed.  We don't get home until a few minutes before 8.  Thursdays are our late days.