January 2016

Happy New Year!  So far the year has been fabulous!  Last week I was asked to be the mystery reader in Kinlee's Kindergarten Class.  I chose to read the book Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons.  After reading the book we sang Pete the Cats version of Wheels on the Bus, played pin the button on Pete's coat, who stole the button from Pete's coat, had a graham cracker treat that looked like Pete's coat and had a Pete the Cat coloring page.  I think I had just as much fun as the kids!  I love being at the school and being involved in the kids activities.

As the end of 2nd term is next week I have some bragging to do.  The kids have done fabulous this term and all have straight A's.  They have awesome citizenship and Kadence hasn't missed a day of school all year.  At the beginning of 2nd term Connor, Kadence, and Kinlee sat down with me and wrote down some goals they had for the term.  Everyone of them completed their goals.  Each of them had a goal to read 1000 minutes (Kinlee to read 500), Connor to memorize his Constitution Bee facts and learn 90 new spelling words, Kadence to memorize her times tables and learn 90 new spelling words, and Kinlee to learn 30 new sight words and receive her Silver Math Medal.  Matthew is still working on speech and is learning how to spell and write his name.  I couldn't be more proud of these crazy kids of mine.

Connor's basketball team has won all 3 of their games they've played so far and Kadence has begun working on her front walk over in gymnastics.  We are living and loving life!