Posted in freebies, math, testing on Jul 14th, 2009 No Comments »
Here’s a free diagnostic test in several math subjects for kids ages 10-13. This could be a good tool in determining what areas to work on next or to see how well material is sticking. Victoria and I have been working on converting fractions, decimals and percents for the past couple of weeks so I’m [...]
Posted in Alex, Anna, Daily log, Fun, Jack, PE, Toddlers, math, nature, pictures, plays, reading, science, testing on Jun 17th, 2009 2 Comments »
Egads, we’ve been busy! Summer is always such an explosion of activity. On the one hand, it’s wonderful to have so many opportunities. On the other hand, it gets a wee bit overwhelming.
Here’s some of what we’ve been up to……..
1. Jack started T-ball and is loving it! His first game was in the [...]
Posted in Anna, Victoria, testing on Apr 25th, 2008 1 Comment »
We got our CAT results back for the girls today. This was Anna’s first time with the test and Victoria’s third. Overall, the results were wonderful. Each girl had one area out of the ten where she scored below average, but the other nine were all well over average.
The basic results were…
Anna (2nd grade)
Overall scored [...]
Posted in Anna, Clubs & Classes, Daily log, Field trips & tours, Grammar, Jack, Japanese, Victoria, art, computer & programs, math, nature, science, testing on Apr 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
Oh, we’ve been busy! I’m still sick but quite a lot is going on nonetheless. Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to.
Maple Syrup Tapping
We took part in an annual tradition of having a big community breakfast and then learning about tapping maple trees at a nearby camp. The girls know it by heart [...]
Posted in testing on Apr 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Our CAT supplies came in yesterday and both girls were excited to start their tests. I am still rather sick so we weren’t sure if we’d get to it yesterday but they were so looking forward to it that I made time to squeeze in a section or two before bed last night. I know– [...]
