Parent Teacher Conferences

The ever dreaded parent teacher conferences took place this week for both girls. I can't believe I have two kids in school and that I am attending parent teacher conferences. Where did the time go...they are growing up way to fast.
Emily is in the second grade at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School, her teacher is Mrs. Kostka. Mrs. Kostka had wonderful things to say about Emily. Some of her strengths are that she is very organized and a self motivator. She expects a lot out of herself and doesn't want to let her teacher or us down. Mrs. Kostka also said that she is very polite and helpful. Her report card had all A's and she placed above average on her Iowa tests. One thing she needs to work on is her handwriting (her Mom and Dad both agree). All in all an excellent report for Emily.
Gretchen is in Pre-K at Gilmour Elementary, her teacher is Mrs. Hagar. Mrs. Hagar is very proud and encouraged by all the progress Gretchen has made. Mrs. Hagar sat down with Gretchen and gave her a "quiz" on all the things they have been working on this 9 weeks. Overall she did really well. Out of the letters J,M,R,A,F,P she recognized J, M and R. Out of the same letters she knew the sounds for J, M & R. She recognized the numbers 1,2,3 and counted out loud three leaves. She could recognize and name all of her shapes; circle, triangle, square, rectangle and oval. She also could name 6 out of the 8 colors Mrs. Hagar showed her. Mrs. Hagar said each day brings new progress for her and she can't wait to see what the next 9 weeks holds for her. Good job Gretchen!!
We are so very proud of both our girls and love hearing and seeing all the new things they learn each day.