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Sean and Savannah Qualify for Math Counts Competition
A couple of days ago the kids middle school held a math competition for the students to see which students would get to go to the regional Math Counts competition.
Sean competed last year and placed fourth in the region if my memory serves me right. This was Savannah’s first attempt at the Math Counts competition. It is both a team (the school) competition and an individual competition. The top finishers get to advance to the State level competition.
Since Sean is already taking high school math and competed last year, we figured he would do well again. And he did, finishing first in the school on the test. In fact, he set a new record high score in school history. He will be the team captain for the school in the competition.
Savannah also did well on the test and qualified for the B team. … READ MORE
Report Cards, Teacher Conferences, and High School Selection
Last Friday was a busy day as we had our parent teacher conferences with the middle school teachers and got the kids report cards. Sean had all A’s with a 4.05 GPA Gold Honor Roll. Savannah just missed Gold Honor Roll with a 3.9 GPA Silver Honor Roll. The teachers said that the 3.9 is excellent for a first semester middle school students. All the teachers were very complimentary on the kids work ethic and abilities. They all said that they push the kids to do even more because they are able to get their work done so quickly during class time.
After the conferences Sean and I headed out to one of the close by high schools to determine if that is where he wants to go to school next year. The close by district has a full … READ MORE
