Randomness...

Maria: "Let's not call McDonald's McDonald's.... let's call it McHell."

Yes Child. Let's.

Christina was the first child in her class to get a reward ticket. She helped the teacher out with an errand and went above and beyond the task. I think I like her teacher now.

Maria was tested/assessed for her Kindergarten class. It was probably one of the greatest moments of my life. The teacher quizzed her on letters and sounds... then she placed sight words in front of her. The teacher asked if she knew any and Maria nodded her head.

Maria waited.

The teacher said, "If you see any you know just point to them and tell me."

Maria said, "Do I have to point to all of them?"

The teacher said, "No sweetie, just the ones you know."
Maria said, "So I have to point to all of them?"

She read all of them. And the list after that. At least 50 sight words.

The teacher was impressed. She said Maria will have to have one on one time with her because she is the top reader. She will be a peer tutor.

We're going to be talking a lot because we don't want Maria's time wasted or for her to be bored.

She just finished 6 chapters in her Narnia book.

The teacher said the bottom line is by the end of Kindergarten they want children to be at a level 4 for reading. Maria is around level 22. (Beginning 3rd grade)

Boo ya.

Also there are 11 stages of writing and Maria is on stage 11. She can write complete sentences and knows punctuation/capitalization.

Where do we need to direct credit?
Heavenly Father. He has blessed her and also I know for a fact she reads so well because she reads her scriptures every night. She's almost in 2nd Nephi!!

And not to forget Math. She did wonderful. She knew when to subtract and add when the teacher asked word questions.