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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Our 2011 Marching Show..."Beyond Alice"
If you're interested, the video from our prelims performance at Lafayette last Saturday is online. Be sure to watch it in HD. There is some really annoying crackling through the speakers, so you might want to make sure your volume isn't turned up too loud.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
General Update for the Week
Nathan is halfway thru his antibiotics and is back at school. He still seems a little cranky and off, but that might be bc he has to get used to going back to school and is tired.
This week AJ got a 95% on his reading test, but his spelling test results are not yet in. AJ is really REALLY happy to be able to stay in Ms. Antinori's class. His whole attitude toward school and AGP is much better this year. I hope it's a maturity thing and it stays with him.
Austin managed to get 100% on his vocab test and a 100% on his AR (reading) test. This is a HUGE improvement over the past few weeks. On Friday morning he was so spazzy and hyper going into school that I had to actually hold his hand and physically separate him from AJ to keep him calm. By the time he came home from school yesterday, he just seemed much calmer, relaxed, not as agitated and out of zone. It was literally like one person went into school, and Austin finally came back home.
I found out from him today that they moved the kid that Oz has been saying he doesn't like- the same one that told him the story that upset him so much on Friday September 2nd. That's right when this huge slide began to happen. I'm not sure there is a connection between the proximity of the kid to Oz and the behavior and academics issues, but it's at least something to talk to his doc about. Austin assures us that there is no bullying, no teasing... he just simply doesn't like the kid. I wonder if that kid is just a constant reminder to Austin of his fears and Austin just could not perform with him there. I don't know.
I'm hoping and praying that relaxed/comfortable Austin is back to stay. I've really missed him. He's not back in his bedroom and we're not pushing him to go back. We figure when he feels ok, he'll know. Pushing him over anxiety stuff has never, ever helped him overcome anything in the past.
That's the poop for now. The next few days and weeks will be very important for us as Austin's progress (or lack of) will determine if anything needs to be changed. We're really hoping this kind of passes on it's own and we don't need to make any changes.
This week AJ got a 95% on his reading test, but his spelling test results are not yet in. AJ is really REALLY happy to be able to stay in Ms. Antinori's class. His whole attitude toward school and AGP is much better this year. I hope it's a maturity thing and it stays with him.
Austin managed to get 100% on his vocab test and a 100% on his AR (reading) test. This is a HUGE improvement over the past few weeks. On Friday morning he was so spazzy and hyper going into school that I had to actually hold his hand and physically separate him from AJ to keep him calm. By the time he came home from school yesterday, he just seemed much calmer, relaxed, not as agitated and out of zone. It was literally like one person went into school, and Austin finally came back home.
I found out from him today that they moved the kid that Oz has been saying he doesn't like- the same one that told him the story that upset him so much on Friday September 2nd. That's right when this huge slide began to happen. I'm not sure there is a connection between the proximity of the kid to Oz and the behavior and academics issues, but it's at least something to talk to his doc about. Austin assures us that there is no bullying, no teasing... he just simply doesn't like the kid. I wonder if that kid is just a constant reminder to Austin of his fears and Austin just could not perform with him there. I don't know.
I'm hoping and praying that relaxed/comfortable Austin is back to stay. I've really missed him. He's not back in his bedroom and we're not pushing him to go back. We figure when he feels ok, he'll know. Pushing him over anxiety stuff has never, ever helped him overcome anything in the past.
That's the poop for now. The next few days and weeks will be very important for us as Austin's progress (or lack of) will determine if anything needs to be changed. We're really hoping this kind of passes on it's own and we don't need to make any changes.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
GRRRR.....
This is from the same teacher that gave him numerical & expanded value as spelling words.... quite a skill jump in just 1 week!
BTW, this weeks spelling words (AJ): rat, mat, name, pal, tame, mad, man, came, male & pal. Awesome!
And also, AJ got 105% on the spelling test last week (the hard one)....
BTW, this weeks spelling words (AJ): rat, mat, name, pal, tame, mad, man, came, male & pal. Awesome!
And also, AJ got 105% on the spelling test last week (the hard one)....
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Monkeys
Diagnosis: sinus infection. Antibiotics for 10 days... have I mentioned how much Nate hates the antibiotics he has to take? This is gonna be a fun 10 days!
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
UGH.
Here is AJ's spelling word list for last week: went, tell, pet, job, fog, not, tug, hut, tub, and bun. (10 words)
Here is AJ's spelling word list for this week: digit, expanded form, place value, numerical, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, tens, ones, hundreds (15 words... 17 if you count expanded form and place value as 2 words each).
WHAT THE WHAT?
(for reference, Austin's words are old, grows, sold, gold, mold - you get the picture)
Here is AJ's spelling word list for this week: digit, expanded form, place value, numerical, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, tens, ones, hundreds (15 words... 17 if you count expanded form and place value as 2 words each).
WHAT THE WHAT?
(for reference, Austin's words are old, grows, sold, gold, mold - you get the picture)
Monday, September 12, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Christmas Ideas
Here's the list so far. I'll add to it as I figure out what they want.
Nina & Boys Xmas 2011
Nina & Boys Xmas 2011
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Christmas Wish List
Ok, so I've put a couple of things on my wish list for Christmas. My apologies for waiting until the first week in September to get started.
Dave's Wish List
Dave's Wish List
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
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