Emily was very excited (and I very proud) about receiving a high score in her benchmark reading test at school...and having no homework for the last 'real' week of school. She and 2 other kids tied for high score, so they all received the slip of paper below.
I have to say that I was very surprised to hear that she did so well. She's never been a reader and rarely finishes a chapter book before moving on to a different book. She tends to bring a different book home every day or two. She seems to like comic book style books the best, but all in all not really interested in reading.
Her teacher said that she went from unsatisfactory in reading at the beginning of the year to mastery in reading at the end. That's quite an accomplishment for her. In math she went from basic to advanced. Her teacher is recommending that she stay in the advanced classes at school.
I am very proud of her and her hard work.