My first report card

Now that I'm in Kindergarten, I get report cards too! Turns out I'm pretty good at school. The grades are Partial (lowest), Moderate (expected performance), Strong (end of K expectation), and Distinguished (beyond Kindergarten). I'm glad I don't have to learn how to read the report card!

Math: I am Distinguished for writing my numbers! I wrote all the way up to 35 perfectly. No backwards numbers. I am Partial for counting out loud to 100. I only made it to 49. If I had remembered that 50 came next, my grade would have been Moderate. So silly!

Reading: I am Strong for knowing all my letter names and Moderate for knowing all my letter sounds. I am Partial for knowing sight words and using reading strategies.

Writing: I am Partial for having writing ideas, spelling, and writing my letters.

Science & Social Studies: I am Strong for understanding concepts and vocabulary.

Behavior & Social Skills: I am good in all areas. My best behavior is that I am exceptionally kind and helpful to others. My one area to work on is transitioning between activities without getting distracted.

Overall, Kindergarten is great. I love my teacher and the kids are all nice. I am learning so much. I can read lots of books. My teacher is very happy with my work.

My one problem with school is mommy. She has been volunteering in my classroom, helping us make paintings on Fridays. I love having her in my class, but I hate saying goodbye. I just can't handle it. So, I've decided that she can't come anymore because it will always make me cry when she leaves. Poor mommy.

Report card time

I'm a genius! Seriously, I think I'm probably the smartest kid in my class. My teacher told me that it is good to have confidence. No shortage there. I just got my first 2nd grade report card and I'm doing great. The grades are Partial (lowest), Moderate (expected performance), Strong (end of 2nd grade expectation), and Distinguished (beyond 2nd grade).

Math: My grades were Strong for adding two-digit numbers and adding in word problems, and for measuring length of objects and telling time. My grades were Moderate for adding numbers 1-20 automatically and only Partial for subtracting numbers 1-20 automatically.

Reading: My grades were Strong for fluency and understanding the text. I was Moderate on using phonics and critical reading. I was Partial for self-correcting errors. I don't want to stop for mispronounced words. My reading level is N, which is a 3rd grade level.

Writing: My grades were Strong for grammar and spelling. I was Moderate for my essay organization and details. I was Partial for varying my sentence patterns and vocabulary.

Social Studies: We have covered the topics of government, geography, and history and I am Strong!

Science: We have studied life sciences and I am Strong!

Behavior and Social Skills: I am Strong in all areas... except I need to work a bit on following directions.

So, maybe I still have some things to learn in 2nd grade.

Snow day!

Woo hoo! Monday was our first snow day of the year! We played outside all day, make snow forts (sort of), had snowball fights, and drank hot chocolate!

Our snow forts weren't very big. Who knew it would be so hard to build?!

New Albany History

In school I have learned a lot about the history of our town. First it was a forest, then it was farmland, and now it is filled with shops, neighborhoods, and our school. The Ealy house is over 100 years old. The Ealy family lived there a long time ago. I went there in 1st grade and I finally took Mom and Luke there.

Look at all this old stuff!

In the basement were tools for a blacksmith. This was our favorite part. I want to learn how to make horseshoes!

Here I am ringing the dinner bell. 

Nice back yard!

Trick or Treat

I think Halloween might be the best holiday for us. Our house is SUPER spooky. The 3rd spookiest in the neighborhood and we are going to be even better next year. Ali, Dexter, and Grandfather came to visit because our Halloween is great.

This year I was Harry Potter, Dexter was Darth Maul, and Cole was a skeleton zombie.

Look at all the candy mom and dad tried to give away. I think they just bought a bunch extra so they could have some.

Grandfather helped my get dressed and my neighbor painted on my lightning bolt scar.

Here is the scariest house in our neighborhood. We were able to catch Cole and his friend Nicholas at this house, but then they ran off again.

Dexter was really good at setting off the jumping spider.

Pumpkin carvers

This Halloween mom let me and Luke design our own jack o'lantern faces. I think mine was pretty spooky. I am great at scooping pumpkin guts!

I love my teacher

Me and Mrs. Clouse.

Daddy is 45 and awesome!

Happy Birthday, Daddy! We got him two new football shirts. I know he loves football.

We also went to Daddy's Chili Cook-off party. He was very important, making announcements all night and voting on the best chili. I got my face painted, made a buckeye necklace, played corn hole, learned the difference between pills and candy, and pretended to be pharmacists.

Short Stories

As you all know, I love to write. I practice every day at school. Mom thought you might like to read some of my short stories.

"All About Me" - my short autobiography

"Summertime Memories" - a brief account of my vacation in Orlando. Make sure you read the emotional ending!

"A Man Playing Football" - a complete work of fiction that has nothing to do with my life (ha-ha)

"All Stars: Jerry Rice" - one essay from a series I have written on great football players

Halloween's coming!! Are you ready?

Halloween is almost here. Our house is pretty spooky, but there are two others that are really spooky. Maybe one day we will be just as good.

Our cemetery house. We still need to add the cobwebs and jumping spider.

The witch house.

The freak show house.

And we got our costumes today!

Guess who I am going to be..... No, not Ron Weasley. I'm Harry Potter, of course.

Cole is a zombie skeleton. Very scary!

Best Weekend EVER!

Saturday morning: My baseball team won our first playoff game! I made several outs at 1st and 2nd base. Despite our losing record, we are moving on to the next round.

Saturday afternoon: Grandma and Grandpa came down for the weekend. They went with us to Saturday night mass, where I sang for the first time in the Children's Choir. I even got to announce the first song using the microphone. Afterwards, I went to the first choir party. We roasted hot dogs, decorated pumpkins, made masks, ran goofy relay races, and had a dance party.

Can you see me?

Here's me and Sam eating hot dogs by the fire. He is on my baseball team too.

Saturday night: My second front tooth finally came out!

Sunday morning; I slept in, ate bacon and pancakes with whip cream, and played video games. My Halloween costume arrived in the mail.

Sunday afternoon: My football team played our last game, a battle for the division championship.... and we WON! I made two huge plays that helped our team win. I caught a long bomb pass right near the end zone. And on our last drive, I ran it up the middle for a first down. I love my team! I can't wait for football next year!! Go Eagles!

Before the game they announced our team and we ran through the tunnel.

Winners!