Sophie's 1st grade year is complete!! It obviously ended different than normal, but she still finished and is ready to be a 2nd grader! She is an amazing reader and probably went through at least 100 chapter books during our weeks of social distancing. She is also a math wiz and is currently working on adding and subtracting large numbers. Her least favorite subject is writing, and I can sympathize because I never enjoyed writing either.
Her teacher this year was a disappointment. We never had any communication from her unless she needed more supplies or snacks for the classroom. She was a proponent of global punishment and once a girl's birthday treats were cancelled because another student was acting out. Sophie was also never assessed until I finally asked the teacher why, after 6 months, her progress reports still showed her at the same reading level where she ended kindergarten. I asked Sophie about it and she said the teacher didn't ever work with her. Only strawberries, oranges, and blueberries got to be with a teacher, and she was a kiwi, which meant she worked by herself. We are hoping 2nd grade will be better!!
A picture to commemorate the COVID distance learning
Our distance learning was mostly useless and changed format about 8 times before the year ended. Sophie's favorite week of school was the choice board that had 16 different activities you could finish in any order you wanted. It had options like create a word search with sight words, play a money sorting game online, or watch a video about an animal and draw a picture.
First and last day of 1st grade. It's hard to tell from the photos, but she grew a lot!
