Second Grade

Even though Max has been out of school for several weeks now, it's taken me this long to get around to writing about his year of 2nd grade. It's funny for me to have him be finished with 2nd grade now as I remember quite a lot of my own second grade year. It's one more thing that tells me that he's really growing up (and that maybe I'd better be taking this parenting thing a wee bit more seriously if he's going to start remembering everything!).

Actually, he had a great year. We were both really happy with his teacher, his best friend Elliott was in his class, and he was accepted to be in the school's TAG (accelerrated learning) program. And speaking of, since this is my blog, I feel a bit of bragging coming on. I mean, every child has their strengths, afterall. Max may draw like a 4-year old, but, boy he can read! And this year he really proved what a bookworm he is.

The school uses a reading program where each student, after reading a book, can take a computerized reading comprehension test. Each test has a different number of questions and number of points awarded for each question answered correctly that is based on the book's grade level--the higher level the book, the more points possible to earn, etc.. So, by the end of the year, we learned that Max had read so many books, and at such high reading levels, and had gotten so many of these comprehension questions correctly answered, that not only was he highest scoring second-grader, but that he had the 5th-highest score in the whole school. And since the school is grades K-8, I'd say that's pretty awesome. Way to go, Max!

And here's a little poem that he wrote for class about what life will be like when he turns 100 (....original spelling preserved):

When I am 100
by Max

When I am 100 I will be old.
I will have wrickles.
I will not go out side.
I will read all day.
I will go to the store slowly.
I go almost never.

That's how I will be.

Finally, I had to include this picture of Saul visiting Max's class on the last day of school because I just loved how many of the kids in class came and swarmed the stroller to get a look at the baby. It's fun to have even a bunch of 8yr old boys love seeing a new baby.