Origami article on my son./Save a Work Sample

http://www.toledoparent.com/November-2012/Nathan-and-the-Dragon/

This is a fun article about my son.  I thought everyone might enjoy it. 

This is a great time to choose a work sample of your child's work in all subjects. Maybe a math page, a list of books they have been reading, a picture of a project they are working on, a writing sample, or science notes.   Take the sample, date the sample with month and year, and put it aside in a folder.  Then you are 1/3 of the way to completing your assessment for next year.  

Have a good week.

~Becky

New Fence Look!

Hello,

I am thankful for my junior high son!  He has helped me to redo the look of the blog.  We went with the fence look.  It reminded us of our fence, and just sort of spoke to us.  (OK, we were down to that and some pictures of funky fish or $20 bills. )  It appears to be working and not disappearing, and we felt that was good.  I will be back to regular posting now.

The last few weeks I have been working on the Great Clothing Sort at my house, and I am almost complete.  Usually that means you can expect a heat wave to come through when I'm finished. So if there are unusually high temperatures this week, you can attribute that to my children having all winter clothes in their closets.   

A few pictures of our fun field trips to show you what we have been up to.

 Have a great week!
~Becky

Under Construction

Hello,

I have been having some trouble with my blog and I am in the process of updating and changing it.  Just wanted to let you know.  Luckily I have a junior high son or there would be little hope of me being able to fix this.

So watch for a new exciting look on the blog.  (OK, maybe just a new look, but that sounds so much better. )  Hope everyone is getting in the groove for the new school year.

Becky Boerner

NUMATS

It is that time of year. Time to register for NUMATS. So what is that? NUMATS-Northwestern University's Midwest Academic Talent Search. So what is that?? The talent search is for students in grades 3rd-9th. Students in grades 3-6th can take the EXPLORE test. It is a test typically given to 8th graders. Students in grades 6-9 can take the ACT and/or the SAT.

So why would your student want to do that??? If your student typically scores in the top 10%, this is a great opportunity for them. An above grade level tests allows you to get a better academic picture of your student. The NUMATS web site has a great explanation about the program. The test is given all across the Midwest, and in other states as well.

The students who score in the top 1% are invited to Northwestern for an awards ceremony in June. Some states like Michigan and Wisconsin have their own awards ceremony. But whether or not your student scores high enough for an award, it is still a great opportunity for them. Some students are used to always scoring very highly on tests that are not that challenging to them. This is a chance for gifted students to be challenged. ( My son jumped out of bed the day of the test. He was so excited about the challenge.)

This might be your student as well.
Happy bubbling!!
Becky