Cora started the conference by reading a short story to us, and she did great. So fun to watch her. We talked for only a few minutes with sis, then she was off to have quiet time. Mrs. Ziemke went over Cora's 'stats' and learning updates. In a nutshell, she's doing amazing academically. Everything on the sheet was a huge plus and doing more than what a Kindergartner should be at.
She's reading at a G level - which is end of 1st grade level.
Her math skills (for K grade) are great as well - counting, counting objects different ways, writing numbers, etc.
Sight words - she's working on 1st grade sight words.
Overall - amazing.
Then there's her 'social skills'/behavior. Mrs. Ziemke says Cora has really come out of her shell over the past 2 or 3 weeks... which means, she's getting silly in class. She's the attention getter. She has several friends, and she knows how to get attention and 'boss' them a little. She's a natural leader, but sometimes that's starting to be a distraction. Mrs. Ziemke is going to work on keeping Cora more busy - with work or other activities (because she can obviously do it).
None of this is a surprise to us... but we did have a talk with her when we got home. Tears fell, but within minutes, she was over it. Cora has a strong personality when she's comfortable with someone or somewhere - and she's definitely at that point with school. I love it - but there is a happy-medium that she needs to work on. We will be checking in to see how she does over the next couple months.
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