There are parent-teacher conferences at Logan’s school this week, therefore, they are on an early dismissal the entire week.  Logan’s conference was on Monday, so we added another day of after-school program just for Monday.  Stuart and I arrived to school before our meeting time with the teacher; since she happened to have an empty slot, she met with us right away.  The first thing she said was that Logan is doing well at school.  She went on to share with us some of the work Logan has been doing since August.  She showed us Logan’s progress in writing and math, and what he has been doing with the computer software.  She also shared Logan’s result from the standardized testing all the kids went through a month ago.  Logan is on track with his reading ability and comprehension; he “reads at a level equal to that of a typical first grader after the sixth month of the school year”.  But it also suggested that Logan’s reading speed might be on the low side and needs improvement.  The teacher explained that the speed was determined by the computer how fast Logan responded after reading the questions, therefore the speed could be affected by different factors.  Other than academic, the teacher reported that Logan likes to help out in class and he participates in all the school activities willingly.  He is comfortable there now and has no problems communicating with her or with other classmates.  He is sometimes a bit chatty with others that the teacher has to give him a quick reminder, but he stays in green (good behavior).  Logan presents his monthly poem in front of the class with a good projection of voice.  He also participates at PE with the coach without any issues.  The teacher mentioned a couple of times that she enjoys having Logan in her class.

    Stuart and I were happy with this first report card, and Logan was happy to have both of us picking him up from CDC afterward too.