No, I am not talking about THAT two week wait....Got your attention didn't I though? Now I'm sure a few of you are confused, but thats OK. Those that jumped to conclusions got the joke. If you don't get it, then you didn't jump to conclusions! Hee Hee. Today "Sophie" underwent much testing with a school psychologist to determine her grade placement for school next month. Wow, summer went faster than I thought..."next month", I can really say it that way now. My baby will be 6 years old "next month". So, all the testing went well today. The evaluator seemed maybe a tad surprised and just how efficiently it went down and how few breaks were needed. I was not surprised though. "Sophie" loves to learn and show what she has learned through activities. She came out of the testing saying she knew "most" of the material. I believe her, she has no reason to lie. I have to wait until the data is officially scored to truly know, but when I was asked to fill in some questions, I did happen to peak back and see some things the evaluator had written down already. I did see notations circled that indicated child is functioning "at least 2 grade levels above current age based grade level". This doesn't surprise me at all simply due to her reading ability. Even if that is how the results come back when broken down, 1st grade is the highest I would allow her to do, I want her to be challenged, not overwhelmed and stressed out! I suspect even in first grade she will still need to go to advance reading. Another "slip" by the evaluator came when she asked me what grade Buddy was going in to. I told her third, and she said "Ok, she he's going to be 2 grades above her". I'm sure that wasn't intended to be interpreted, but of course, adoring Mom that I am, this is what I am thinking. I am sure they want to consider whether or not they are upsetting the balance of the birth order by advancing a student, but since there are plenty of years between Buddy and Sophie, there is no need to worry about that.
I'll reveal what I know at the end of the "two week wait"... :)
I just knew she would do well with her testing. Some of the things she comes out with tell me she is more than ready for first grade and I'm sure the evaluator saw that. So I will join you in waiting out the two weeks until we know for sure the outcome!
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