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| Riley 7th grade Mrs. Loebach (advisory/homeroom) Age 12 |
Riley received all 3s and 4s as well.
Band/Mr. Smith=4 (no surprising there...)
Language Arts/Ms. Walters=3
"Riley I really enjoy having you in class. You're a great kid. You work hard, you turn in your assignments in on time, and you're always respectful. Please reassess and see me with questions about assignments. I'm here to help you." ~Ms. Walters
Math/Mrs. Loebach=4 (again...no surprise)
Science/Mr. Spencer=3
"Riley has been working hard and is making nice progress. He keeps up with the work and is a good classmate." ~Mr. Spencer
Social Studies/Ms. Walters=3
Digital Media/Mrs. Cook=4
Way to go, Buddy! Very proud of you!
Riley had to do a "self evaluation" and mentioned he was proud of how he is doing in Science and how Math is challenging him this year. Those are his favorite subjects. That is just how his brain is wired. He also told us that Humanities (Language Arts) is getting easier. This was good to hear. In my opinion "Humanities" seems like a tough class. It's writing, reading, social studies and more all fit into one class. I believe the writing/composition part is the toughest and definitely harder on Riley. Again, he has a math/science wired brain. But he is making great strides and I'm happy he feels it is getting easier. Personal confidence is half the battle.
Riley is also being graded on the "Habit of a Scholar" evaluation. Only he has 4 teachers assessing him. Mrs. Loebach admitted, she has a very hard time giving an "L" to students. She took this grading system very seriously. She was very impressed that Riley received so many on his report...several coming from her.
So the "Habit of a Scholar" system is graded in 5 areas...
- Executive Skills
- Perseverance
- Enthusiasm
- Compassion
- Teamwork
They are graded with B, D, M and Ls... equivalent to 1-4s given in each subject.
B=Beginning
D=Developing
M=Meeting
L=Leading
Band= L, L, L, L, L = 4.0 (refer to the order of areas above)
Language Arts= M, M, M, M, L =3.2
Math= L, L, L, L, M = 3.8
Science= L, L, L, L, L = 4.0
This brought his overall average to a high 3.7. Again, Mrs. Loebach doesn't give Ls easily...and she was guilty of giving several to Riley.
Guess my boys have no excuse not to become a "scholar." Just kidding...
See that lonely "M" up in the Math assessment above...it falls under the "Teamwork" category...well Riley admitted in his conference that he would be happiest in a classroom all by himself. It doesn't mean he doesn't get along with others and work well with them, he is just all business in class, and I think he finds it easier to get his work done on his own. He often is a little ahead of others in class, so he will work ahead when it's an option. Mrs. Loebach said she'd love to have a class of just Riley. She thought they could be seniors by the end of 7th grade with his work ethic. It is funny that this is the only class he got an "M" in this category. Either the teachers haven't noticed or Riley just has a hunger for Math (which is most likely) and doesn't want anyone to slow him down.
Keep up the amazing work, Riley! :)
2 comments:
What smart boys you have!!! I love that everyone gets to play sports. That's how it was in Washinton. We would have A, B, C, D, E....teams. I miss that! Kansas is intense! Moving here my freshman year was a culture shock, lol!
Can't wait to hear all about Riley's basketball season :-).
I am not sure why it says, Daddy said..." the comment is from me, Erica :-)
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