Today was an absolute crazy busy day! Where to start… Sarah had the ACT today and was very nervous about taking it. She has been studying and feels ready but still hates taking tests! She got up early and Angela drove her down to a high school in Plainfield to take the test. She was […]
Tonight was the Gombert Elementary School Open House. We have been at that school so many years now, I think we now have the record! This is our 12th consecutive open house there! We figured we had 8 more to go before we didn’t have any more kids in elementary school. I think that we
Tonight Kirstyn had her band and chorus concert at Still. They did a GREAT job! It seems as though every year, the kids get better and better for their grade level. That is what we really like about this school district. They really value the Arts and work hard to provide this to the kids.
Whew! What a long awaited time! The semester finally came to an end. All of us were extremely worried after every quiz was taken, every test completed, and every assignment turned in for the past 2 weeks. Sarah and Brittany were teetering on the edge of grade levels in many of their classes, and fortunately,
Today, Angela surprised Zachary at school! She signed up to be the “Mystery Reader” today for Zachary’s class. She submitted questions for the teacher to read to the class so the kids could guess who was coming in. They really liked that and when it came to the point that she had 5 kids, Zach
Today the kids all went back to school! I think that they were excited in a way because they were driving each other crazy over the break!
The kids are really excited! Today was the last day of school before Christmas Break (or should I say Winter Break to be politically correct)! 🙂 Brittany and Sarah finished up their finals and were VERY relieved to be done with them! This semester has been a tough one for them, but they have worked
Angela went up to the high school tonight for the Academic Planning event the school was holding. It never ceases to amaze us at how fast time is flying! In less than 18 months, Sarah could be starting college (if she gets in on a summer track). If not, only 21 months! Yikes! The whole
Tonight, Sarah and Brittany participated in the 2nd Annual Metea Valley High School Collage Concert! They did a great job! Unfortunately, I was out of town and was really bummed that I missed it. Angela took Kirstyn and the boys and went and it was quite the experience for her. I think that Ben kicked
Finals started today for the high school! Good luck Brittany and Sarah! They have been studying pretty hard and we are all keeping our fingers crossed that the studying will pay off!
As we mentioned in an earlier post, Kirstyn applied for and was accepted to a girls engineering program at Northern Illinois University (Naperville Campus). It’s called NIU EEP (Northern Illinois University Enhancing Engineering Pathways) and is designed to get middle school girls interested in engineering fields of study. Today was her first day and she
Tonight, Kirstyn had her first middle school chorus concert and did a GREAT job! Zach and Ben came too and we were floored that they also did a great job sitting still and quiet. Right after Kirstyn sang, I took the boys and we walked home while the rest stayed and enjoyed the singing of
