Today was my baby's first day of second grade. I cried this morning as I watched my baby take my baby to the bus stop. It was the first time that I was not with her taking her. But I watched until the bus came and took her away on it.
She is so excited! She could not wait to show me the papers to sign and send back to school. Among the papers was a permission slip that she pulled out and said that I had to sign this first. It was a permission slip for her to be tested for Kaleidoscope. Kaleidoscope is the gifted program. It turns out that her score of 397/400 in all three areas that she was tested in for the state TSAT tests put her on the fast track for testing. There are 5 areas that they will be testing her in:1. Achievement, using either the Iowa Test of Basic Skills or the Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement 2. Mental Ability- using the Cognitive Abilities test 3. Creativity- using the Torrance Tests of creative Thinking 4. Motivation- using the Hawthrone Gifted Evaluation scale. Now I understand that these may not be the only tests that they use. The only test that I foresee any problem with is creativity. She is so factual. If she does not make it this time there will be another time. I have heard that most children do not make it the first time they are tested.
More happened today but I just feel like talking about my little darling!
Wow! You should be proud!!! JAE
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to your baby girl!
ReplyDeleteKrissy
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What a great photo! Love the pink!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful. And what an amazing picture-she looks so happy and proud. Margo
ReplyDeleteAugust 1 and she had to go to school? I just checked the calender and was relieved to find my little one will start August 25. I wish it was not until September. She is so cute and I am sure will do well on the test, 397/400 is almost perfect!
ReplyDeleteWonderful picture, you must be so proud. August 1st seems very early to be going back to school. They do not go back until September over here.
ReplyDeleteCeleste
ReplyDeleteDon't be surprised if she makes it into Kaleidoscope on the first try. She looks great in the picture. I know how your heart must have been pulled when she stepped on that bus. We live in the same state. Why do our kids go back to school on the 15th of August and your neck of the woods is starting now? Just wondered, that's all.
Sam
Gosh school starts very early in your necks of the woods, when do they get out of school? She's adorable!!!
ReplyDeleteBetty
Remember them days. Now my daughter is a sophomore in college and I will watch her drive off soon to her dorm... Enjoy her, time flies....
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty girl and very smart. Tell her good luck with Kaleidoscope
ReplyDeleteTerrie
She looks such a sweetheart ! :-)
ReplyDeleteSandra xxxx
Isn't it wonderful that you get to relive these school days again?? Your little Brook is a real sweetheart!!! I use to cry too when mine got on the bus!
ReplyDeleteCarlene
That is excellent that she is being tested for the gifted program...I hope she does extremely well. To this day I still cry every first day of school when my kids get on that bus... those apron strings are trying to loosenup.
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Ellie
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I cry on the first and last days of school. It means another year has gone by and another year older. Your baby is beautiful and that's great on her being tested for the gifted program. Both of ours have been in our local program for a couple years now. It is a great program!
ReplyDeleteAwww...she looks adorable ! I hope she had a good first day.
ReplyDeleteNJLB
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Awww, she looks so pretty, and so loved. You can tell how loved a child is by that look on their face. I bet she is Gifted.
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