Here is James' spelling test he brought home this week. I require him to do the challenge words, but he was uncertain on the word "warm". However, being the resourceful boy he is, he asked his teacher how to spell "worm" for his sentence, figuring that would give him the clue of which vowel to use in warm. Too bad he didn't think of the word work or something. I still give him an A for the attempt;)
On the other hand, this is the apology note he wrote to his primary teacher today, after a less-than-reverent-report. Somehow when she asked James what he should do if his mom asks him to make his bed before going out to play and he answered something about sneaking out the chimney then setting a trap involving a nerf gun got the other boys laughing.
I like to think we're not the only parents with a son who likes attention. What kinds of things have worked to help you keep your children reverent?
On the other hand, this is the apology note he wrote to his primary teacher today, after a less-than-reverent-report. Somehow when she asked James what he should do if his mom asks him to make his bed before going out to play and he answered something about sneaking out the chimney then setting a trap involving a nerf gun got the other boys laughing.
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What a creative mind. He promises to be a great writer some day. You gotta love that sentence: "There is a inch worm that hit me!" Was that with a nerf gun?
Phonetics is useless for spelling so many of these words. I notice his #2 word is "farm" but it doesn't rhyme with warm. And work doesn't rhyme with cork. Makes you wonder what the inventor of these spellings was thinking.
I didnt know boys could be reverent! When you figure that one out, let meknow. We are at the 'throwing tonka truck' phase of church!
I think the saddest part of this whole thing is that the apology part only took up about 1/4 of the page...the rest? A GIANT frowny face! Plus I think the teacher needs different markings. The "?" seems like "what were you thinking?" instead of "So close!" But that's just me...I used to spell of 'uv.' ;-)
actually, I think the "?" is -is that an O or an A... I mean, his handwritting is stellar and all...
Three boys later . . . there is no answer for reverence. The one week I had reverence success in church was when I broke the tiniest pieces off of a stick of gum, one at a time every 3-4 minutes and SLOWLY handed it over to Spencer. It took a good 20 minutes for him to get the whole piece. Best he's ever been. Maybe I'll try that again this week. I'm also guilty of doing that with a package of M&Ms--one at a time.
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