We Have a Kindergartener!

Last week Logan had his Kindergarten screening. I'm not going to lie, I was stressing out on it. I know what he can do and what he can't do. And *I* think he is ready for kindergarten. But, I know this child does not like to "perform" and the last screening we did was disasterous.

A month or so ago, Logan's teacher sent home the paperwork for the screening. My heart kind of sank. For one, I knew the time before starting kindergarten was rapidly approaching, and it's a subject I don't like to think about too often. Five years have passed way too quickly. Secondly, we went thru this screening a few years ago and it was disasterous: it was poorly organized, chaotic, long, and when they finally got around to giving us the results, and I expressed my concerns over his speech, they totally blew me off. I was not impressed and we didn't go back the following year. And, come to find out, Logan DID need some speech therapy and has been going this school year. It's going great! I just wish it would have been done sooner, when I first raised the issue...grrr....

I talked to Logan's teacher and found out that the screening was similar to the one we had done in the past, but it would be done at school during school hours. Whew. I know he does better on things when I am not around. I filled out the paperwork and stressed.

It took me awhile to crack the code of his scoring sheet. He has more circles than uncircled items (good). His handedness is left, which has presented its own unique challenges for us ;o) and pencil grasp is with fingers (yay!) and not a fist. In the comments section, it says, "good job" and "sweet boy." And, finally, at the very end it says...."pass."  So, I take that to mean we are set for kindergarten!

Prior to the screening, Logan brought home his progress report for the 3rd quarter. It's the first time it hasn't sent me in a tizzy over something or other. Three's (proficient) are dominating the sheet, and in some cases he went from 0 to 3. And, finally, he has a 1 (beginning) on Printing First Name. He has come such a long way since the start of the school year. He has learned so much and everyday I am amazed. He rocks at his sight words and has started sounding out words. I think he will be reading to me soon.  I know printing will be our big focus during the summer. He may have his name down, but the rest of the alphabet is rather questionable :o)