The girls got to meet Santa...again. This time at the Durbin breakfast. We enjoyed pancakes then the girls got to go from table to table to table to make Christmas crafts. 
They made frames to hold their pictures with Santa.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Durbin Breakfast with Santa
The girls got to meet Santa...again. This time at the Durbin breakfast. We enjoyed pancakes then the girls got to go from table to table to table to make Christmas crafts. They made frames to hold their pictures with Santa.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Lola and Mommy Time
Lola and Mommy got to decorate her gingerbread girl to be hung up in her classroom at school. We could use anything but markers, pens, pencils or crayons. We ended up using Pez, coffee filters, whole coffee beans, green sugar, spaghetti, macaroni, poof balls, sequins, red twine, yarn and of course a drink umbrella.
We decided to have fun one morning and roll Lola's hair in curlers before school.
Super Cute!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Matthews Thanksgiving 2010
Lola made the table decorations and place cards.
Cody Kyley and Leah
Avery Eme and Soph
Sophie took a picture of Nana
Kyley with Uncle Brice and Aunt Cascie
Kyley and Eme playing together
Nana and Sophirella
Nana and Lolabug
Lola loves Maw's hands
Brian and Paw
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Family Thanksgiving Hands for Lola's Class
Lola came home from Kindergarten with brown and yellow paper. It was a family project. Each member had to trace, cut-out and decorate their own hand. The we were supposed to connect them all together to hang in Lola's classroom. (I have to admit Brian's is my favorite.)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Halloween
Brownies for the cookout - Lola has to ice hers with chocolate and Sophie's are of course with vanilla icing.
Faith and her super gross scary face!
Halloween Moon
Brian with Maw and I in our wigs!
Aunt Kathy and Aunt Jenner
Poppy and Paw
Trick or Treating at Maw and Paw's
The girls wanted to go as My Melody and Hello Kitty for Halloween.(For those of you that don't know My Melody is Hello Kitty's bunny friend.)
I figured these would not be easy costumes to find so I decided to just make them myself. I think they turned out pretty cute. Lola did have a hard time keeping her head up though...those ears just kept wanting to flop forward.
Trick-or-Treating at Aunt Cindy and Uncle Mike's house
Now on to Aunt Cherry and Uncle Mike's house
Next we went to Maw and Paw's house
Maw and Paw were dressed up as well
Aunt Jenner LOVES Hello Kitty and My Melody so she was super excited to get her picture made with them.
Jenner as Hello Kitty
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Parent/Teacher Conferences & Report Cards
I am please to report that both girls got outstanding praise during their parent/teacher conferences.
Sophie's grade has student-led conferences. She wasn't nervous a bit..she walked right in and took charge...even letting us know what she needed to improve on. She tested out of 2nd grade math at the beginning of the year so she got to skip it and go right on to 3rd grade math. There is about 83 students in the 2nd grade and only 18 of them tested out, then they had to have recommendations from their 1st grade teachers as to whether or not they could handle it. Third grade math for second graders is the first Gifted/Talented class you are eligible for at HSE so we are really proud of her for starting off on the right track. As of this grading period she had an A in math as well as all of her other subjects. 5 A's total. This is the first year they actually give letter grades so she was excited. She is also currently reading at level N. They currently expect 2nd graders at this time of year to aim for level L so she is a wonderful reader as well.
It was apparent when we first walked in that Lola's teacher just adores her. She couldn't say enough sweet things about her. She doesn't get letter grades in Kindergarten but she is right on track for everything. She knows all of her capital letters and most of her lower case. (b, d, q, are the troublesome ones) She knows many of her sight words that they are learning this year. She also knows all of her colors, shapes, and numbers. Despite having missed 10 days of school so far with all of her illnesses she is keeping up and learning a lot. We are super proud of her too.
Sophie's grade has student-led conferences. She wasn't nervous a bit..she walked right in and took charge...even letting us know what she needed to improve on. She tested out of 2nd grade math at the beginning of the year so she got to skip it and go right on to 3rd grade math. There is about 83 students in the 2nd grade and only 18 of them tested out, then they had to have recommendations from their 1st grade teachers as to whether or not they could handle it. Third grade math for second graders is the first Gifted/Talented class you are eligible for at HSE so we are really proud of her for starting off on the right track. As of this grading period she had an A in math as well as all of her other subjects. 5 A's total. This is the first year they actually give letter grades so she was excited. She is also currently reading at level N. They currently expect 2nd graders at this time of year to aim for level L so she is a wonderful reader as well.
It was apparent when we first walked in that Lola's teacher just adores her. She couldn't say enough sweet things about her. She doesn't get letter grades in Kindergarten but she is right on track for everything. She knows all of her capital letters and most of her lower case. (b, d, q, are the troublesome ones) She knows many of her sight words that they are learning this year. She also knows all of her colors, shapes, and numbers. Despite having missed 10 days of school so far with all of her illnesses she is keeping up and learning a lot. We are super proud of her too.
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