Artsonia

Our school's art teacher has invested in a new learning program called Artsonia. It allows her to upload the kids art work on to a website. They can look at other schools and learn from other kids this way. It really is a neat little program.  Sophie finally got her first piece uploaded yesterday. Take a look, and leave a comment. She gets a little award if 5 or more comments are left.

http://www.artsonia.com/museum/art.asp?id=3785079

If that link doesn't take you to her site, her id is Sophie551

Happy Birthday!

Today, (if I'm doing my math right) you would have been 60.   That is crazy to me. I don't think anyone realizes how much I miss you. How hard the last 11 years have been. Although many new people have come into my life, no one replaces you.  There are 2 kids who are missing their grandma. They do however have a great stand in with Jackie. She treats them like they are her own 2 grandbabies. I know that you would have spoiled them, and spent every second you could have with them. Just like you did with Danielle and Dylan. And the short time you had with Logan and Nikki. Crazy that there are 5 grandkids you never met.  Our family is just not the same in the past 11 years, but we are all doing the best we can. We miss you!! 

Playoff Round 1 vs Bearcats

Playoffs for the starter bowl were on Sunday. Blackhawks won 28 to 0 WAY TO GO HAWKS!

DANCE DANCE

Sophie took a dance camp over at Ryle High school. It is used as a fundraiser for their dance team. About a week after the camp, they got to perform before a football game. Soph thought this was the best thing ever! 

Dancing

Doing what she does when she get shy, tugs on her hair

After the performance, they got to go and do the tunnel. 

Soph thought it was SO COOL that the cheerleaders had to do a build to hold up their sign!

SO PROUD!

Tonight we had math night at school for third grade. They use a new program called everyday math. It is really different than what was taught even when I was in school. I would explain it, but I don't get it. Counting to the 100's to do addition. Or counting in their places. AHHH I was confused. So an addition problem could be

   426

+ 130

______

   500

     50

       6

______

   556

Or you could have to count up. Which I really didnt get at ALLLLLL! I always struggled in math though, still do. Anyway, none of this is my point. I talked to Sophie's teacher a bit afterwards to ask her which method (algerithiam) she was using. I never see her work she does most of it in her head. Oddly, she is using the old fashioned way of borrowing! LOL. Well, her teacher kept going on and on about how great she is doing. How she picks things up so quickly. When they do a lesson, and she knows it already, she will put her on the computer to do higher things. How she now has her helping ( teaching) other students who are not picking it up. And how I should just be really proud because she is so special, and really is on an entire other level of thinking if she can TEACH other kids how to do things. This is like the BEST thing for us. Teachers in the past have just tried to tell me she has ADHD and have me put her on meds. When all along I KNEW she was just gifted. I could not have picked a better teacher for her. A lot of friends questioned my request. Why I was'nt requesting the "best" third grade teacher. Mommy gut told me this is where she needed to be. I just wanted to share how AWESOME soph is doing, and how we have a great teacher who finally realizes her potential!!!!!!

Third Grade Goes to the Zoo!

Last Friday Sophie's grade went to the zoo, yup LAST friday. I took pics with our smaller camera, and had no idea how to get them onto the computer, so had to wait for Brett. Since he is currently home bound with pneumonia, he had some time today! We had a lot of fun! I always enjoy going on their trips and getting to know all her little friends. I won't post any of those kids here, since I didn't have permission to post in a public forum. I have learned from doing yearbook, there are many different reasons why not to. So enjoy these few pictures!

Prayers for This Football Player

Last Sunday, this little boy Joey, hit head on with another player. Causing him to collapse and seizure! He was taken from the field to Children's and went into immediate surgery! He is now recovering well, and it is said that this collision saved his life! He had and existing cyst on his brain, and this caused it to rupture. Had this not happened it would have gone undetected!!! His family has started a blog about his recovery! I do not personally know him, but many in the league do, and everyone is pulling for him. Here is his blog:

http://www.fuzzyshot.com/joeysciarra