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5th Grade Goals

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I was so proud of Quinn for the amount of time and care he put in to this assignment.  He created that \’stained glass\’ look in his self portrait.  

And these goals?  Wow!  This kid never ceases to amaze us.  Lexile is the way the school tests their reading level.  Right now Quinn is reading at a 10th grade level. 

Third Degree Red Belt

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Quinn tested for his 3rd degree red belt on Wednesday which happened to be Don\’s birthday. 

All the kids that tested for either 2nd or 3rd degree red belts. 

Belt presentation on Friday night.  Master Stolsig giving Quinn his new shiny belt. 

Do your best move.  Not spectacular. 

SO VERY PROUD OF OUR DUDE!!!!  He had the best testing scores he\’s ever had and was the most prepared he\’s been for any belt testing.  And look at that fierce face.    Next up BLACK BELT!!!  They only do black belt testing twice a year in May and November.  So if he doesn\’t test this November he will test in May.  TBD

School Life

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Each school year seems to get off to a rough start.  A little more homework that is a little bit harder.   The rule is 10 minutes of homework times the grade so 5th grade equals 50 minutes of homework.  Ugh!

Here\’s a a sample of their geography terms.  I love Quinn\’s drawings.   For island you can see that he wrote \”real island\”.  This is St. John 🙂

This year Quinn needed a 3 inch 3-ring binder and so I got him one that is in a zip up case with lots of pockets and things for staying organized.   I commented to Quinn that he is keeping his binder really neat and organized.  He sighed and said \”Mrs. Young makes me keep it neat\”.  
His teacher is great about communicating with the parents.  A letter comes home every Friday and we also receive an email summary every Friday.  

At the beginning of the year my school lunch game is pretty good.  Quinn loves these PB&J \”sushi\” roll ups.  I flatten a piece of bread with a rolling pin to make these.