SEPs

This is SEP week at the kid's school. Courtney doesn't have school Monday or Tuesday then she has early out the rest of the week. Ethan has early out every day this week. It's been funny to see her get him ready to go to school in the morning. They argue a bit because she doesn't have to get ready and she likes to make sure he knows that, but when it gets past 8 a.m. and she knows he needs to get ready for the bus, she gets Ethan hustling. Then she waits outside in the backyard until the bus goes by the house so she can wave at Ethan. It's cute.

We had SEPs with the kid's teachers yesterday and they are both doing really well. It's hard to really gauge how they are really doing and we don't always know the questions to ask. They don't do a lettering system like was around when we were kids (A, A-, B, C, etc.). They have a numbering system. Getting a "4" means they are above in that area. Ethan's teacher requires perfection to get a 4. Then you can get a "3" which means you are on target. That is the average, or where a student should be in relation to their grade expectations. Anything less (2 or 1) means they need to improve because they aren't up to level.

I think the kids feel better with the numbering system but I feel like I can gauge where they are better with grades and pluses/minuses. I did email their teachers later and ask if there was anything (besides doing homework with them and reading with them) that we can do to help them. So we'll see what they say.

All in all, they were good visits!