SOL 3/9 Proud of my kids!
9 of 31 for the Slice of Life Challenge from Two Writing Teachers I've got to brag about my son. Today was the regional math competition for 4th-6th grades, and my son once again went representing his school. He was so happy to go again, and wasn't just the alternate like last year. This year he earned a full spot and has been busy preparing for the contest for weeks. His math club sponsors are wonderful and do such a great job getting them ready. I truly appreciate their hard work. He took two tests; one in math concepts and one in problem solving. After he finished, he told me he thought he placed in problem solving, but concepts was hard this year. As it came time for the awards presentation, I could see how nervous he was getting. Last year he earned a 5th place, so his goal was to improve on that. They presented the ribbons for concepts first, and several of his classmates did very well. Ne...