School Conferences - Adilyn and Kacy

I always love going to the girls' conferences with their teacher to hear how they are doing in their little academic world. The actual academic information is good to know, but I am always more interested in their social lives. We met with Adilyn's homeroom teacher, which is also her Math and Science teacher. She said that Adilyn was doing great in class, and that she thinks outside the box in math. She said that often she will think of another way to do a problem or another way to figure things out that might be different from how it was taught. Sometimes, she uses Adilyn as a peer tutor for math. She did say that she sometimes gets frustrated when working with groups because they won't listen to her point of view. I was just glad to hear that she was actually standing up for what she thought was right! She said that she usually gets along with everyone pretty well. Another improvement is that she isn't complaining about her pretend medical issues as much! Her teachers for the last couple years would always tell us that she would complain about something bugging her almost everyday. This year it doesn't seem to be an issue, thank goodness! I didn't meet with her Language Arts and Social Studies teacher, but she seems to be doing okay in there, too.
Kacy's teacher said that she is doing okay with her subjects, too. She is right on level, and she said that we didn't need to be concerned about anything. I was a little worried about her reading level and her writing, but she seems to think it's all okay. I never care if my kids are advanced, but I don't want them to be below or be embarrassed about stuff. She said that she is a fantastic helper, and is very "motherly" when helping other students. She said that she is very patient with the kids even when they are being bad or annoying.
I love hearing that my kids are more of a help than an annoyance in a classroom! That's something to be proud of for sure, because there are a ton of annoying kids in the world :)