Pomerleau Family Blog: Brandon's school update!

Brandon had a spelling bee for his school as a fundraiser where he got the sponsors that donated to the school depending on how many spelling words he got right. He had 10 words that his teacher gave us that he had to practice and learn that were going to be on the test. It was a written test and many of the words he got were the popcorn words he was learning each week at school. Brandon did a great job practicing writing the words and spelling them with me. He had the test and got 100%! This was a big deal for his school and he got a medal and got to have his name and photo be put up on the wall in the school’s cafeteria. He also got $40 for his school as both CiCi and I donated a $2 per word that he got correctly. We were really proud of him for this.

Snowman project that Brandon made

Trying on his medal for getting 100% of his spelling words right

Picture he got hung up at the Cafeteria for 100% spelling words right

Showing us the medal

We also got Brandon’s report card back for quarter 2. He did awesome and was ahead the game in math, knowing his letters, and reading. He just needed to work a bit more on his handwriting. He did awesome on his DIBELs test which is an early reading test that is a key indicator of how well he will do in the future with reading and writing. He scored as well as what he should be doing at the end of first grade which made me really pleased. Brandon also sight read an entire Elephant and Piggy book on his own. There were some hard silent words that he was able to sound out. I am so proud of how well he has adjusted to his school and so happy with his kindergarten teacher Mrs. Borrelli and his school which scored the top elementary school in Tigard. I am excited to watch him continue to learn and grow and hope to develop a love for learning for him that will last a life time.