Thurs. Apr. 30 and Friday May 1st

Thursday was a good day for Connor. We decided not to go to church on Thursday morning because we want to have at least one day of the week where we don't rush out the door. Connor managed to get all of his school work done by 1p, and he had time to play outside for awhile before his horseback riding lesson. The weather was nice and he was happy. The best thing was that the YMCA called to tell us that Connor's name was drawn to win the boat that the group made in the boat-building class. Oh joy! Friday was less eventful. We went to Mass and then to Chess club. After Chess, Connor had a headache so he slept for 45 minutes. Then he did his math and spent two hours taking the placement tests to see what level of PASS test I should administer. At the end of the year, I have to administer (and pay for!) a standardized test. This particular test packet requires I have Connor do a placement test to determine what level of the standardized test he should take. It seems like double work to me, but next year I can just skip the placement test and jump up one level. The tests are for 5-8th grade. As always, Connor rushed through the multiple choice questions and he made a few silly errors on the easiest problems. The pre-test score chart indicates (because of the mistakes) that I should give him the 7th grade tests. I'll have to start the end of year testing next week to allow time for the test company to grade the exam and create their statistics. What a bore. After the tests, Connor practiced guitar and his Chinese.