Another hard school year with Little Rolling Thunder is over. The good news is she is on her way to 8th Grade. You can't imagine how happy we are about that. Little Rolling Thunder is very smart but at times can really pull some whoppers when it comes to grades.
First there was the TAKS Tests (no, I don't know what it stands for and I am too lazy to find out). Little Rolling Thunder barely passed the Math portion. Just by a few points. 23 points over to be exact. Nothing like cutting it close. However, on the Writing and Reading, Little Rolling Thunder scored in the top range. Got to hand it to her, this was her best year so far for taking those tests. Little Rolling Thunder will have to pass once again in 8th Grade so she can go on to High School.
And then there were the final exams. Oh boy, what a scene. Little Rolling Thunder studied but one wonders how hard. We attempted to get her to study but sometimes it just did not work out as well as we wished it had. She flunked a few of them outright. Thankfully though, the grades from the rest of the year prevented her from outright flunking the entire grade. No classes were flunked. Well, win pretty or win ugly, but just win. Or in this case, pass.
So now Little Rolling Thunder is on her summer break. Gym in the mornings and the pool and friends in the afternoons and evenings. Yes, I remember having some great summers as a kid and I know she is fully enjoying hers.
Now me on the other hand, work. I have seen some pool action and will enjoy some more with Little Rolling Thunder and her Posse over the next few months.
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First there was the TAKS Tests (no, I don't know what it stands for and I am too lazy to find out). Little Rolling Thunder barely passed the Math portion. Just by a few points. 23 points over to be exact. Nothing like cutting it close. However, on the Writing and Reading, Little Rolling Thunder scored in the top range. Got to hand it to her, this was her best year so far for taking those tests. Little Rolling Thunder will have to pass once again in 8th Grade so she can go on to High School.
And then there were the final exams. Oh boy, what a scene. Little Rolling Thunder studied but one wonders how hard. We attempted to get her to study but sometimes it just did not work out as well as we wished it had. She flunked a few of them outright. Thankfully though, the grades from the rest of the year prevented her from outright flunking the entire grade. No classes were flunked. Well, win pretty or win ugly, but just win. Or in this case, pass.
So now Little Rolling Thunder is on her summer break. Gym in the mornings and the pool and friends in the afternoons and evenings. Yes, I remember having some great summers as a kid and I know she is fully enjoying hers.
Now me on the other hand, work. I have seen some pool action and will enjoy some more with Little Rolling Thunder and her Posse over the next few months.
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