Parent Teacher Conference

Tonight was our first "real" parent teacher conference at big sister K's school.  We heard a lot of positives, but also some areas where she needs improvement.  We were told big sister K is very sweet and hardworking (sweet sure, but hardworking?  Really?). She's advanced in her reading skills, writing stories, spelling (which M and I don't really see), and in her attempts to sound words out, but she has trouble retelling the story from a book she's just read (consistent with my complaint from a few days ago).  For that reason, her teacher can't move her up in the level of difficulty of books that she is reading.  In terms of math, I think she's a little ahead of what she's learning now, but she has trouble explaining how she got to the answer, so that is setting her back.  I wish there were more hours in the day to work with her on these things.  It's hard enough getting her homework and reading done every night as it is!