SOME GOOD NEWS TO BRAG ABOUT!

Hello and Happy Monday! I am so excited to share this news with you. I have been waiting to tell all of you and have decided that now is the time. Christmas and New Year's was so hectic that I barely found time to type anything on my BLOG. No, I am not pregnant, so if that is what you are thinking stop it right now. This news is about Maddie and how proud we are of her. In October Maddie was given the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills. (Gosh, I remember taking those tests when I was in school and how much I hated it, especially the math!) We received the score interpretations for Maddie in the mail and we wanted to share with all of you how she did. Each student is given a "core total score" which is used to describe a student's overall achievement on the tests. Maddie got a core total score of 4.4 on the test. This means that her test performance was approximately the same as that of a typical student in the 4th grade at the end of the 4th month of classes. Maddie's core total national percentile rank was 86%. This means that she scored higher than 86% of 3rd grade students nationally. Her overall achievement appears to be above average for 3rd grade. The test results also help determine strengths and weaknesses so that we know where she may need additional help. Finally, Maddie scored at or above the national 95th percentile on 4 tests and that means that she qualifies for the BESTS program at the University of Iowa. Of course these courses are held in either Des Moines or Iowa City and they cost money. I guess it is neat to know that she could enroll in something like that if it worked out. Needless to say, we are proud of her!!!!!!