Lorena found that she had passed the test she took on Monday, but she also found that she has four more test instead of three. She has to take what is called a proficiency test on Thursday of next week on which she has to get a score of at least 95%. She then has to take two more mid-terms and a final. I am sure she can do it. She was very excited yesterday that she finally got through her first mid-term.

Christian finished his first Singapore book last night and Kelly is scheduled to finish her first book tonight. We have decide together that we are going to try to get them through five books this year to get them up to a decent level for next year. It looks like, the way we are going, Kelly should start into pre-algebra and algebra next year. Christian should hit those same topics year after next. I checked the Singapore math site and saw that the “arithmetic” books we are doing now end at sixth grade and a new set of books with a different dynamic start with the 7th through 10th grade books.

I told Kelly and Christian that, while we would not do it every time we finish a math book, when we finish their first math book we would get them something. We will get a model submarine for Christian and probably some doll clothes or something like that for Kelly.