A Very Special Launch Day
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My friend Charity's very first book is officially out today! It's a YA co-written with Darcy Vance, and these ladies worked very hard for this! My copy's on its way from Amazon. Where's yours?
We got our test results yesterday. The good news: every kid in my class passed at least one of the three tests, and I had 7 kids with "commended performance" on at least one, meaning they missed 2 or less questions. We also brought our grade level average up 18 points in math, and 4 in reading. The bad: 4 failed 2 tests. Of those, I already planned to retain 2 in 4th grade, and had assigned two to summer school. Six failed reading (2 were a surprise, the others were expected). 4 failed math, and 2 failed writing. We should be a recognized campus again this year, and we made gains, which is good. I'm just glad it's done.
Now to keep the kids busy for 13 more days!
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- MJFredrick
- I'm a mom, a wife, a teacher and a writer. I have five cats and a dog to keep me company. I love bookstores and libraries and Netflix - movies are my greatest weakness.

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3 comments:
Thanks so much for mentioning Geek Girl! It's been a big day (with a big surprise from Darcy--she's tricky, so is my husband).
I love the title of that book!
And congrats on the test scores!
I'm so excited for you, Charity!!!!
Thanks, Kelly! I was pleased. Except for those 2 reading tests, that is....
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