We finished our Dial Three Assessments !

We finished our Dial Three Assessments today. I even have them scored. It always feels great to get to the end of our year and see how much we have grown and how much we have learned. I would like to take credit for that but for the most part it is part of nature. We all grow. We all learn. I am happy with the scores we all got. My three year olds had really high scores which makes me excited for next year.

I will be taking these tests and my worksampling reports to put together our information for our end of the year teacher conferences. I will also be putting together packets for each child entering kindergarten with copies of their last Dial Three Report, WSS Summary Report and a letter explaining what type of classroom environment your child is accustomed to and what type of learner they are. Hopefully this will help in their placement to get the best teacher for them.

I about exhausted Randy's ability to keep the kids entertained while I was doing the testing. We resorted to part of a movie today ( BUGS LIFE ) and a coloring sheet. I know... sounds like I've lost it. But if you have been keeping count this is 4th time this year ( since August ) we have turned on the TV and maybe.... the third coloring page. I'll take those statistics!

Tomorrow we will get back on our regular schedule .

( On a side note, the kids really enjoyed the coloring sheet. I printed a Barbie one for the girl and a monster truck one for the boys. )

McDonalds?

Did you ever have one of those days that you KNOW you are doing what you are supposed to be doing with your life but it is so challenging you think McDonalds might be a better option?

Welcome to my world today.

At 7:45 a USDA food program inspector was here . It was downhill from there. The inspection went fine - it was other circumstances with children that made it awful. I am sure that " Miss Patty " will never forget her visit here today. We still have kiddos transitioning and some challenges to overcome but we will get there - just not today. Baby steps, we are in the 2nd week of school. Lets just breathe.

Today I started the Dial 3 Assessments on the kids. I got most of the P4 kids finished. ( Those are kids that are going to kindergarten next year. )

Screens three early childhood areas

Speed DIAL contains ten items from the DIAL-3 screener that cover the following areas:

• Motor
• Concepts
• Language

Because of the screener’s brevity, Speed DIAL provides only a total score. This score’s solid reliability and high correlation with the DIAL-3 Total score make it possible for the examiner to determine whether the child needs further assessment.

We made the news ! Did you see ? Each person has a complimentary copy in their cubby , thanks to Gary Burton - Williams dad . :) Gary, thanks for bring these by, I needed a little sunshine today!

When I have inspections of any kind I leave the report on the sign in table for you to see. No secrets here. This is what today's looks like. It is yellow if you look for it when you come in.

In your cubby is also a September Calendar. The field trips on there have not been confirmed yet but hopefully will work out. As each event gets closer I will give you more information.