Chris and I attended Anya's parent-teacher conference last night. Overall, Anya is doing very well. At or above level in all areas and always up for challenges. Her teacher says she enthusiastically participates in class discussions (always wants her opinion heard), collaborates well with everyone in small group activities (other kids want to work with her), and is a natural leader. However, she still rushes through work sometimes and isn't good about checking it before turning in. She just assumes it's correct and gets annoyed when it's not. She also gets frustrated if things don't come quickly to her. Her teacher has been helping her by reminding to her check her work and giving opportunities to do things again with more effort. When she puts in effort, the quality of her work is excellent.
Her teacher is also throwing back problems (social or otherwise) at Anya for her to solve, and she has made a lot of progress this way. Much less of a "reporter" and more of a problem solver since the beginning of the year. Anya is a bright and capable kid and her teacher is making sure she works to her potential all-around.
One of the projects the kids did was an autobiography/self-portrait. They did everything on their own, from editing to typing and printing. Here is Anya's. They will be doing another similar project at the end of the year, so it will be interesting to see how her work evolves over the course of the school year:
And here's a map Anya created for a class activity, complete with a key. Carkeek Park.
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