Smarty-Pants! :)

I know I am a bit biased, but I seriously think I have the world's smartest boy. We have known for awhile that Andrew is incredibly advanced in reading and math...last year (2nd grade) he was reading and understanding books at a 6th and 7th grade level, and he whizzed through all of the 2nd grade math before they were even halfway through the school year. Thankfully, he had an awesome teacher that allowed him to continue on to higher levels to challenge him rather than hold him back with the rest of the class. In addition to reading and math, he has only missed one spelling word on all of his tests since first grade, and he consistently gets A's on every writing, history and science assignment.

Last week, we received the results from the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) program that Andrew took last school year. Students are tested every year in English-Language Arts and Math to measure their progress in meeting California's standards and helping us find our children's academic strengths and weaknesses. The test scores also tell us how well our schools are doing to prepare our students for the future.

Scores are broken down into 5 levels with "far below basic" as the lowest and "advanced" as the highest. California's goal is to have all students reach the "proficient" level. Each score is given a numerical value between 150 and 600. Each student's percent correct is also listed for each specific content area they are tested on.

In Math, Andrew had an overall score of 517, which is in the advanced level. He was tested in 5 content areas and received 100% in three of those. In the other two, he received a 93% and a 96%. Pretty good. :)

In English-Language arts, he had an overall score of 600, which is in the advanced level and is the highest possible score. This means that in the 5 content areas he was tested in, he didn't miss ANY questions and had a score of 100%! How awesome is that?! My boy ACED the state testing! :)

And, as if we could get any prouder than we already are, we received word this week that he has been accepted into the G.A.T.E. (Gifted and Talented Education) program. Following in his mom's footsteps. :)

So I think it's official that he is the smartest boy EVER! And I am the blessed mom that has the honor and privilege of calling him my son.