@MichiganGeorgia, does this mean he must buy 5 corsages?!
@EastGrad - No. But he did tell me that they all showed him pictures of their dresses and ask him what he thoughtā¦ He said he told them they all looked nice or something along those lines.He learned that from DH 
That sounds very fun. Iāll bet at least one of those girls has her eye on him! Do you guys have fancy HOCO proposals? Iāve started to see kids at other schools with FB posts ā¦ Posters, flower bouquets, decorated soccer goals. When did boys start doing all this cool stuff?
The big proposals are for Junior/Senior prom. Some of the boys do go all out for it. Homecoming is more for fun and while everyone dresses up they arenāt in tuxes and long dresses.
DS had fun. He was glad he went and yes it turned out there maybe a girlfriend in future. Although he told me her parents donāt allow her to date until she is 16ā¦
We had the Captain of the football team ask his cheerleader girlfriend on the sidelines with roses and a sign. Since the sign said I love you I assume it was not unexpected that they would go together. It is sweet but I feel like additional pressure.
My D19 is part of the committee so she has to go to homecoming, but no date.
@MichiganGeorgia I knew it! kiddo is planning to go in a large girl group with the other freshman dancers. Iām glad. Now for a dress and all the plans. Sheās been slow to enjoy school and the new social sceneā¦so this sounds like a good thing
Joining in ā DD is enjoying her first year of high school (so far), and is making lots of friends through her participation in theatre. She is already thinking about taking a course next summer so she has room in her schedule for a theatre tech elective.
Welcome, @OrangeFish! I love it when they find their own niche and thrive. Congrats to your DD.
Same here @OrangeFish. She must be enjoying herself to volunteer for summer school. You gotta love that!
Homecoming is this Saturday and D19 decided last evening to ask a girl. She already has a dress and , fortunately he has a matching dress shirt and pants. One more reason boys are so much easier.
I donāt even think we have Homecoming here. Fancy proposals, suits and dresses! Holy cow.
First quarter is almost half over, which means interim reports come out soon, and open house is next week. This will be the first major high school feedback. Havenāt had much to go on so far. DS says to expect good news, but thatās what he always says. Oy.
We have something called infinite campus here. So I can go out and see all the kids grades everyday if I wanted to.
They donāt even send home report cards any more. Itās all on line.
Thatās so cool. I have access to something like that for three of his classes, but math and science donāt do it. And even in the other classes, itās just assignments and tests as theyāre graded. According to his mom, the school DSās step-siblings attend has fully updated grades every day by four.
Hopefully, next week Iāll also get some written feedback, not just grades, but I donāt know.
Our public high school and all the middle and high schools in the district use a system called ParentVue/StudentVue where you can log on and get instant access to assignments and tests as theyāre graded, and see what percent of the grade is allocated to homework vs. quiz vs. final, etc. Last year my D was in a charter school for 8th grade and while I liked a lot of things about the charter, one thing I didnāt like was that they didnāt have a system like that. Reports were emailed out by each teacher about every 6 weeks, and there was no consistent format to them with some being more informative than others. Only then would I find out about missing homework that D had never turned in. The charter said that that system empowered the kids and made them accountable, which sounds good but wasnāt working well in our case. On the plus side the teachers at the charter would include a narrative paragraph specifically about your kid, which was always interesting and appreciated.
Homecoming tonight! DS19ās first dance. Held the āpicture partyā at our house at 5 p.m., complete with sparkling cider, appetizers, and lots of parents with cameras. Was reminded that DS13ās first dance seems like it was just a few months ago, and now heās a college junior! Buckle up, friends, this is going to be one fast ride.
My class of 19 kid had zero interest in any Homecoming activities. Too loud and chaotic from her POV. Maybe next year.
We also have infinite campus here for middle and high school. Itās great when teachers use it. My daughter had a middle school gym teacher who didnāt really use it correctly for the two years he was her teacher, but I didnāt make any complaints because it was gym and not a class I worry much about. He would put in the entire marking period worth of grades a few days before the end of the marking period, instead of doing it daily or even weekly.
High school mid term grades were calculated last week. No huge surprises since we can see grades online daily anyway. The only surprise at all was Spanish 2H because the teacher bumped everyone up a couple of points to make up for the first horrible month of class with subs who couldnāt teach even though the kids were still being graded as if they were being taught (regular teacher is out on maternity leave). That was a nice gesture but I think my kid is ruined for Spanish H and will just do regular Spanish 3 next year.
We had curriculum night last week. Best part was hearings at least 3 different teachers comment that our class of 19 kids are incredibly polite, respectful and energetic about learning. One teacher actually said he had to ask them to stop thanking him constantly, lol.
We have a grade portal and I love it. The high school teachers seem to be better at keeping the grades currentā¦itās very nice not to bug kiddo about her progress. Until thereās a bad grade and then I think we might put too much pressure on herā¦ oops, did I say that out loud?
Donāt post here often , but was hoping maybe someone knew of some resources to help DS19. He is falling further and further behind in Geometry. Does anyone know if any online resources or the best way to find a tutor? Iāve called his teacher and am waiting for his input, but I am open to any suggestions .
@carolinamom2boys Khan Academy is great https://www.khanacademy.org/