Hope your meeting went well today.

Our DS5, who is still in PreK due to birthday cut off, also has a great teacher who tries to offer challenging material for DS. One thing she has done this year is having DS research a topic and present his findings. He can find the answers either via internet or books. This has helped with reading, writing, researching, and a little public speaking skills (DS can be a little shy).

I am glad to hear that there will be a progress chart and someone will keep track.... because one thing we have learned is that teachers can be enthusiastic at the beginning of the year, then.... things can get forgotten.

DD6 also has a teacher with good intention. The teacher put together a "challenging" folder, but this method is not working as DD does not want to feel left out and prefers to do the same work as her peers. And the teacher told us honestly that she rarely, if any, have time to teach DD separately. So, if you can, highly recommend that on your DS's education plan that the school will assign a specific teacher/aide responsible for each learning task.

Also, once in a while, try to make sure challenging/advanced work is not more busy work.

Good luck!
Mag