Report Card. Pssh.

Hailey started Kindergarten this year at one of the best schools in the area. I was SO happy there. The teachers were wonderful. The school was amazing. I felt safe & comfortable there. It's considered the 'rich' or 'snooty' school around, and that was fine by me...just means she would have less crackheads to deal with, lol. I was happy she would be surrounded by higher class people than I was when I was a kid. We had NO plans on moving, our kids were gonna stay in that school district & everything was going to be grand.

In November, after 3 months of being at that school, we were forced to move out of our house. To another city, another district. The first week or two, I still drove her to her old bus stop, so she could still go to her old school, but she started to want to go where we were closer to. So, I went to enroll her at the nearest elementary school. (We have 6 in this city, broken up by area). The district we were in wasnt a bad school, I wasnt thrilled to move here but it could have been worse. But...since we moved after the year already started, the Kindergarten class was full. They sent her to one of the two skankiest elementary schools in the town. I felt like throwing up. Its where I went, Kindergarten through 6th grade. Sure, I turned out fine. I enjoyed myself. I aced my classes, was a cheerleader, had tons of friends, won the school spelling bee...I ruled that school back in my day :) But I also know what areas of town the kids there come from, and Im not happy about it. I hate to be judgmental, but I just want the best for my kids. And this isnt it.

The point of the story is...Hailey got her 2nd 9 weeks report card today, and Im not thrilled. Hailey has ALWAYS been super smart, excelled in everything, she just blows people away. This report card says otherwise. 'S' means satisfactory, and she did get several, but I swear she got more 'L's, which means 'Limited Progress - Student is making effort to learn; however, she is not progressing independently as expected.'

WHAT???????????????????????????????????????

Oh yes, I may sound like another defensive, crazed parent, but her teacher must be high. Some of the crap she got an 'L' on are things she has been doing since she was 2 or 3. Please. I'm so aggravated right now. It's just stupid crap, like 'Cooperates well with others'. Anyone can tell you my kid is one of the most polite, well-mannered kids they have ever met. She cooperates very well with others. Granted, I dont follow her to school & see how she acts there, but I KNOW my kid. Also, another one was 'recognizes color words'. Again, she has been doing that forever. She JUST brought home a paper last week where she had to color these little pictures of a crayon the color they said on them. She got every single one right. 'Produces rhyming words'. Really? Hailey was probably smarter than most the kids in her class when she was 3.

It's just ridiculous. I didnt send it back yet, because I want to show Seth. He will think they are crazy, too. We KNOW Hailey, and how smart she is & what she is capable of. She amazes us & everyone else on a regular basis.

Her FIRST 9 weeks report card was from the 'good' school, and she excelled. The teacher even wrote a note at the bottom saying what a joy Hailey is, and how smart she is. Duh...we know. THAT report card made me smile ear to ear, I was so proud. This one...not so much. I talked to Hailey about it this morning, and she was as outraged as me. LOL.

Also, she got an 'S' on writing numbers to 30, but somehow got an 'L' on recognizes numbers to 30. Tell me how that one works. She can write them if you tell her to, but she cant recognize them afterwards? Seriously.

I have to remember this is ONE teacher. This is one lady's opinions, obviously, since most of them are way off. She does these things all the time at home, that her teacher claims she isnt 'progressing as expected' at. It just started my morning off crappy. There was one last option, 'AC' which is Area of Concern, and she obviously didnt get any of those, but still.

My kid is too good for this school, and Im offended that they even sent this garbage of a report card home to me.

Hopefully, when this lease is up in November of this year, we will find a house to buy back in the other school district & we will all live happily ever after in snooty-bliss.