DS has just had his y3 results and is outstanding in both effort and level of achievement in nearly all of his subjects. He is above national standards and is best at maths and science. He also gets top marks for PE.
He is also high mantenance! He was assessed for ADHD a few years ago and they thought he was borderline but he hasn't been statemented. It's a watch and wait. he is a ball of energy and a real hand full sometimes.
Since a baby I have noticed he seems to hit all his milestones (physically and mentally) early and just completely amaze me with some of the things he comes out with. I wish I'd made a note of some of the things but he'd remember such obscure stuff even as a toddler. By age 2/3 his language skills had matched his Dsis - 2 years older. By age 6 his maths was better than his sisters. By 7 he could spell complicated words and beat his sister hands down. Having said that dd is bottom set - complete opposite!
He noticed the other day we'd been charged twice for something and told the till assistant so. She insisted she hadn't and I hadn't even noticed so we asked for a receipt and lo and behold we'd been charged twice!
Dh did an online gifted test and he comes out advanced as we knew he would. Dh also noticed that whilst he was doing the test he was sitting still for once and was totally focussed. He is incredibly competitive, sometimes not to his advantage, as he can't help but blurt stuff out in class and also home.
We moved in feb and they started a new school. Both have said they think the new school is really easy which is worrying. Both of them have had spelling homework with words like: it's, come, help, etc. I have mentioned a couple of times to his teacher, trying to be a bit discreet, that he's found his schoolwork easy but I don't think she's a lady for turning. He went through a bit of a rough period and was getting in to trouble when he started in feb. the teacher had threatened to take him out of the high achievers maths class if he didn't behave, which I was annoyed about. Luckily he's calmed down now. I hope he gets a better teacher next year!
Anyway, I think he needs more. He just drinks stuff in and he needs the stimulation to keep him focused. What can we do? And we also have to be careful not to leave dd out, he has a habit of dominating everything sometimes. We have to work hard to keep this from happening. It's bloody exhausting sometimes!
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Dirtypaws · 13/07/2014 17:09
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