It was a year of uncharted territory. Although we had a peace about having Emily return to general education to repeat first grade, I always had questions bouncing around in the back of my head like "is this the right thing to do?" "will she make the adjustment back?" Well, Emily proved it was the right choice. After a lot of homework, class work and tests, she ended the year by receiving a certificate for academic achievement. Basically she had to average an A/B average for all 4 school grading periods and had to receive all "satisfactory" markings. She did it. Emily also took the 1st grade NJ required testing and received a proficient marking in Mathematics and an advanced marking in Language/Arts. One main reason for her success this year was her teacher, Ms. Palummieri. She was exactly who Emily needed for her transition from special ed into general ed. We will never be able to thank her enough for all she did for Emily.
Emily it was tough, I know there were times you felt overwhelmed by the amount of work expected and sometimes our homework sessions were a little "uncomfortable" but you pushed through and accomplished so much. We are very proud of you. Look out 2nd grade here she comes!!
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