Bentley is a great reader. He loves to read and has fantastic comprehension. He read the first 40 Magic Treehouse books before he started first grade. I asked him yesterday, "When doe the new Reading Challenge begin?" This is an annual elementary event in which each student sets an individual goal with their teacher's approval. I am looking forward to another big reading interval when they begin.
Much to my surprise he said tonight," Mrs Schumacher [fantastic 1st grade teacher] says it will start in a couple weeks. Guess what my goal is?"
"25 books?" I asked, rounding up in my mind.
"Nope; one thousand pages!" I was stunned briefly; until I remembered his pre-kindergarten goal was 100 books with the same achievement oriented teacher.
"Mrs. Schumacher asked me if I wanted to reduce my goal to 800 pages. I said, 'No, that's ok. My dad can get me through it."
GULP! I guess we will!!