Great to be eight Mac! He requested a simple mint ice cream cake and some simple gifts. I may not write another post about this, but Mac took a national math NOETIC test in November and scored in the top 10% nationally for his grade level. He was also first in his grade at Ridgeview. He is actually in fourth grade math, which gave him a definite advantage to start with, but there is at least one other second grader in that math class too. He will receive a medal for his efforts soon, and I'm very proud of him. Mac shines like an apple when he gets gold stars.
Mac is still happy and playful, bright and observant, wiggly and silly, tough and tender. We love you Mac <3 font="">
This is the Simple Machine's project we somehow left till the very last day to finish, which happened to be the Monday of Mac's 8th birthday. Zach is in charge of overseeing construction and I oversee the poster and report. This was our third round with this particular project so we have our system down. Surprisingly though, it did not take all night and in keeping with the spirit of the project, we kept it simple. Lever, pulley, inclined plain (axle if you count the car) and done! Mac is incredibly good with school too, which helps. This was all his brain child. If you twist the pulley, the car rolls down the ramp and launches the rock into the air. He got an A. That's really all he ever gets. I'm not bragging, we really don't have a lot to do with it. He has a gift from God.
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