Here he is … our "Student of the Month". I am so proud of my sweet son. It is amazing to think that Kindergarten is almost over. You know, people always tell you how fast time goes by, but until you have children of your own you don’t believe them.
He has learned so much at school. He’s read about 200 books … in fact, he is almost to the AR books and he only started taking books home from school after the Christmas break. He is really good at math (something he got from me). He has a lot of friends in school and sometimes gets in trouble for being "too good" (to quote Mrs. Hoffmann) of friends with them (he also gets this from me ;).
After Parent Teacher Conferences this spring we challenged him to talk less at school, be good at "carpet", keep his hands to himself, etc. One day while calling Mrs. Hoffmann to apologize for something he’d done (that really helped him to improve his behavior), he asked her what he can do to earn the "Top Dog Award". She told him that academically he was great, but he needed to improve how he acts during class in order to earn the award … and that recess counts! When he was talking on carpet or anything else, she’d remind him that that is not how a "top dog" acts. Last month she sent home a note that said he had acted like a "top dog" in gym. He was so excited.
This morning, I knew they were awarding the "top dog" today and it wasn’t him (it’s his friend, Marlie). I asked him how he felt and he said … "I’ll just get it in 1st grade!" I was so proud of him. He has improved, he’s learned what he’s supposed to academically, it doesn’t matter that he didn’t get the award. I was just worried that he would get discouraged. He had worked so hard for it. Then he came home with the student of the month award … yeah! I’m so glad his efforts were recognized!
I have to tell you how funny his message to my dad was! "Hi, grandpa! I got "Student of the Month". It’s not "top dog", so if that’s what you’re thinking it is, it’s not. I’ll get that next year. But today I got "Student of the Month" Isn’t that funny!? I’m proud of my little one and the efforts he’s made this year. Thanks for letting me share this moment with you! *A*
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