Yesterday was a "Pay Off" day in the world of Motherhood for me!! Reb and I attended the 1st Quarter awards assembly yesterday morning to witness Kaine receiving an award for being on Honorable Mention and an Accelerated Reader award. This ceremony was short, sweet and to the point but a HUGE highlight in Kaine's education! He made Honorable Mention last year all 4 quarters, but what made this one special was how hard he worked on his OWN accord because HE wanted it and not because Mom is just overbearing and a nag about his school work. When I told him last night "great job; doesn't that feel good", his responce was "It's OK but I'm mad I didn't make the Honor Roll". Yes that statement seems vain from just a 10 year old but to hear this from a student who HATED school 2 years ago and struggled to get by day in and day out.... THIS statement was AWESOME!! He doesn't know how proud we are of how hard he's worked to get here!
To top it off we went to his Parent Teacher Conference last night and heard wonderful stories from his teacher on his work and classroom behavior. We also discovered he just missed Honor Roll by 2 measly points!! It goes to show that even reality can bite you in the butt when you are 10!! So here's to Kaine on a bright future and a great start in 5th grade!!
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