The Big Brag

When it comes to kids, I think there is a fine line between bragging and being proud. We should be proud of our kids accomplishments, but we have all known someone who is always talking about how great their child is. I sometimes find it hard to believe the things braggers go on about! I have always tried to be careful about how much I talk about my kids accomplishments. It is much easier for me to talk about what they do wrong or things where they are just average. But, today, I am going to let the pride shine through. So, feel free to stop reading now if you don't want to hear about how great my kid is.

Today was the awards ceremony for Carson's Kindergarten class. All of the kids got several accomplishment awards. Most of them were for things they did during the year. Carson got a Math Superstars award for participating in Math Superstars. He got the book it reward for reading 10 books a month for 6 months. He got a Six Flags ticket for reading for 6 hours. He also got an Excellence in Reading award, but that was given for being in the first grade reading group. Most of the kids got several awards like Carson.

After each kid got their group of awards the teacher gave 3 special awards. One boy and one girl got a citizenship award. Carson got the Principal's Award. The teacher can pick only one child in the class to receive it. She can choose to give it for various reason, but Carson got it for "Excellence in Academics and Behavior." I was very proud of him. We had a meeting a couple weeks ago with his teacher and she had all good things to say about him. He could read all of the sight words except for the word read (kind of funny). He could read several little books and could have read more if he did not lose interest in testing. He has gone farther on math on the computer program than most kids in his class. He is at about a second grade level and getting most of the answers correct. While he usually knows what they are learning in class, he is not getting bored. His teacher said he will raise his hand and make a comment that shows he is taking the lesson to a higher level. She also told us that he has matured a lot this year. He is better able to control his emotions. Behavior has never been an issue for Carson in school. We are really proud of him even if we are not sure how he got to be so smart!

As further evidence of his memory this morning he told me the date that all the season begin. What other 6 year old knows (or cares) the first official day if summer?

While I am bragging, have I mentioned Ellie is sleeping 8-9 solid hours at night? And then she will take a 3 hour nap if we are at home! She rocks at sleeping.