And That’s….the Truth

My kids are doing awesome in school. I have already been told by both their teachers that both of them will be passing this year. That means my daughter will go up to grade 5 next year and my son will go up to grade 3. So because of all their hard work this year I have decided that I am going to get them something different and unique this year for a grading present. I have decided to purchase a couple of engraved plaques with their names, grades and ages on them. They can then hang them on their bedroom doors and show everyone who comes into the house their accomplishments. Because this is March and June isn’t that far away, I’m going to have to order them pretty soon so they will have them the day they come home with their final report cards for the year.

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As many of you know, my 9 year old daughter has been taking violin lessons through her school.  She was off to a rough start at first as she got quite sick before Christmas and lost a lot of violin practice time.  But, she is one determined kid and has worked very hard a getting caught up with her classmates.  Yesterday I received a message from her violin teacher that her class has been entered into a violin competition.

My daughter is so excited about this.  She now has the confidence built up and I know that she will do her very best.  So at the beginning of April she will be headed off to her very first competition.  I know all the children will do an awesome job and I am just so proud of her.  I can’t wait until April so I can see her perform.

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Today I got a phone call from the guidance counselor at my kids school.  She was calling me to tell me that my daughter, who is in grade 4, was chosen from her school to go to a summer camp this summer that is really far away.  They only send one child per school per year and this year they picked my daughter stating that she is the most well-rounded child that they have in their school right now.  That is a great testament to the type of child and student that she is.  Now this opportunity is an awesome one, but I have a lot of reservations and concerns.

To be able to attend this camp, she must fly on an air plane.  Not only has she never been on an airplane, but she has never stayed overnight anywhere other than home.  She will be gone for nine days and will need to fly to her destination and back.  This trip is ALL expenses paid and is probably one of the best opportunities that this child will have in a very long time.

I know if I asked her if she would like to go, she would say a definite yes!  But, I don’t know if I can get passed my two biggest concerns.  One being that she will have to fly back and forth and the other being the fact that she has never been away from home.  She will be 10 in August so I know this is the time that I should be letting go just a bit.  But, she’s still my baby!!

What do you all think??  Any advice?

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Well you know that the Christmas season is looming before us when all the Christmas celebrations and activities start to take place.  Tomorrow night is my daughter’s first violin concert.  She will be displaying how much she has learned over the past couple of months as well as playing some Christmas tunes for us.  She also has her choir concert tomorrow night as well.  So this will be a busy night for her.  Next Wednesday is my son’s grade 2 Christmas concert and he has been very busy practicing (in secret) for this event.  He won’t tell me what he has been practicing and just keeps telling me that I need to go to his concert to here all the surprises.  So for the next couple of weeks we will get too watch the kids perform and they are quite happy to be able to show off their talents to us all.

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When my daughter got off the school bus yesterday, she was so proud. In her hand’s, she had her own violin. Actually it’s the schools, but for the year, this will be the violin that she plays on and learns on. Last night she was in her room and she was practicing. She informed me that she was really happy that she got into the program and very happy that she didn’t quit when she was thinking about it. So now that the violin is home and in her room, I think she will practice like she is suppose to and I honestly can’t wait to hear her progress over the next few months.

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The kids in our area are extremely fortunate to have access to our local rink during school time. Every year each class goes skating at the rink at least four times. With two kids in school, that means eight (early) trips to the rink each season. This year I was really lucky and both of the kids first skates were yesterday morning. For the first time in three years, both of their classes were on the ice together. The kids were really excited about the thoughts of this and they had made plans to skate together the entire time they were on the ice. This didn’t happen. My daughter is a faster skater than my son so she kept taking off on him. But that was OK with him as he has a blast skating by himself. I did manage to get them together for one picture so I was happy. Thankfully I took the picture when I did, as five minutes later my son fell on the ice, hurt his head and was done skating for the day. (He is OK). This opportunity won’t come again this year, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed that it may happen again next year.

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So far so good. My youngest son is in grade 2 and so far during his school years he has had some pretty amazing teachers. Well this year seems to be a lot of the same. Last night him and his sister sat down and made a Halloween craft. This morning, once it was finished and dried, he wanted to take it to school to give to his teacher. When he got home from school this afternoon, he was so excited. His teacher gave him a note. The note said that she loved the Halloween decoration and it thanked him for making it for her. This is the type of teacher that I love for my kids to have. The appreciate even the smaller gesture from the children and they make sure that the children know they are appreciated. I know it is kind of wishful thinking on my part, but I really hope this trend of amazing teachers continues over the entire course of his academic career.

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