Our little scholar

Every Monday morning, Avery's elementary school starts the day with a school-wide assembly in the cafeteria. They go over the announcements, recognize kids with birthdays that week, sing a song or two and give out "Brag Awards." The teachers pick out kids to "brag on" and do a little write up as to why and then the principal reads them at the assembly.

Well, guess who got a "Brag Award" yesterday? That's right, none other than our little Avery! Here's what her teacher wrote: "I am bragging on Avery for always being ready to learn. Avery is an enthusiastic learner. She is working very hard on learning how to read. She is always eager to point out the star words and she works on practicing how to spell them and write them. I am very proud of her hard work!"

I am so proud of her! Its such a funny (in a good way) feeling to hear that your kids are doing well after you drop them off at school. All of the credit goes to Avery. I may be diligent about reading to her everyday and doing all (okay most) of the things they tell you you're supposed to do to get them ready for school, but when she is in her classroom, she is on her own and I couldn't be more pleased with how she is doing!