The rest,as they say, is history. The kids easily met their goal. Maybe the fact that Mrs. Howe, our school librarian, allowed the students to vote on the color dress that I would have to wear after they took each quiz had something to do with the goal being met. Maybe the fact, the kids found out that I hate the color pink helped. Either way the kids worked hard and surpassed their goal.
On January 22, I dressed in the prettiest pink dress I could find. I grabbed my flowery purse. (Which, by the way, came in quite handy for carrying all my things.) And off to school I went.
Through morning car rider duty, meeting with community people, and having to explain multiple times why I thought my attire was "just the right look" for that day I struggled through my day. Every time I got up, I grabbed my purse and ran to tackle whatever was going on.
In the end, I had a lot of fun. Parents were wonderful and full of funny comments. The kids were awesome even with some good-natured teasing. And all the people who stopped by to see what in the world I was doing made it a great (though a little tiring) day.
We've recently set the goal for 3rd quarter. If 30% of the students meet their AR goal, Mrs. Branch, Mrs. Hartzog and I will sing a lovely song at the annual 5th & 6th Grade Talent Show. We're already beginning to think of a song that we might like to sing. Now all we need is for our kids to pick up their books and read. I think they can do it.
The 5th & 6th Grade Center is a great place to work and we enjoy working with your children. The fact that the kids are reading more and more books is outstanding. Again I can't tell you how much I appreciate your support and assistance in working with the kids. Encourage your kids to meet their goal. Who know what song we might sing?
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