Rosie's favourite subject wasn't school this year. In fact as much as I have sung the praises of the establishment in the past this year I have become thoroughly disenchanted with the place. The girl has a very very strong mathematical mind and she is grades, yes grades, above her age level but reading...well it's been a struggle. I have approached the teacher since the 3rd week of the school yr and asked for advice and finally when that proved useless I moved up the chain of command. I was told many things but the one that infuriated me the most was, you are comparing her to her sister. No, no I am not. YOU, are not listening to her read out loud. You are doing your exercises with her and she is doing fine but please I beg of you, LISTEN to her read.
Arghh, I just wrote a long paragraph on how disgusted I am with the school and admin but I deleted it. My girl has worked so hard this year and to say I am proud of her is an understatement.
Two weeks ago she bought home a fancy envelope inviting me to an award ceremony. I asked what it was for, she said she was one of the top 3 in her class. Get out of here, you little rock star. So on Monday, I attended her ceremony and watched, as she smiled bright enough to over take the sun, her get that award. And I did as she asked, I wore a new dress. Girl doesn't like dresses so that one came as a surprise so I had to oblige.
She has done really well lately as she bought home the only gold fitness certificate awarded to a girl in her class and my favourite, a golden coconut award given to her by her retiring art teacher Mr. Terry, whom we all adore and will miss so very much.
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my little athlete |
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don't look at her hair, just the award, not sure what happened to her hair. |
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that face |
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that, is a proud face |
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I have no words to say just how proud I am of you. NONE. You worked for it and you got it. Thank you for trying so very very hard. |
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flip your hair up missy, I cropped you out all the other fricking photos. |
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I love her face. |
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Her and Hamly, always stnad together . I hope they are together next year. |
Normally now I would do a whole, thank you to the teacher speech so here goes:
the end!
Way to go Rosie! You have some very big footsteps to follow but I love that you are your own person!
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