Star Student

 Since early October, Ramsey has been chattering about trying to win the "Star Student" award for his class.  Each week, he says, "maybe THIS week I'll be Star Student!".  

Today, Ramsey received the honor Star Student for Mrs. H's second grade.  

When he came home, you'd think he won the lottery, he was so thrilled!

Of course, he wanted a picture of him with his award.  :-)

After the picture, he ran to his backpack, grabbed some papers, then found his markers and crayons, sat at the table, and went to work.

Never before had I seen him rush to do his homework or any assignment.  After he started chattering away at what he was working on, I understood why; it was his "In the Spotlight" poster.  The poster lets the child tell all about himself/herself, so the other kids in his class can learn more about their friend.

Highlights from the poster:

Something that makes me laugh is:  "My puppy being a weirdo."

A cool thing you probably don't know about me is: "I sneak cookies when I'm hungry."

After Ramsey completed his poster, he let me know that he needed some pictures to take to the classroom.   As part of the Star Student honor, the student's poster is hung in the front of the classroom, with pictures of their family and favorite things.

The next day in school, Ramsey got up in front of his class, told about his life, and answered questions.  According to Mrs. H, he hammed it up quite a bit as well, getting lots of laughs from his teacher and the other kids.  (I am curious as to what he told them!! Yikes!!!)  

This little guy was so proud of himself.   We're proud of him too!