SOARing Student

 Today, Ramsey came home from school with an extra pep in his step.  When he pulled out his school folder, he showed us that he'd received a SOAR slip for doing a great job with his at-home reading assignments.   And, he was also chosen to be the next week's "Lincoln Light of the Week" at school.

For the Lincoln Light, he was asked to fill out an "About Me" coloring sheet to be displayed at school.

Last week, he brought home his MAPs testing scores for Reading.  He was in the 99th percentile!  Way to go, Ramsey!!!   Our school doesn't complete MAPs testing for math (yet), but I would be curious how he would do there, as math is another one of his strong subjects. 

With a score of 226 in Reading, Ramsey could be in a Gifted program.  Unfortunately, our school does not have one.   🙁

All children have their strengths and weaknesses.  Ramsey may not be the most amazing soccer player, but he's a very bright and precocious little boy. 🥰

SOARing Student

 Each week, a child can receive the SOARing Student Award from the principal.  This week, Ramsey was the recipient; one of five children at the school who received the special award.  

When he got off the bus today, he was so excited to show us this special honor that Eric and I didn't even know existed at the school.

During the school year, when children do good things for others, do well in specific things at school, or are making great strides, classroom teachers "acknowledge" kids with "SOAR Slips".   SOAR stands for Safety Ownership Achieving Goals and Responsibility.    

It's Ramsey's personal goal to get as many SOAR slips as possible. He "collects" them.  He was extra pleased with himself after receiving this.    

GREAT JOB, BUDDY!!   

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!