Most Outstanding Boy...

Remember last fall when I sent my baby off to Kindergarten? Remember how I worried about the year to come? If he would be placed with the right teacher? If she would "get him"? If she would be willing to go above and beyond the typical Kindergarten classroom to meet his educational needs? Keep all of that in mind and fast forward 9 months...

Last week we received an invitation to Wild Man's school awards ceremony. Of course we checked the box that he would attend and returned it the next day (it was by invitation only) . Then we waited to find out what all the fuss was about.

Apparently we didn't get the memo that we should have arrived several hours early to snag a decent seat. I'll have to tuck that away for future reference. Anyway, once we all settled in to the very last row on the far side of the gym and threatened the life of explained the importance of the evening to baby sister the program began. In came a boat load of smiley Kindergarten through 2nd grade students. You could tell they were so proud of themselves.

Kindergarten was up first. There are 11 Kindergartens so it took some time to get to Mrs. Polka Dot's class. He was about to jump out of his sweater vest waiting for his turn on stage. He couldn't wait to get up there. Finally it was his turn. Mrs. Polka Dots is out on maternity leave so his interim teacher presented him with the award. He looked like such a big boy walking across that stage. The Principal, Mrs. Goodness, announced

Most Outstanding Boy
in Mrs. Polka Dots class...
Wild Man Womble
"This award is presented to Wild Man for your academic brilliance and all around great attitude."Each class had a Most Outstanding Boy, Most Outstanding Girl and Most Improved along with any Perfect Attendance or related arts awards. These are Wild Man's classmates who received awards tonight minus Most Outstanding Girl, Rosemarie. She had already gone before we took the group photo.Both Grammy and Nanny came to see him receive his award. He LOVES to have both of his grandmothers together. We have been so blessed this year with a wonderful school and most of all a phenomenal teacher. She was the key to his success this year. Mrs. Polka Dots went above and beyond the typical Kindergarten atmosphere to make sure Wild Man was being challenged. She praised him daily for his success. She learned his quirks and helped fine tune them. She disciplined without breaking his sweet spirit. She communicated with us and listened to our concerns. Most of all, she loved our baby little man while he was learning all about the great adventure of "big boy school". We love you Mrs. Polka Dots! Thank you for everything!

March 2009-Mrs. Polka Dots surprise baby shower hosted by the class Moms