Terrific Kids

At the end of each month, St. John school holds a "Terrific Kids" assembly. Every month, each teacher selects a student to recognize at the assembly. The "Terrific Kid" is acknowledged in front of the school and is awarded a certificate. The interesting thing about this whole idea is that there is a theme for each month. September was the first letter in terrific. The letter "T" recognized a student who is "thoughtful". October was "E" - which recognized "enthusiasm".

About a week before the assembly, Jennifer answered the phone and took a message from Jamie's teacher, Mrs. Folino. The message was simply to call the school. When I received the message, I promptly asked Jamie what happened at school that day. I asked if he got in to trouble, if he didn't complete his homework, if he "bombed" a test or assignment, or even if he was bugging the girls. All his answers were "no".

When I finally returned the teacher's call, I found out that Jamie was receiving the award for his Grade 8 class. Cool! Family was invited to the event. Luckily, Pierre was in town and went to the school to surprise Jamie and watch him get his award. Way to go, Jamie!

It's taken Jamie more than a week to remember to bring his certificate home! He finally brought it home today, so I quickly took a picture and am posting it before he can lose it.