Drum Roll Please.......

     Finally!  It seems like we waited an eternity for report cards!  Okay, a bit of an exaggeration! I guess we are already so used to getting instant results after the kids finish an assignment or assessment.... The first quarter was over October 14 and the teachers began compiling grades on October 17.  Today is October 26 and the report cards are in!

     Both children received straight A's in their subjects as well as an S in PE.  (I think an S is as good as it gets for PE.)   Both girls also had more than the minimum required hours of attendance.  Both girls also had a parent attend the parent teacher conferences as required.

    This means that both are on the Honor Roll and will also be recognized for Academic Excellence!  YIPPPEEEE!!  We did it!  That means we did not overlook anything.  (That was my greatest fear; somehow I thought we had overlooked something and the girls would be penalized for my bizarre organization issues.)

     There will be special recognition to students who made the Honor Roll and Academic Excellence in the class meetings on Monday!  I cannot wait! My children have always done well, but each time, I feel just as proud as the first.

     Straight A report cards at our house means that the girls will get to chose a restaurant to take the family out to dinner. It would be nice to sit back and relax now, wouldn't it?  Since we are already hard at work on the next nine weeks' lessons, this is no time to kick back.  This reinforces that we must continue to complete things necessary first and then we can do the extra events or projects that we have done, and still plan to do.

   With extracurricular sports, 4H and the holidays, we have new challenges and distractions, but now we have these report cards to remind us of the importance of staying focused on the scheduled lessons.

    HOORAY!  I love this!