The kids' elementary school partners with the Kiwanis Club to sponsor a program called "Terrific Kids." Each month each classroom teacher selects a student who they feel has put for their best effort in an area. All of our kids have been selected multiple times.
This month was our friendly reminder from our local elementary school and the Kiwanis Club that our kid is TERRIFIC. Aaron was facing some challenges in reading. He is a capable reader and exceeded on the standardized test in that area. He was reading a series of books that was below his reading level and his teacher didn't think it was a very good idea. I, on the other hand, think that when reading for pleasure one should get to choose the reading material that is fun. That is another blog post. Anyway, I told Aaron if he would read the Harry Potter series that I would read along with him. It became a contest to see who could finish first. It really doesn't matter who won or how long it took the winner to catch up on chores like the laundry. Aaron scored a 100 on every AR test he took on the books.
His teacher noticed and chose him to be her Terrific Kid for May.
