Star Student/Spirit Day

Catherine was the Star Student last week! She proudly displayed her "All about Me" poster, and I got to go in and read a book (her choice was Twinkle, Twinkle), share some things about her and treat everyone to a snack.
While preparing for this day (other than fretting over whether I could bring myself to let go of 15 whole packets of fruit snacks, hot commodity that they are!), I sat down and made a list of things that make Catherine special. It struck me that maybe I should do this more often, because she really IS a cool kid.

Catherine is special because:
-she loves to sing and dance (and shake her booty, but this wasn't audience-appropriate!)
-she knows how to write all her letters and numbers, and is starting to spell!
-she loves to read, read, read
-she is a very sweet big sister
-she is a good listener
-she loves to play dress up and board games
-she gives GREAT hugs
-she is a good colorer
-she loves her school and her friends

The fruit snacks, by the way, were a HUGE hit! None of the other kids had ever tasted them (Catherine is only 1 of 2 Americans in her class)....guess other countries don't feed their kids CRAP like we do?!

Then, at the end of the week, the Elementary School had it's first Spirit Day- Pajama/Crazy Hair day! I'd dare say the Catherine won "Most Spirited"! :)