Whoo-hoo! Yesterday was the last day of school for Cody and Sidney. Welcome, Summer Break!!
This week's been crazy with all the end-of-the-year ceremonies and celebrations. It began on Wednesday, when I met Sidney and other students from Jefferson Academy at eleven o'clock for a grill-out picnic at the city park. Students were invited if they were on the Gold Medal Honor Roll, and/or if they maintained perfect attendance, for third and fourth quarters. After the picnic, I checked Sidney out of school early and we spent a few hours hanging out before Cody got home from school.
On Thursday, I attended Sidney's Fourth Grade Awards Ceremony. Sid received a certificate of award for being on the Gold Medal Honor Roll for all four semesters. That's straight A's on every report card for Fourth Grade! Way to go, Sidney.
After the ceremony, I walked Sid back to her classroom and thanked her teachers for their outstanding work this year. Next, I went to Subway and bought two 6-inch meals. I took them to the Middle School where I met Cody for lunch. It was his birthday lunch, since he has a summer birthday and never gets to celebrate in school. When we finished, I checked him out early and we hung out together until Sidney got home.
Friday morning I went to Cody's Awards Ceremony, where he was recognized for outstanding achievement on his Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (or CRCT). For those unfamiliar with the test, it is the state of Georgia's version of the yearly standardized test that all public school students nationwide must take in accordance with the No Child Left Behind program. Cody exceeded expectations on all five areas of the test, based on his grade level and in comparison with the national average for sixth graders. Cody was also chosen as best in class by his keyboarding teacher. Way to go, Cody!
I checked Cody out, and we headed across campus to Jefferson Academy where we joined Sidney and her end-of-school class party. After pizza and ice cream sundaes, we checked Sidney out and......
Summer Break was underway!
It's going to be a great summer!
