Report Cards

Happy report card day!!!  Some families are happy right now and some are a little disappointed.  I just want everyone to know that your child earns their grades.  I can not give grades based on the way I feel about your child or they all would be straight A students,  A lot of kids have a long way to go and some of them are already there.  Hard work, dedication, focus, and deisre mean a lot right now.  Stamina to sit still and work independently is a concern for me.  We must get our kids to learn to be independent learners that are responsible for their learning. ADHD, focus issues, family issues, stubborness, and puberty are all a part of a fifth graders life but these are all obstacles that children must overcome to be successful.  Lets band together and throw out a little tough love right now and help our wonderful fifth graders to make the transition into young adulthood.  Excuses should be just that, excuses, and we should put a stop to it right now.  As one of our affirmatiuons says, "excuses are for losers' and we are not losers, we are winners who want to be the best we can be!  Looking forward to great things and the beginning of a successful 3rd 6 weeks.  If you expect a lot from your kids they will respond!  If they know you mean business, they will thank you for it in the long run.  Life is hard, but God is good and he will help us transform our children into succesful, productive, good citizens ready to face life head on.  Love you guys with all my heart!!!