This Shouldn't be Stressful for Me

K has her very first school project that is due Friday. It's about the presidents K drew Calvin Coolidge and Harry S. Truman.

Now this project is very easy and completely geared to a first grader's developmental level. But at the bottom of the instruction sheet it says to be creative. How creative are we supposed to be? We're supposed to have a picture of the guy so does it have to be in color or can it be in black and white because my printer only prints black and white and we have a president from the 20's and the 40's and color pictures weren't just real popular back then. Do we need to decorate the paper with the president's favorite things? Should we have flag stickers and red, white, and blue decorations all around it? Ooh, what about glitter?

I just have to keep reminding myself that this isn't my project but K's. I want her to do well on her own, not be one of those moms who does projects "with" their children.

Speaking of K, I forgot to mention that she got student of the month for the first grade. Every other month, one student is selected from each grade based on their example of a specific virtue. January's virtue was kindness. She didn't know she was getting the award and was very surprised when her teacher called her name in front of the whole elementary school at chapel on Thursday. I was very proud of her and held back tears while her teacher told how K shows kindness in the classroom and everyday life.

What got me was what the teacher said about her. When it was time to choose student of the month, Mrs. E had a hard time choosing between 3 students. So she asked a colleague to weigh in. The colleague said of the three, she thought K was the best example of kindness in the classroom. So not only did her teacher recognize it but other faculty members notice it, too.

This Mama is PROUD!