| | Today, Camille's school had their first "I CAN Achieve" awards assembly. It was about 8:15am when I spoke to Lola to pick up Celene and I. The ceremony was scheduled to begin at 8:30am. I hoped the kindergarten classes went last. I watched her stand up and sit down as her teacher called out the names for each category. Camille was the only student in her class that was recognized in 4 out of 5 "I CAN Achieve" categories: Initiative, Excellent Conduct, Perfect Attendance, Notable Effort, and Academic Achievement. I noticed that she kept getting called, but Lola noticed which one she missed. If you know me, then you know which one it is. Unlike the End-of-the-Year ceremonies I grew up with, no trophies, no medals, and no certificates were presented; then again, school has only been in session for 9 weeks. Only the second through fifth graders with all 4s received t-shirts. We left after congratulating Camille and went to Waffle House for breakfast. Lola missed a call from one of her co-workers only stating in a hushed tone, "the cat is out the bag. I repeat, the cat is out the bag." Of course she had to explain. Debating on whether we were going to visit Camille for lunch, we went to Books-A-Million in The Avenue. 11:05am rolled around and we decided not to have lunch, and Celene and I went home. I didn't sleep well last night, so I was grateful that Chris picked up Camille from school as I napped on the couch with Celene. To my surprise, Camille brought home a certificate that indicated her achievement categories. A double surprise was that the "2nd Mile Award [was] presented to Camille Bennett for going that extra mile in showing INDIVIDUALITY." I asked her why she didn't tell us, but she said that she forgot. The note attached said the following:
"Congratulations. your child has been chosen as the classroom recipient for our 2nd Mile Breakfast sponsored by Chik-fil-a. Our 2nd Mile student breakfasts have been a lot of fun. We serve orange juice and a donated Chik-fil-a biscuit to one student from every class who demonstrated the word of the month. Each classroom has a procedure for choosing their student. So far, we have celebrated students for showing responsibility and individuality. Your child was recognized on Thursday for Individuality. Great Job!"
Camille said that Dorothy got the responsibility award and got a breakfast too. Upon completion of my analysis of the ceremony, only one student got 5 out of 5 "I CAN Achieve" categories and that was Anna. Camille talks about Anna all the time. Her other frequently mentioned friends Lauren, Jordan, Dorothy, and Reese each got 3 out of 5. Since Camille also received the 2nd Mile Award, I think that she ties with Anna in the number of achievements received for this first 9 weeks. If only one of those were not a category, she would have had the most recognition.
Chris and I are so proud of her.
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