Rachel and I love it when Tom gets nominated for one of the school awards. Last week we heard the great news from the school that Tom is going to receive another honours award. Only one child per class per term receives one of these awards. Some children may be regular receivers and some may only receive one in the time they are at the school. Fortunately for Tom and us he has now received one each year.
The school organises the awards ceremony in a lovely way. The school asks the parents to keep it a secret from the children. On the day of the presentation assembly the teachers and children start the assembly as normal. About half way through the parents of the children receiving the awards sneak into the back of the assembly hall quietly. As the children hear shuffles they all have a sneaky look over their shoulders to see what is going on. When a child spots their parents, it is magical.
Like all the parents there today both Rachel and I were beaming with pride for our little fella. The award was for showing independence, initiative and having a brilliant humble attitude at all times. It felt a real honour for Rachel and myself to hear this was how a teacher was judging our child. The teacher gave a brief explanation on why he was honouring Tom for these attributes and finished with saying Tom would go far. Great news and we know he has great things to offer later in life.
To some degree we are not surprised with the attributes the teacher has awarded him for, because we have also seen these in him. Having said that it was for Tom to hear someone else praise him for his efforts and great for us to know he is so highly thought of.
Keep the good work up Tom!!!
