Yo! I'm Sorry for Lying to You.

Kathryn's letter to her teacher... 2.26.13

"Dear Ms. Jerome,                              

Yo! I am sorry for lying to you. I won't do it next time. Well I liked being a teacher the best (in Junior Achievement Lessons) and also winning 1st place in the make donuts together contest! I also liked liked learning about taxes, but I think my favrite is probibly learning lots of things about community.

Do you like Harry Potter or Matilda books better?

Love,

(P.S. I love to right.)
(P.S.S. Chinatown is good.)
(P.S.S.S. You are a good jump roper.)"


Wow! This short letter says so many things.
1. I am not sure where the "yo!" originates, but it is an interesting greeting.
2. Kat generated work without really doing the work that was asked... meaning she faked the work, made up stuff, and lied to her teacher. A great learning experience for all. Good kids make mistakes. Smart kids get away with far too much. And lying is never acceptable. Consequence: No after school playing with friends for a week.
3. On a brighter side, Kat loves to learn. Last week at school they had Junior Achievement lessons where they experienced different types of jobs. Apparently, Kat loved ALL of it. She loves school and loves learning (even learning about taxes--weird). She is definitely my child.
4. Kat also loves to read and wants everyone else to love reading as much as she does. Ms. Ann, the book lady at Vanderbilt, loaned Kathryn Matilda by Roald Dahl. She loves it! But Kat is very loyal to the Harry Potter Series. In fact, she will dress as a HP character for the 3rd or 4th time on Friday's character dress up day! Ms. Ann goes to London tomorrow for the Harry Potter class she is teaching. Check it out here.
5. Freudian slip... Kat loves to WRITE and do RIGHT. Kat is in the Eakin Eagle Writers Club where she works with other 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders to write and publish articles and stories. She loves attending this after school club and spending time with other kids that love writing. After many tears tonight about lying to her teacher and the need for honesty, I believe that is what slipped out in the first P.S. statement.
6. If you are ever stumped at what food to offer: Sesame Chicken is always a winner.
7. In a letter to Kat, Ms. Jerome said, "I love to jump rope, but I'm not very good at it." Building people up and empathy for others is her strength.

Now it is time for my P.S.

P.S. Being a parent is the hardest job ever!

8 is great!

Not that the other ages weren't fantastic, but 8 is great! Why, you might ask?

1. Hermione Wand Reading. We hear Kat's bedside lamp click off... Josh said, "Good idea. Sleep tight." I'm thinking, "Wow, she must really be tired." But never fear, Kat is reading "by the light of her Hermione Wand. It really is like a little flashlight."
2. "Emergency earrings" packed in a purse to take to church. You never really know when there might be an earring emergency.
3. "Mom, why do you always get your multiplication tables right?"
     I answered, "I memorized them in school."
    "What, they taught multiplication tables in 1896?"
     Apparently I should be in the Guinness Book of World Records!



Stay tuned for more!