Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Spelling bee






We are SO proud of Aaron! Today was the all-school spelling bee, and he did a wonderful job. There were 12 kids on stage representing the 3rd- through 8th-grade class winners. Our boy was cool, calm and collected, and did a fantastic job cheering for each of the other contestants as they spelled their words. Because the microphone was set as a vague "medium" height to accomodate the different ages, he had to stand tall and reach his chin up to the microphone. :o)

Aaron lasted through many rounds, and correctly spelled the word "monopolize" among others! He ended up in 6th place after battling with the word "subterranean." What a great morning for him -- his love of reading definitely showed today!

There were a few other highlights: the first was seeing how Nathan supported his big brother. He prayed for Aaron this morning before school, and it was so sweet. Then, during the spelling bee, we could definitely pick out Nathan's voice as he cheered his guts out after each word Aaron spelled.

The second was seeing what a great, encouraging atmosphere our teachers and staff have created. Every time a child disqualified and had to leave the stage, the crowd of students clapped, and there were kids patting them on the back, giving high fives, and whispering "good job" as they took their seats.

All that, and Anya Rashi was an angel during the bee, playing quietly, drawing and looking at books. What a great day! (The photos are from our family's "boy" trip to the Field of Dreams this summer. We had never posted them, and wanted to share.)

5 comments:

Julie & Patrick said...

Congratulations Aaron! What a wonderful accomplishment. On stage AND spelling words correctly sounds awfully stressful to me!

Nice job and well done...Anya, Arron and Nathan!

Julie

Jan said...

Aaron ROCKS!!!!

The Pfeiffer Family said...

Great job, Aaron! I'm with Julie, it sounds stressful to me. I am happy to hear that the school was encouraging to ALL the children. Sounds like some great mommy moments for you. Aaron up on stage, Nathan encouraging his brother, and Anya Rashi playing so contently while it was all happening. What more could a mama ask for. Sounds like a great day!

April :-)

Jeff and Leslie said...

Way to go Aaron!

The Labontes said...

I'm sure Aaron's supportive family had everything to do with his great accomplishments! Love to hear of the little ones rooting each other on!

Kristy