Hot Diggity Isaac & Hot-Cross Buns

Isaac had a big day yesterday.  When I got home from work, he was grinning ear to ear and told me had had been accepted into STLP which is an acronym for Student Technology Leadership Program.  He was hesitant about signing up at the beginning of the year, but I encouraged him to do it.  Isaac is our "tech" boy, and I hope he will further his education in the realm of computers, software design, or something of that nature.  He'd be the perfect fit for it.  In order to be accepted into the program, you have to be an intermediate student and submit a letter about why you would like to participate.

His letter:

Karson has also wanted to participate in years past, but I have discouraged her from it.  The are three reasons behind my madness - (1) she is already over committed to many after school activities, from sports, academic team, leadership team and the list goes on  (2)  since she is already a leader in the school, it is important to let other students have the opportunity to display their leadership qualities (3) I secretly wanted Isaac to have something that is 'his' where he isn't in her shadow and can operate independently.

Although I am excited about STLP, Isaac received another very important letter yesterday where he was accepted into the school's SUMMIT program.  Isaac was selected by Ms. Lasala for the Primary Talent Pool at Plano his 2nd grade year - which essentially identifies students as gifted, and that they may qualify for extra services outside the classroom (as needed).  The SUMMIT selection is based on test scores for children exiting the primary grades and covers a wide range of mental ability and also gives children the opportunity to participate in the weekly pull-out program.  Isaac is incredibly smart.  He got all A's on his first mid-term report (half the quarter).  I'm excited he will have this opportunity.

He was beaming all day!  However, his beam started fading with recorder practice last night. In 4th grade, the kids are trained on their recorders.  Each student is expected to practice at least five minutes daily (a long five minutes for many parents).  They earn belts for each song they master.  Isaac has been trying his best to learn the song "Hot Cross Buns" which is the first belt (white).  Last night, he got super frustrated with it and at one point started crying in his pillow.

I told him not to let Hot Cross Buns ruin his great day!  We are very proud of Isaac and his exceptional achievements!