And The Trophy Goes To...

Early in the school year, James came home and announced with great excitement that he wanted to enter the Reflections Contest. I was secretly very excited too because I have fond memories of entering this very contest many times during my school years. I think it is a great way to encourage creativity and imagination in kids and to help them recognize their talents.

James told us he was going to enter the 3-D Art category. He already had a vision of what he wanted to create. His plan was to build a city out of paper. Knowing what an expert Lego builder he is, I had no doubt he would figure out a way make it happen. Three weeks, 4 rolls of scotch tape, 2 glue sticks, and countless scraps of paper later....this is what he came up with!

 I don't know if these pictures do it justice. The scope of the project is pretty impressive! The detail he included is amazing. But what I love most is that you can clearly tell it is the labor of love of a six year old!

 This week the school held the Reflections awards assembly. We tried to prep James for the fact that not everyone would win a trophy. The important thing is that he participated, did his best and had fun working on his talents. I will be honest..when I saw the number of entries in James's category I began fervantly hoping that he wouldn't be too disappointed with a participants' medal. I guess I should have more faith in my son! I wish I could have captured the look on his face when they announced that he won the Award of Excellence! Here is my happy boy clutching his trophy with the principal and assistant principal. What a proud moment!