{"id":8008,"date":"2019-11-27T00:22:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T00:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/?p=8008"},"modified":"2019-11-27T16:27:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T16:27:56","slug":"award-winning-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2019\/11\/27\/award-winning-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The school has a new initiative to celebrate academic and behavioral success to spur more positive behavior.\u00a0 It was no surprise to me that Jack won an academic award for his classwork.\u00a0 I was on the invitation list to see my child be honored.<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0KZ7kNRppQo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>But I WAS surprised to hear Jack&#8217;s name called again, when he was given a music award.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eA9Z9-Us_fk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8014\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2019\/11\/27\/award-winning-children\/img_6109\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6109.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1573827285&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_6109\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6109.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6109.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8014\" src=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6109.jpg\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8012\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2019\/11\/27\/award-winning-children\/img_6115\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6115.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1573827367&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_6115\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6115.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6115.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8012\" src=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6115.jpg\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8015\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2019\/11\/27\/award-winning-children\/img_6120\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6120.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1573830412&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0079365079365079&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_6120\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6120.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6120.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8015\" src=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6120.jpg\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8017\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2019\/11\/27\/award-winning-children\/img_6124\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6124.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6s Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1573830422&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_6124\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6124.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6124.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8017\" src=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6124.jpg\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Atta boy!<\/p>\n<p>This year the PTA organized a Readathon for the fall fundraiser.\u00a0 Jack is an avid reader, and Sam is quickly catching up to him, so it was no surprise to me that they would do well with a contest based on reading.\u00a0 They were dedicated to their goals.<\/p>\n<p>But then they both won the Top Reader spot in their respective grades, for the most minutes read over the 10 day contest.\u00a0 Betty and Rick were in town and able to attend the assembly where the winners were revealed. (Picture of Sam below) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8010\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2019\/11\/27\/award-winning-children\/img_20191108_131544\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191108_131544.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3036,4048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1573218944&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.67&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;175&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20191108_131544\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191108_131544.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191108_131544.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8010\" style=\"color: var(--color-text);\" src=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_20191108_131544.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20191108_131544.jpg\" width=\"3036\" height=\"4048\" \/><\/p>\n<p>They both won a limo ride to a local pizzeria for lunch with friends.<\/p>\n<p>But beyond that, Jack won Top Reader for the WHOLE school!\u00a0 I was so impressed!\u00a0 He actually won a great prize for it too &#8211; a family zoo pass!<\/p>\n<p>So this past Saturday we celebrated their wins with a trip downtown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8018\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/2019\/11\/27\/award-winning-children\/img_6190-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6190.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1574510353&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.65&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013927576601671&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_6201\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6201.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8013\" src=\"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/img_6201.jpg\" width=\"1932\" height=\"2576\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can go to the zoo for free anytime for a year now.\u00a0 I loved this fundraiser, and not just because my kids killed it.\u00a0 I hate when they have the kids &#8220;sell&#8221; something and the school has to kick back a ton to the corporations that run them.\u00a0 Apparently we were not the only parents who felt this way, because it was a rousing success.\u00a0 \u00a0The fundraiser promoted academic growth, the school got 100% of the profits, and they said they earned so much for it, they won&#8217;t need to do any other fundraising this year!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The school has a new initiative to celebrate academic and behavioral success to spur more positive behavior.\u00a0 It was no surprise to me that Jack won an academic award for his classwork.\u00a0 I was on the invitation list to see my child be honored. But I WAS surprised to hear Jack&#8217;s name called again, when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-preview"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8008"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8020,"href":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8008\/revisions\/8020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eaumaison.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}