Beth has had an astonishing week of achievement and recognition.
On Thu, it was Presentation Night for the Preps to Year 2s, where students get to perform musical items they have been rehearsing, and receive recognition for achievements throughout the school year.
There are two kinds of awards - the Timothy Award and Achievement Awards.
The Timothy Award is for students who have consistently displayed Christ-like qualities.
Achievement Awards are for students who excel in individual subjects (Literacy, Math, Art), overall academic excellence, and there's even an award for excellent progress in all areas of the curriculum. Students who receive Achievement Awards do not know that they are going to receive the awards until their names are actually called, so it is an exciting time for students and parents.
The best thing about having few or no expectations is that when something great does fall into your lap, the joy of it is undiluted by any thoughts of "I always knew she'd get it" or "What a pity, I thought she deserved to win".
So it was a genuine surprise to us and Beth when her name was called.
"From 2L, the award for Overall Academic Excellence goes to Bethany Tan."
Wow. What a moment. I wish I'd focussed more on Beth's expression. All I managed to glimpse after she returned to her seat was the boys next to her ribbing her and her elbowing the nearest one playfully.
On Friday, I received a call from Beth's piano teacher.
"The results for the exam are in, and I'm very excited to tell you that Beth got an A."
After months of angst, nagging and feeling like a parental failure over daily battles with my strong-willed 8 yo over scales and dynamics, she managed to impress the examiner sufficiently to receive a Pass with Honours (AMEB grading is different from ABRSM; they don't score by marks).
Coming after her eyebrow-raising blue ribbon in sprints last week, I'd say our firstborn has had a good year at school.
On Thu, it was Presentation Night for the Preps to Year 2s, where students get to perform musical items they have been rehearsing, and receive recognition for achievements throughout the school year.
There are two kinds of awards - the Timothy Award and Achievement Awards.
The Timothy Award is for students who have consistently displayed Christ-like qualities.
Achievement Awards are for students who excel in individual subjects (Literacy, Math, Art), overall academic excellence, and there's even an award for excellent progress in all areas of the curriculum. Students who receive Achievement Awards do not know that they are going to receive the awards until their names are actually called, so it is an exciting time for students and parents.
The best thing about having few or no expectations is that when something great does fall into your lap, the joy of it is undiluted by any thoughts of "I always knew she'd get it" or "What a pity, I thought she deserved to win".
So it was a genuine surprise to us and Beth when her name was called.
"From 2L, the award for Overall Academic Excellence goes to Bethany Tan."
Wow. What a moment. I wish I'd focussed more on Beth's expression. All I managed to glimpse after she returned to her seat was the boys next to her ribbing her and her elbowing the nearest one playfully.
On Friday, I received a call from Beth's piano teacher.
"The results for the exam are in, and I'm very excited to tell you that Beth got an A."
After months of angst, nagging and feeling like a parental failure over daily battles with my strong-willed 8 yo over scales and dynamics, she managed to impress the examiner sufficiently to receive a Pass with Honours (AMEB grading is different from ABRSM; they don't score by marks).
Coming after her eyebrow-raising blue ribbon in sprints last week, I'd say our firstborn has had a good year at school.
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