The McPherson Chronicles

The girls received their Dual Language Immersion Bi-literacy pin at the DLI end of year ceremony. They also had a wonderful performance. It's so fun to see these performances and all the hard work the teachers and students put into it. The girls kept checking to make sure we could go to the ceremony from the moment the date was announced. Of course, we wouldn't miss it but Lucy had a surprise that she didn't want us to miss. She was selected to do a speech in front of all the students, family and friends at the ceremony discussing the DLI program and how it has impacted her. She even wrote the speech herself! She practiced at home and at school every day and at the ceremony she bravely got up in front of over 200 people and gave this speech in perfect Spanish. We were so proud and her delivery is impeccable. Such an amazing kid!   Ms. Lara The girls and Saida, one of their good friends Mrs. Martin

February was the girls' month of awards! They were Students of the Month for excellence in science. Olivia also received her medal for math and Lucy received her medal for reading. Then to top it all off, Lucy was drawn from the attendance drawing and got to go to lunch with the principal. They were so excited! It was already a great day for them because it was Disney day so they were decked out as Cinderella and Snow White. So proud of these hard workers!

Super Students for the month of January!! I'm so proud of these girls! They were so surprised and excited to be selected as the Super Students. Olivia also received a medal for her work on First in Math. It was such a fun morning to go to their assembly and see all their hard work be recognized. Their Spanish is phenomenal. Their reading and writing has really come along and Kevin and I are always blown away when they are talking or reading in Spanish. The best was the other night when Olivia got out an English book and just started reading like it was no problem. Kevin's face was pure astonishment. So yeah, reading and writing in both English and Spanish. Amazing!

I can't even describe how incredibly proud and in awe of these girls I am. They amaze us every day. At the final awards assembly of the year they each received an award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Not only did they do well in school, they excelled in a class that is entirely in Spanish everyday. We are so lucky to have these smart little girls!