Pumpkin brought home her report card the other day, and I was blown away! At the beginning of the year, she wasn’t doing very well. She was having to bring her classwork home because she wasn’t even trying to do it in class, and she was behind on her reading. For a long time things remained the same, and I was becoming pretty discouraged.

I did my best to help her, but you know how that goes sometimes. It was like she just wasn’t interested. But eventually things started to improve. She quit bringing as much work home, and her reading got better. Last time report cards went out, her grades had improved quite a bit. She even got an award for it.

This report card was awesome. She got all O’s (outstanding) on her behavior and work habits. She also was up to par or above in every single subject. And her reading? She’s on a level that is not expected of them until mid-second grade!

Her teacher this year has made a big difference. Everyone says she’s tough, and I won’t disagree with them. But I think that’s just what Pumpkin needed- someone who wouldn’t just let her slide by.