Tehya wins a bike!!

Tehya won a bike at school!

Oneka Elementary had a program this year they called the Marvin and Jessie assemblies.  They held monthly all-school assemblies to watch skits about using good life skills.  Teachers and school staff that saw students using these life skills during their school day filled out Core Value cards explaining the behavior they witnessed and these cards were sent home for the parents to see.  Tehya came home with several of these cards throughout the year, which made us very proud.  Some examples of these core values are Honesty, Friendship, Courtesy and Respect - all things that as a parent you hope your child knows and uses throughout the day.

I got a phone call from school a few weeks ago asking to speak about Tehya's behavior at school.  Needless to say my heart jumped into my throat and I instantly thought to myself that she must be in trouble.  I can't tell you how happy (and relieved) I was when they told me that Tehya's name had been drawn out of all the Core Value cards that had been given out to win a new bike!!

They had Dan and I sneak into the back of the school gym after the students were all seated so that Tehya wouldn't see us and have her surprise ruined.  We were so proud when they announced her name as the winner!  Not only did Tehya get cheers from the whole school and a brand new bike - Ms. Dahlem her principal even let her take it for a spin around the gym!!