Finally...

Last week we came back to school from winter break on Wednesday. On Wednesday I checked the Blue Ribbon bulletin board in the office, and there were only three blue ribbons after my name. On Thursday I read Mr. Principal's January letter to the parent community. In the letter he showcased Ms. 6th Grade Teacher's class, the first class to earn five blue ribbons. In the letter, Mr. Principal wrote: Who will be the next class to earn five blue ribbons? I replied to this email that if the office staff was to put up my fourth blue ribbon that my class had earned fair and square, that maybe my class would be the next to earn five blue ribbons...

On Friday, there were still only three Blue Ribbons after my name on the bulletin board in the office. I had vented to just about everybody, and decided that if they could not honor my fourth blue ribbon, I was through supporting Mr. Principal's little Blue Ribbon Goal program.

Yesterday, Monday, I got to school and went into the office to check my mailbox. As I passed by the bulletin board, I noticed that there were four little blue ribbons after my name. "Sweet!" I exclaimed, loudly enough for the office staff to hear my excitement. "Four Blue Ribbons!"

Today, an email went out to the staff from the office. It said that all teachers should check the Blue Ribbon Bulletin Board in the office, and that if they were missing blue ribbons, they were to tell the office staff so that it could be brought up to date.

Thank you.