Dirt . . . It does a body good

Nana Mary bought this outfit for Garrett and boy did she hit the nail on the head!

Garrett has not wanted to take the outfit off since she gave it to him.

Lucky for him, he met his A.R. goal last week and was able to wear regular clothes to school on Friday.

Nana also bought him another cute pair of khaki shorts and a striped shirt that will be perfect for this summer.

Thanks Nana!

Garrett and A.R.

Every week children who meet their A.R. goal get to do something special at school on Friday.

These pictures are from the last two weeks. Garrett got to wear a cap on one Friday and blue jeans shorts on another.

****A.R. stands for Accelerated Reader, a program in which students read books (at their independent reading level) and then take a test on the book on the computer. The student earns points based on his or her grade. Lots of educators do not like A.R. for various reasons. I happen to really like A.R. and feel that my school does a great job at using A.R. as a motivational tool to get children to read. Children who do not read independently yet are read to.