Yesterday Maggie tested for rank up to Yellow from White Belt. After six months in karate, she was the first to rank up to Advanced White belt in March which meant she was ready to test. I hate to brag, but I'm gonna... cos she was the first in her level of all boys :o)
Today was the Belt Ceremony. Maggie and her fellow classmate Javier both earned the Judges Choice for Best Student as well as their rank up to Yellow Belt. On the way home she said that all of those months of hard work was really worth it to earn that medal and Belt. :o)
To view Maggie demonstrating her Kata and earning her medal, please see video links at the bottom of the page :o)
Next comes the Library reading program! This program is two months during summer and challenges the kids to read 100 books during summer. Last year Maggie was picking small readers and this year it was chapter books mostly worth 2 - 3 books a piece (ranging 51-101 pages). So, a mere hour after earning her Yellow Belt and Best Student award, she was accepting her 100 books medal at the Library.
We're so proud of Maggie. To quote that song by Luce... "it's a pretty good day.. i'm lookin' forward to tomorrow..."
2 comments:
what an awesome achievement! way to go, maggie!
Way to go maggie!
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