I feel kinda bad that I've been giving Scout so much grief over pulling his grades up. In my defense, though, he's a smart kid who can do a better job of managing his time and assignments. I think a summer job would be very helpful for him...but in the meantime, I thought I would put together a "finals care package" for him:
It just so happens that all the goodies I picked out for him fit into one of those large rectangular zip loc containers: a Coke, trail mix, cheese Ritz, his fav candy bar, popcorn, gum, and smarties. Get it? Smarties?
I buy them for my kids on big test days - kind of an inside joke around here..
I wrote some encouraging notes on the lid and parked it on his desk.
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Good Luck on your finals, Scout. Your Junior year of high school is coming on fast...
DO YOUR BEST
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Oh wow. I would definitely be sitting at that desk, at least until all the goodies were finished, lol. What a great motivator. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat is funny! When I was really little, I thought eating Smartie's made you smart. I snuck some in my desk all the time and would pop a few everytime the teacher turned her back. I hope they helped your son ace his finals. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is such an awesome idea Gina! It's so funny because those 'smarties' are called 'rockets' in Canada. And our 'smarties' are candy coated chocolate similar to M & M's. They sell them in Canada and the UK. I am sure he loved his snack box! I might do that for my daughter for exams coming up! Angie xo
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