SO PROUD OF BENSON!!!!!!!!!!

We received a letter in the mail today that Benson had been selected as Dixon Elementary (his school) Student of the Month! I am so PROUD of him!
The beginning of the school year started off pretty good, but then for a good few weeks he just could not come home with a good score for the day. His Kindergarten class is on the Three-scale. How it works is if you get a three for the day then you had a perfect day, if you get a two it means you needed a reminder, if you get a one then it means you had to have LOTS of reminders and you lost privileges and if you get a ZERO.... well you are in big trouble and we as parents would have to go in and meet with the teacher, principle and child. Yikes! Benson has never gotten a zero, but he did get a one once.
Well we decided instead of rewarding him when he came home with a good score with treats and all that jazz we would reward him with something that he could REALLY look forward to. So we told him that if he comes home with a three each day than the following day he could chose if he wanted me to either drive him to school in the morning or pick him up after school so he would not have to take the bus. AND EVER SINCE he has gotten a three every day. He now comes home and says, "Yep mom, another three, pick me up tomorrow, k?" I LOVE IT! Also every day he leaves to school now he gives me the I love you sign followed by him holding up three fingers to show me to expect another three from him for the day.
So not only is he listening and showing he can behave, but his school work is one of the top of the class. He loves to learn and loves concepts. The only thing his teacher said he has a hard time with is remembering the sound of "J." Other than that he is good to go!
We are just so proud of his hard work and dedication and that his teacher has noticed too! He gets to go have lunch with the principle next week (a pizza party) to celebrate being STUDENT OF THE MONTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH!