…to my dear friend, anna ruth.
who won a very prestigious teaching award today…
…the golden apple.
while she was quietly instructing her kids this afternoon as she so beautifully does every day…
her classroom was bombarded by throngs of people…t.v. cameras…newspaper reporters…
…and she was handed the golden apple in front of her happy little students.
i watched afterward as she held the apple, beaming, and asked the eager little faces of her students to describe it with adjectives.
shiny, gold, heavy, they said.
“who can think of a simile?” she asked?
reflective as a mirror, one little boy said.
i love how even in this moment that should belong to her, she made it about her students.
you are so deserving, anna ruth, and i am so happy for you.
*if you’re in the naples area…she’ll be on the news tonight and front page paper tomorrow.
~k
Awww…what SWEET pics! What a moment to cherish for AR & her kiddos! How fun! Love the pics….CONGRATULATIONS, Anna Ruth!
HEY…..that’s my comment! No offense to Marlene ( I don’t know who she is). But I got your e-mail, went to your blog, saw the pics and commented!
LOL…WTH?!?
LOL….something crazy is going on. Now, I left more comments and my name came up “Marlene” again!
CONGRATULATIONS, Anna RUTH!!!!!!! :o)
Stephanie (Lavin) Miller
congrats to your friend! i hope when my little goes to school is blessed with such a great teacher!
i spy lily grace in a golden apple!
LOL!
can you find her?
hint: someone is wearing her…
i meant he is blessed with such a great teacher…can’t have typos when writing a comment about a teacher! (shhh, might show my homeschooling roots).
CONGRATULATIONS ANNA RUTH!!!!!!!!
this is so exciting-you are amazing and what a HUGE honor!!!! so happy for you and for your class who shares this with you.
xoxo
Everyone here at Poinciana is so proud of Anna Ruth! She is very deserving of the Golden Apple. How special that you were there to capture this moment for her!
This is soooooooo exciting and you are SO deserving AR!!!
LOL so hard at lily’s reflection in the apple in pic 1!!!!
Thank you for coming to school and being apart of this amazing day. It will be a day I never forget.
Congratulations Anna Ruth!!! You are so deserving and I can’t wait to see the news coverage. How exciting!
Thank you Kelly for helping us in NC feel the excitement and joy for our lovely daughter. The pictures speak volumes.
First of all, I love Marlene! Second of all, I always knew Anna Ruth is incredibly and creatively gifted–now it is great to see that others recognize it as well. Thank you Kelle for letting us all be there for the reveal! And how “annaruth” of her to even use that moment to teach her blessed classroom about similes! Congratulations. (And Marlene, what did you do with our friend Stephanie?)
What an honor for Anna Ruth. We are so lucky to have teachers like her in Collier County. Congratulations, you’re students are very lucky to have you in their lives.
I am so proud of her but she deserved it so much! Congrats Anna Ruth! and Kelle what a great friend to be there taking photos! True friends so amaszing!