Lady Knight Maddie

Maddie has a sweet teacher who does things just a little differently in her classroom. She has designed their entire classroom around a Middle Ages theme and the students are all members of different "orders" (groups) who work together for rewards based on good behavior or academic achievements. Early in the year, Mrs. Anderson told the parents and students about a special ceremony she does to honor students who achieve specific academic goals and who have consistently good behavior. She calls this a "knighting" ceremony and presents the new knight with a shield and certificate and they also get some other special rewards (a sprite to drink during class, for example). A few weeks earlier at her Spring conference, Mrs. Anderson told us that Maddie was going to be the first student in her class to be knighted. The parents are encouraged to attend this special ceremony, so we worked together to find a date that would work to allow Mark and I to attend the ceremony. It was to be a surprise, so we didn't tell her of the upcoming ceremony. But on that day, when we walked in her classroom, she was completely shocked and confused as to why we were there! Mrs. Anderson quickly started the ceremony and it didn't take long for Maddie to catch on! Her face was beaming and you could tell how proud she was! And of course, we were so proud of her as well - what a big accomplishment to be the first child in her class to be "knighted"!!!!

Here is the video of her ceremony.  The lights were out in the classroom so the video quality is terrible, but you can get the idea!