Merit certificates

I thought you would like to have some information about our Merit system that we use to reward good behaviour, good attitude to learning and good work.

Basically the children have to collect merits, and when they get 50 they receive a Bronze certificate, a further 50 (total 100) a Silver Certificate and a further 50 (150 in total) a Gold Certificate. We gave our our first Bronze certificates last week, and another couple today.

By gaining a certificate, the children also collect points for their 'Tribe' - Ami, Bunan, Paiwan and Rukai, and when we count up all the points just before the Tribe Assemblies (next one Friday 21st Assembly), the children become very excited about what tribe may have collected the most points.

If your child brings home a Merit certificate, please celebrate this with them as it is quite an achievement, and ask them tonight how many merits they have collected already!

Have a great mid-Autumn break next week. Nick and I are off to Chicago and Kansas City to attend Beate's wedding. Many of you will know Beate, as she was one of the teachers in Nursery. She left in June to start a new life in America with her future husband.