儿子参选学校学生会(Student Council)

儿子今年三年级了,终于能参选学校学生会了(Student Council).  他兴奋着呢!

回家跟我说:"I am going to run.  And I will win." 晕! 这孩子还挺自信的哈~~

我拐弯儿问他:"How do you know you are going to win?"

女儿在边上接岔:"Mom!  Yes he will win.  They like him."嗯,看来儿子还算讨人喜欢的:P

儿子接着说:"There aren't many kids in my grade.  So I have a good chance to win." 我差点没笑出声! 平时看我儿子傻糊糊的,没想到人家小脑子里还算计"chance"呢!

BTW,学校他这个年级人少, 总共才5个人.三个女孩,两个男孩.5选1,儿子还是有道理的哈:)

平时俺对儿子睡觉管得严,8点钟一定上床睡觉. 但是那天给他开个特例,允许儿子晚点睡,好把他的演讲写出来.

第二天,孩子颠颠地上学去了.

晚上我回家,一进门, 儿子就欢欣地跑过来抱:"I won! I won! Guess how I won!"
"How did you win?"
"Sophi didn't want to run.  Chisa forgot to get her parents to sign the permission slip.  David had the permission but didn't write a speech.  Brooke had both permission and speech ready but forgot to bring them to school.  So I am the only one running.  Of course I won!"

哎呀,孩子年龄小,全是丢三落四的,呵呵.

我跟孩子说:"Great job being responsible!  Just keep being responsible - it takes you far!" 哈哈!

 

咱这个在中国长大的妈妈,对美国小学的学生会一无所知. 人家发了传单,咱一看,都是竞选活动跟慈善活动. 搬过来看看吧:

GOALS:

Student council is designed to provide the students with an opportunity to learn about community service and community leadership through hands on experiences...

GOVERNMENT/CIVIL SERVICE ACTIVITIES:

Our student council representatives will be asked to perform several functions that mimic representative style government:

• Provide a listening ear to those they represent by providing a suggestion box in class and then presenting these suggestions at meetings.
• Provide a classroom report of what occurred at student council meetings.
• Participate in Election Day, including “registering” classmates to vote and either running for office, or running the election.
• Visit a working local city hall and hear from elected officials.
• Performing classroom inspections to maintain school pride and create responsibility in caring for our surroundings.

SERVICE PROCECTS:

Our student council representatives will be asked to assist with service projects in several different ways:

• Fundraisers:  Family Friday Hot Chocolate and Donut Sales, Sparklegrams, and Car Wash (representatives will select the charities that will benefit from each fundraiser)
• Hands on help:  Making blankets for Star of Hope and delivering them
• Advocating:  assist the PTA's Outreach efforts by advocating and providing information related to our canned food drive, coat drive, school supply drive, and book drive
• Site visits:  visit school food pantry and the Star of Hope

 

跟儿子比起来,女儿倒霉呀. 她4年级,20多个孩子,竞选激烈. 就成了popularity contest:)
女儿本来脾气就倔,再加上她所有课程都跟学校五年级的孩子们上,好朋友都在5年级里,差一票落选.

好在女儿不在乎失败,下学期还想参选. 这种不屈不挠的性格,被俺跟劳工大力表扬!