Football/School update

This picture was taken two Saturdays ago. The U10 (under 10, actually 8-9 year-olds) girls team, the Deerness Valley Divas (great name, I know). They did great that day, 7-0 and 7-0. Last week they had one W and one L. They are 2nd in the league now. This Saturday they play the Angels who are first in the league. SARAH played goalie for two weeks and had a clean sheet (no goals scored against her). She is going to the doctor tomorrow to have her leg looked at. She has had trouble with shin splints, sore heels and now her leg has been sore since Sunday. Hope we can work it out before Saturday!
I am not sure where JOSHUA's team is ranked, but he is having fun. When he gets in the paper, we'll be sure to post it. His team name is the Deerness Valley Demons. How the club came up with 'Divas' and 'Demons' I don't know!
MATTHEW made the St. Leonard's rugby team and was 3rd best tackler in last nights practise. He has his first game on Saturday against Duchess High at the Alnwick Rugby club (near Alnwick Castle where parts of Harry Potter were filmed. He'll bus it with the team from the school as the game is a little over an hour away. I am looking forward to a closer game so we can watch him play! ALSO, MATTHEW has gotten almost straight A's this term so far. We are so proud of him. The classes operate in sets, like levels. There are five and set 1 is the highest. He was in set 1 in all his classes last year. This year he went down to set 3 in a few classes, but doing so well, he will move up a set each term as long as he is getting A's. We are so proud of him and his teachers are very pleased too. Thank you for all your prayers, the kids are doing so well and you know that makes a mom at ease. All of the other children are in the top sets of their classes too. HANNAH and SARAH were in lower sets in math, but moved up this term.
 
CALEB recived a Head Teacher award this week. He is a whiz in math just like JOSHUA. JOSHUA is just all around bright!