So the carnival came and went and was a success.
Anne Denny ran the thing, and signed me up for the hockey booth. Very appropriate for a girl from the Detroit area. I got to work on my slapshot all night. It was fun, the only sport I could actually help the kids with, so it worked out very well. It was really neat because I got to meet some of the kids from the neighborhood who don't go to Immanuel Mission School, and some who may be my students next year!
The next day I went with some friends to a place called Canyon de Chelle (pronounced shay) or Rock Canyon. It has cliff dwelling ruins, including one called "White House", and we hiked down 1.5 miles and then back up to see them. I got a lot of amazing pictures that I will try and post, once I figure out how to upload them and all.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Mel
Friday, February 16, 2007
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Sometimes you feel like a ......
Nut! I almost always do!
That is not really the topice for today's blog, I just had that in my head.
So, I am down to 7 kids now in my class, and they are for the most part well behaved, for kindergarteners and we are starting to learn how each other work. I think I am beginning to get the hang of some things, but I still worry if I am teaching them what they need to know for first grade and is it sinking in! We are so behind in math, but then sometimes we aren't and I skip lessons 'cause they already know that! So, I can only really say that things are going. We are working on putting letter sounds to letters in a word, and writing a letter when they hear a sound. I have found some things that they like, and found that when I just let them play a little more, things in the lessons often go quicker! Go figure!!
One of my kids who had been a major discipline problem is doing so much better!! Praise the Lord!! He really is a sweet little guy and just gets over excited about thing and wants to hit alot, but he is really doing well now!! I know this is also the Lord granting me patience to get through to him, before I lose my cool!
Pray for me and my kids as we seem to be the sickies in the school. I have been sick at least once a month since September it seems, sometimes twice, and almost always have someone in my class staying inside for recess because they are sick! The germs abound and we have regular group hand sanitizer sessions! But, on the upside, no one got the chicken pox.
Here comes the carnival! Friday is the annual school carnival and I might be doing face painting! How did that happen? I don't know how that will work, but I will let you know
Spring Break is coming up in March and I am heading to Kansas and St. Louis with the Blooms. Hurray!
Hope every one is doing well and enjoyed this little update. See you later!
That is not really the topice for today's blog, I just had that in my head.
So, I am down to 7 kids now in my class, and they are for the most part well behaved, for kindergarteners and we are starting to learn how each other work. I think I am beginning to get the hang of some things, but I still worry if I am teaching them what they need to know for first grade and is it sinking in! We are so behind in math, but then sometimes we aren't and I skip lessons 'cause they already know that! So, I can only really say that things are going. We are working on putting letter sounds to letters in a word, and writing a letter when they hear a sound. I have found some things that they like, and found that when I just let them play a little more, things in the lessons often go quicker! Go figure!!
One of my kids who had been a major discipline problem is doing so much better!! Praise the Lord!! He really is a sweet little guy and just gets over excited about thing and wants to hit alot, but he is really doing well now!! I know this is also the Lord granting me patience to get through to him, before I lose my cool!
Pray for me and my kids as we seem to be the sickies in the school. I have been sick at least once a month since September it seems, sometimes twice, and almost always have someone in my class staying inside for recess because they are sick! The germs abound and we have regular group hand sanitizer sessions! But, on the upside, no one got the chicken pox.
Here comes the carnival! Friday is the annual school carnival and I might be doing face painting! How did that happen? I don't know how that will work, but I will let you know
Spring Break is coming up in March and I am heading to Kansas and St. Louis with the Blooms. Hurray!
Hope every one is doing well and enjoyed this little update. See you later!
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