Several weeks ago we woke up on a Sunday morning to SNOW! Now, the problem with boardiong schools is that there is no such thing as a snow day. Our whole staff and all the students live on campus, so even wehn we have snow, we still have school (although we start late to let the kids play for a while). However, this year, we only had a periodic sprinkling of snow, but it never really lasted. However, one beautiful Sunday morning, we actually had enough snow to play in. Luckily the girls way up pleanty early so we were able to go play outside before getting ready for church.
Throwing a few snowballs
Who needs to scrape snow when you have a dorm full of girls!
Despite the confused look, they really did have fun!
I love these girls!
So precious!
Now, I have to admit I am enjoying the beautiful spring weather. Although, wind has taken on a whole new meaning. Nothing like 30+ mph sustained winds! However, the sunshine is beautiful and I love that it's warming up!
Monday, March 14, 2011
I’m terrible at keeping this thing updated. Seriously, I always think I’m going to do better, but no. Yes, life is crazy, but I think it’s important to take time to reflect on it too. So let’s review the last month and a half.
A. Third quarter is done! Grades are done, and parent teacher conferences are Thursday. Hopefully I will have a chance to talk briefly to all the parents of my students! The girls did better this quarter academically and hopefully we continue to make progress this quarter. We’re starting fractions in math, so I’m praying that goes well.
B. On Friday I travelled to Phoenix with the 6th through 8th graders to go to the Rock and Worship Roadshow. It was fun, although a late night. Watching the kids worship God in a huge crowd was awesome. There were moments when the bus drive home was not so fun (we got back at 3:15 AM), but it was a great experience. You can enjoy this little clip for fun.
C. I’m taking a love and logic class. I missed the training at the beginning of the year, so now we are doing a class for all the new people. My students get to take Navajo twice a week while I am gone, and so it works out well. I’m learning a lot, and attempting to work on applying it as I go. Love and Logic is a really cool program, and I really recommend it to teachers or parents, or pretty much anyone who works with kids. www.loveandlogic.com
D. I am also taking a smart board training class. 3 hours on a Monday night is a little bit long, but I’m excited about all the things I’m learning. Clueless about smart boards? They are interactive white boards. They can make learning a lot of fun, but take a bit of prep time, so hopefully as I learn how to use them better it will become easier. www.smarttech.com
E. In the dorm we are back up to 16 girls. We had reached 16 in January, then lost 2, and now have gain two who left at the beginning of October. It’s exciting to have them back, and fun to have a big dorm. The girls are doing fairly well, although periodic sickness plagues us all (ear infections, strep throat, etc.—lots of kids on different medicine at any given time).
F. Today was my first day of teaching music. As the 3rd/4th teacher just began teaching an elective for the last 30 minutes of the day, I now have her students. After trying to figure out what to do, it seems that music is one thing I can teach to all the students at the same time. Of course, I still need to figure out what exactly I am teaching them all. (We decided less than 3 hours before I had them exactly what to do, so now I need to do some major planning.) If you have any ideas, please let me know!
G. In February we had a 5 day weekend, which was lovely. I spent two days in Phoenix, which was a lot of fun (and included a lot of shopping!). I also drove through Sedona, which is gorgeous. It was a great relaxing few days, although I did spend 10 hours doing laundry one day to de-lice the dorm.
Spring is here (at least weather wise), and I’m enjoying the new challenges each day brings. Watching these kids grown and learn is such an awesome experience. Some days I wonder if any progress is being made, and other days I see amazing growth. No two days are the same, and I wouldn’t trade any of it. I love begin able to see God work, and know that at the end of the day, it is all in His hands, not mine.
