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Category Archives: school
It’s break time!
Summer break and bone break. Yes, you read right – I broke my left pinkie toe. (Yeah – I know, corny title!) Stubbed it on the corner of our new garden bed (pictures of which I still haven’t put up). … Continue reading
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The heat finally broke
(i.e. it’s only going to be 88 tomorrow, instead of 96 with a heat index of 103) Today, I finally just about had it with hiding out in one room of our house with air conditioning and not being able … Continue reading
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New Year’s Resolutions (a little bit late)
From some of the ESOL students: “In 2008, I will never fight and I will never get sent to the office because now I am always in the office. I will never use my cell phone [in school] and never … Continue reading
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Grading…ugh (and the occasional gem)
Today is the end of 3rd quarter. Can you believe it? We’re already three quarters finished! Today, I graded for about six hours. YUCK! My kids have been working on a big writing project for three weeks and they handed … Continue reading
Some pictures from the last couple weeks
We just finished up our high stakes state testing last Thursday. During that time, I had a mixed group of kids, who weren’t testing for various reasons. So we did origami! One student, O from Israel, really had fun with … Continue reading
This morning, the principal offered me the job…
and I accepted! Praise the Lord! Hip Hip Hooray!
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I survived
Thank you for your prayers everyone. Today, my interview went well. It ended up being a group interview with all 3 ESOL teachers at the school and the principal. It was pretty casual and often more of a discussion than … Continue reading
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Interview today
Hi all. I’d appreciate your prayers for me today. My interview at HMS is at 3:15 pm. Please pray that I would be able to answer their questions well and that if it’s the Lord’s will, the principal will make … Continue reading
New York is a really BIG city!
My trip to NYC so far has been a big whirlwind! I had a fabulous day yesterday – I didn’t get back to my room until 6:45 and then at 7:30, I left to go see Hairspray, a Broadway show … Continue reading
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Off to New York
Tomorrow morning, I’m taking the train to New York City for a 2-day convention of ESOL teachers. I am really excited about it! The county is paying for a few of us to go. We are staying in the Hilton … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 