News on our house: we are closing tomorrow!! Amazing. It has been so surreal to go through the process of looking into buying a house and then actually being able to buy one! Looking at houses I was never really sure when a certain house would work out, and I am just super excited that the Lord was able to lead us toward this house! I love it, and I can't wait. Praise to God, the giver of good gifts :)
Our house has 3 bedrooms upstairs, downstairs it has a kitchen, living area, and sunroom! We are excited about the yard and possible future dog :) The house has 1.5 bath and is laminate flooring with new windows and paint! Pictures to come!!
In other updates, teaching has been quite the adventure. Every single day I thank God for being able to have a job in which I feel is my calling and I feel so lucky to have a job that I love going to every day. I know that the Lord has gifted me and placed the calling on my life to minister and love on middle school kids, and I know that God is going to provide ministry opportunities because He already has!
Some things I am learning about teaching 1) it is physically exhausting (standing all day + talking + being trying to be excited and energetic about what you are teaching), 2) it takes PATIENCE, PATIENCE, PATIENCE (I have students who ask me questions I have already explained several times, students who are disrespectful, etc, etc) 3) it is AMAZINGLY REWARDING. I love seeing my students learn, grow, and get excited about what I am teaching. Most of all, and so much more than seeing them learn science, I love that I work at a school where praying, sharing scripture, and encouraging my students in the Lord is something that is expected. It has been such a joy to see my students grow in the Lord, to encourage me with their stories, honesty, and questions. I have already learned so much from my students. Something I love about middle school kids: they ask challenging questions, they are still interested in what you have to say (for the most part), and they are able to grasp complex concepts and are teachable.
Here are a few pictures from my teaching adventure:
This is Miss Frizzle, our class hamster. In sad news, after 4 weeks in our class, she died :( :(
My students are still recovering, but I am hoping to purchase a new hamster this week!! RIP Miss Frizzle.
Some "After" shots of the classroom! Lots of lime green, purple, and black/ white :)
Front of my class!
This is one of the best labs we have done this year- it is basically a science lab where you look at the densities of different liquids, and pour them into a graduated cylinder based on the most to least dense liquid.
Link to the explanation of the science experiment!
Also, another super fun science experiment we have done that I have loved is the edible cell lab. It is basically where you create a cell out of edible items so the students can eat it!
I used: graham crackers for plant cells and cookies for animal cells. But this picture below has a graham cracker for a plant cell, vanilla wafer for nucleus, green m&ms for chloroplasts, and licorice for the cell wall.
Hope you're having a great week! Thanks for checking into my world for a bit :)
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Anna! You must buy a guinea pig instead of a hamster. They are SO much better and just as easy (if not more so). They are also more enduring against little hands :)
ReplyDeleteIf you need my help picking out a good one, I'm here for you. After many years of guinea pig(s), I know what to look for in a pig.