Busy Busy Busy

We finished our whole first quarter! The first week of October was a week vacation for the kids, but we had professional development Monday-Wednesday. I made my first report cards with a bazillion subjects and skill sets I had to grade, not to mention comments too, had CEU meetings every day, and had to begin writing up the entire 3rd grade curriculum online as an update for the school. I didn't finish it, but I have until February when the school gets checked for that sort of thing. I also went to school 2 more times during the weekend staying until 6 one night and 7 another!

Now we have parent teacher conferences this Friday and Saturday, and then the weekend after that is the Teacher Retreat that got postponed when everyone was sick back in August. I like that it is later though because now I know everyone a lot better and I think it will be more fun. I have a few more pics of my students and other things going on here, so I'll post them as soon as I get a chance to breathe!

It is pouring rain right now and has been coming down since at least 3:00 today. (It is 8:45 now). We are into rainy season and the mosquitos are out! I have a ton of bites! The rainy season doesn't last too long though and I've been told that December has the most beautiful bright blue skies, puffy white clouds, and perfect weather.

Don't worry, I've been having some fun outside of school lately too! A bunch of us teachers went bowling in Chia recently, my roommates and I went to the touristy down-town area for an afternoon, and this weekend we are planning to have some fun carving the giant pumpkins down here and making every sort of edible thing we can think of with them (bread, soup, pie, etc).

Please pray for my 22 third graders

-for continued health (or healing in some cases)

-for learning obedience and self discipline

-for practicing acceptance and friendship

Thank you so much for continuing to join me in this! You are very important to the successes that God is allowing us here at ECA--

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