[ S.E.W. and Other Things ]

S.E.W. is Spiritual Emphasis Week. Every year, the elementary sets a side a week to focus on God. I teach my students Bible every day of the week, but it is nice to set an entire week to just focusing on The One who has made the heavens and the earth. The focus for this year was Joseph and his journey in Egypt! I don't know how it happened, but I got volunteered to sing and lead the songs in chapel time with another teacher. I am not very musical, but I made sure I did my best. The kids had a blast with the music, the snacks, the skits, and the family group time!



It is hard to believe that I only have a few weeks left with my students. I am very excited for them to experience 6th grade next year, but I am sure going to miss this crazy, amazing bunch. Granted, we have three months left of school but many of the days is filled with Cultural Field Studies, Field Trips, Testing week, Easter break, spring break, and just extra things that must be done before the school year is over! I am very excited for CFS, or Cultural Field Study.





This where the entire 5th grade goes on a cultural experience for a few days. No school, but just the Kenyan land and my students! Super duper pumped to be able to see my kids in a different light.

[ Pure Love]

Wanna know how I feel today? Please watch the link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8welVgKX8Qo&NR=1

[ SMART board LOVE }

The greenry here is so astonishing. Flowers are abundant here, and quite cheap. I can get a dozen roses for 300 Ksh *about 3ish dollars* So there is no excuse to not have flowers in your home!

So much has happened lately it seems, although I think it is just because the school year is coming to a close and there is just not enough time to get through the this we need. Plus, there are tons of extra thins we need to do too!

It is hard to believe that I only have four more months here. I am taking it by day and enjoying the time I have. It will be very sad and very hard for me to leave, but I know this is EXACTLY what God wants. But that doesn't make it easier. Some days I am 100% happy and excited to go back to the states and other times I am saddened and just dont know how I will be able to leave a country I have fell in love with. And when the time comes, I will come back! I am hoping to do some light travelling over the next four months which includes going to Rwanda and Nakuru, Kenya!

Classroom Excitement: It was a dream when the SMART board installers came into my classroom two weeks ago to install the very first SMART board at Rosslyn Academy *and the only one as a matter of fact* I am very happy and blessed that I was chosen to be the very beginning of the pilot program. And as you can see in my photo, I am quite happy!

It has been so fun to show other teachers, and staff here what a SMART board is and how it works. Most have never seen one so it has been very rewarding to see them stand in front of this board with their mouths dropped in awe.

Even though the power has gone out so many times this week, the SMART board is still worth having. And the rewards of children learning in a totally different way is amazing. I am glad that I get to be the one to teach children a new way of learning! And grades have gone up because of it!

Well, I think that is all for now. Later!