Guys, we need to talk. My relationship with you is suffering, and I need some encouragement. I love blogging, truly, but I don't make time for it. That's something I've always wanted to improve upon but it wasn't until today, when I realized its been so long since I've blogged that my Blogger dashboard has translated itself into Vietnamese, that something's gotta give. Maybe I need to commit one day a week to blogging, no questions asked? Maybe I need readers to give me more feedback? Maybe I need to acquire a computer program in which all my thoughts and words are written out in text so I can skip the typing part of this? Regardless, I'd like for us to still be friends, so please allow me to update you on the last month(s) or so.
**(I did write something on here but don't like posting incomplete thoughts... here was some anticipated excitement for my mom's trip that sadly ended this morning.)
Good news friends, MY MOM IS COMING! On Friday! And she'll be here for more than 2 weeks. She has recently been bit by that ever so sneaky "travel bug" that grabbed hold of my siblings and I years ago. My mom got her passport after all of her kids did. If that isn't a true testament of a mother who made sacrifices for her children, I don't know what is. I am so excited to watch her discover a new part of the world and see how much her influence has shaped how her children view life around them. We have big plans of playing at the beach in Hoi An, Vietnam and reenacting Tomb Raider in Angkor Wat, Cambodia. We've been getting visas, booking flights and hotels, and going through the list of things mom is bringing me from the motherland, including Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and Betty Crocker cookie mix-- hey, I've gone 8 months without that stuff, let a girl indulge for once! ;)
Before I can get too excited about the prospects of this epic mother-daughter trip (edit: tell you about the trip that has already come and gone...ugh), I think I should catch you up on the last month and a half of life that I have failed to blog about. The day-to-day hasn't been too different, except for the little fact that I'm pretty sure my students are obsessed with me. Orrrr more than likely, its actually the content we are studying that they are obsessed with, but either way, I am more than pleased with how things are going in 4D. The amount of compassion they seem to have for other people is just plain inspiring. After doing a unit on "Cultural Conflict," my students seemed to be infuriated with injustices around them. Its amazing about 9-year-old Vietnamese students can recognize the impact of prejudices more than many adults I know. You should check out my class blog and see just how insightful these little people are: http://culturalconflict.weebly.com/ms-hannah-blog.html
At an assembly recently, Colin reminded the students that though they had just returned from a relaxing vacation, it was now time to regain focus and learn as much as they could. One of my students, in front of a completely silent study body, literally threw his arms up and yelled, "YESSSS!" He was stone-faced serious, I kid you not. Proud moment. Another student recently came up to me before recess with a lightbulb glimmering above his head and just about shouted, "Miss Hannah, when I focus, school in FUN! It's like we are playing AND learning!"
Get over here, kid, and give your ol' teacher a hug!
Moments like these remind me that I truly have the best job in the world. Moments like finishing report card comments and grading the enormous stack of papers I have let pile up on my desk, make me think differently (I finished 'em and maybe even a little bit possibly enjoyed the parent-teacher conferences that followed-- shocking!)
Alright, what comes next is a bunch of blogging vomit in an attempt to update you about all that's been going down here for the last few months. I think I will take one evening a week to blog, even if I feel like there is not much to say. Perhaps Thursday? I'll think about it and let you know :)
**(I did write something on here but don't like posting incomplete thoughts... here was some anticipated excitement for my mom's trip that sadly ended this morning.)
Good news friends, MY MOM IS COMING! On Friday! And she'll be here for more than 2 weeks. She has recently been bit by that ever so sneaky "travel bug" that grabbed hold of my siblings and I years ago. My mom got her passport after all of her kids did. If that isn't a true testament of a mother who made sacrifices for her children, I don't know what is. I am so excited to watch her discover a new part of the world and see how much her influence has shaped how her children view life around them. We have big plans of playing at the beach in Hoi An, Vietnam and reenacting Tomb Raider in Angkor Wat, Cambodia. We've been getting visas, booking flights and hotels, and going through the list of things mom is bringing me from the motherland, including Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and Betty Crocker cookie mix-- hey, I've gone 8 months without that stuff, let a girl indulge for once! ;)
Before I can get too excited about the prospects of this epic mother-daughter trip (edit: tell you about the trip that has already come and gone...ugh), I think I should catch you up on the last month and a half of life that I have failed to blog about. The day-to-day hasn't been too different, except for the little fact that I'm pretty sure my students are obsessed with me. Orrrr more than likely, its actually the content we are studying that they are obsessed with, but either way, I am more than pleased with how things are going in 4D. The amount of compassion they seem to have for other people is just plain inspiring. After doing a unit on "Cultural Conflict," my students seemed to be infuriated with injustices around them. Its amazing about 9-year-old Vietnamese students can recognize the impact of prejudices more than many adults I know. You should check out my class blog and see just how insightful these little people are: http://culturalconflict.weebly.com/ms-hannah-blog.html
At an assembly recently, Colin reminded the students that though they had just returned from a relaxing vacation, it was now time to regain focus and learn as much as they could. One of my students, in front of a completely silent study body, literally threw his arms up and yelled, "YESSSS!" He was stone-faced serious, I kid you not. Proud moment. Another student recently came up to me before recess with a lightbulb glimmering above his head and just about shouted, "Miss Hannah, when I focus, school in FUN! It's like we are playing AND learning!"
Get over here, kid, and give your ol' teacher a hug!
Moments like these remind me that I truly have the best job in the world. Moments like finishing report card comments and grading the enormous stack of papers I have let pile up on my desk, make me think differently (I finished 'em and maybe even a little bit possibly enjoyed the parent-teacher conferences that followed-- shocking!)
Alright, what comes next is a bunch of blogging vomit in an attempt to update you about all that's been going down here for the last few months. I think I will take one evening a week to blog, even if I feel like there is not much to say. Perhaps Thursday? I'll think about it and let you know :)
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