Week 5 = HOT

Week 5 in Belize is well under-way, and it's been quite exciting thus far. I'm now teaching 3 subjects each week on a daily basis (phonics, math, science) which has been really fun so far! I absolutely love my kids! It seems like every time I talk to Josh he asks, "what are you doing?", and my reply is usually along the lines of "coloring". So, I decided to take a few pics to show you why I've been spending my time coloring. Please don't laugh too hard at some of my drawings; I'm not used to doing as much "free hand" work as I've been doing here. Nonetheless, I think my "blends" cards turned out cute, and they certainly brighten up the classroom! I love being in a Kindergarten classroom... it's been so much fun!!!

 

We're working on R Blends this week, and we've already covered the L and S Blends.

These are a couple of my favorite kids... Ramani and Alex! They're too cute and always have a great story to tell me! The picture with Ramani was taken yesterday when it was around 95 degrees here... I stayed hot nearly ALL day long! Today was much better though!

I also had a surprise waiting for me this morning when I arrived at school.... it was a card mailed from Lindsey, my best friend since 1st grade for those of you who don't know! I was super excited about it! Thanks so much Lindsey... the card was so cute, and it was really sweet of you to send!!!

There's the card from Lindsey and us on New Years before I left! Miss you!

On a more serious note, I would like to ask all of you to remember my teacher, Ms. Morales, and her family in your prayers. Ms. Morales grew up as 1 of 11 children and received a phone call today during school informing her that one of her sisters who lives in California had unexpectedly passed away this morning. She was 68 and going through dialysis, but seemed to be doing just fine when Ms. Morales spoke with her on the phone over the weekend. I know that Ms. Morales would appreciate all your prayers as she and her other siblings go through this rough time.