Progress!!
What are you celebrating this spring?
I’ve been busy this week like I’m sure you have been too…
-Monday annual state testing began. Went to my monthly Pampered Chef meeting, I decided to jump start my Pampered Chef business with online virtual parties (10 for April and 4 for May).
-Tuesday my cellphone was stolen from my desk by a student in my first period class - it was the first time in 25 years kids have stolen my phone.
-Wednesday I attended the last Golden Knight game for the season and watched them become Pacific Division Champions.
-Thursday had dinner with my daughter.
-Friday met with a gal from the Boundless Foundation on zoom and went to Cocktails and Crafts with friends after work.
-Saturday drove to Utah for the day.
-Today…Packing and still not done.
So where’s the progress?
The bedrooms are almost completely packed. The kitchen is half packed. Moving boxes are all over the living room. Everything is off the walls. Laundry room, bathroom and hall closet are the only things left. I think I have plenty of boxes to finish the job.
Seeing more of my students turn in work this first chapter of our topic, when the last topic there was very few assignments turned in. I’m excited to see my students own their work. I’m not nagging or harassing them for the work. They are grabbing me and telling me they are ready for the work to be checked. I love it.
Students all day long ask if my phone has been found or returned to me. This makes me feel like they care about justice. I wish they were right.
Having friends checking in on me about the packing and moving, feels amazing. When you live alone and people message or call, it feels like unwrapping an unexpected gift.
Why does this matter?
I could be in the dumps about not having a place to live or not having my phone, BUT I was blessed to have a friend gift me with one of her old phones.
My principal came in to my class to learn how I’m engaging my students in their learning with empowering them in the grading process. He was excited for the outcome. It’s amazing at this point in the year to have students shifting to engagement.
How I can become fluent in Spanish? Beyond my Duolingo practice, working on it with students at school and then maybe I attend an immersion program next summer.
Helping students internationally by partnering with the Boundless Foundation and fundraising to help build schools is a dream I have. This will help me connect to schools internationally and learn how they work.
Restarting my Pampered Chef business reminded me I can create fundraisers to support the Boundless Foundation and build schools!
Thank you to my amazing friends who have brought me boxes, kept me company while I pack, and will help me move my stuff next Saturday.
Five weeks of teaching until summer vacation begins. Then 3 more years and I retire from this school district.
An epic summer vacation is planned traveling across the country with friends and family: Salt Lake City, Mercury, Dallas, Fredricksburg, Houston, Toledo, Maui, Oahu, Richfield, Tahoe and California National Parks. I’ve decided to bring my laptop to share my thoughts as I travel.
What are you excited about? What is your next adventure?