It's hard to believe it's been since October 9th that I've posted something. The time has certainly gone by fast. Since my last post, I've completed my lunches with students. Now I can claim to know everyone's name in the school. For some I have to think a little harder when calling their name.
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| Mrs. Price, leading our 3rd graders in one of three songs in our our Veterans Day Program on November 11th |
Our Veterans Day Program was a huge success. We appreciate all the hard work that Mrs. Price put in to prepare our students to sing. They sounded wonderful. Also, it was great to have a "local celebrity" come to speak to us. Doug Currin came to speak to both our students and vets, giving students a perspective of what veterans have to go through when they are deployed. We had 95 veterans come to enjoy the program. I think that is a record for us. We really appreciate all that they have done for our country.
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| Doug Currin, news anchor for KCEN, came to speak to our veterans and our students at our Veterans Day Program on November 11th |
We, as educators work pretty hard for the time we're here. My Uncle Richard used to bug me because he said that we only worked nine months out of the year. And there is some truth to that, but we put our 12 months in during a nine month time frame. Teachers use much of their time on the weekends planning for their classes. Each night they take home papers to grade while sitting in front of the television. We have some who welcome phone calls to assist the students in their homework. Our teachers here are dedicated to get the job done well. So when I speak of having a week off for Thanksgiving, while it IS a luxury to that that time off, it is a welcome break for our teachers who put in so much to bring our students a quality education. I am thankful for what I do and I know I was destined to be an educator, even though there were no educators in our family, going back generations.
As we enter December, rest assured that your students are being taught well. Thanks for helping us out in the educational process. You are all so supportive of what we do here.
