Beijing has been absolutely beautiful the past few weeks. There was a special world-wide conference in Beijing which means they completely change what it's like. Factories are shut down and traffic is restricted so the pollution leaves. Wow!!! We could breathe fresh air for a long time. In addition to that, we got six days off of school. Granted, we need to make some of them up, but... it was a very nice break to have. :)
The first quarter has been going really well. Sometimes I feel like a real teacher. Yesterday I lead a professional development day for the teachers (I had to as part of my master's class). My students seem to be learning and most of the time the classroom is under control. Here are some pictures of the reading projects we did for the past book. They turned out really well!
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| Hallway bulletin board |
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| Fourth Grade |
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| Third Grade |
Each semester we need to go on a field trip. This semester we went to the Temple of Heaven with the students. The first grade teacher created a scavenger hunt complete with different tasks they had to do. It kept the students involved and allowed them to see a large part of the park. I LOVED spending a whole day with the students outside of the classroom. You remember more and more that they are kids, not just students. They worked together so well and each group had fun!
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| We were supposed to look scared. |
The holiday break gave me a chance to catch up on homework, do some Christmas shopping, and visit the 798 Art District. Now, a two day week and another weekend!!!
Thanks for keeping us all in your thoughts. It's great to see my students growing as young chstians. It's great to know that the HS is working here and elsewhere. Enjoy the holiday season!
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| My group by the Temple of Heaven |
