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I have really enjoyed this year so far with the students in my class. They are great kids and I find myself laughing often. Over the last few weeks there have been a few things that have been pretty funny! Here are the top three that I remember...
1. Since the students' first language is Spanish they often will directly translate things. One day one girl said, "Ms. Pearce, my front (forehead) is hot!" I had to chuckle with that one. :)
2. A boy in my class said, "Ms. Pearce I need to tighten my seat belt (belt)!" Ha ha...it took me a minute to figure out what he was talking about.
3. Most recently I was we were discussing singular and plural nouns. I was having the students choose which words represented only one. One of the options to choose from was the word sun. Of course that was one of the answers. While we were discussing it the conversation went as follows...
Teacher: "If you look outside do you see more than one sun?
Students: "No...there is only one."
Teacher: "Okay...the only time that you will see the word sun where it represents more than one is when you are talking about the Phoenix Suns."
Student: "Oh, do they have a lot of suns over there."
Teacher: "(laughing out loud) Oh no...that is a basketball team. There is only one sun in the sky!" HA HA HA
It was such a funny moment for me. All of my students started to laugh with me. Having moments like that keeps me going. I love to laugh!!!
A few months ago I had the chance to participate in the recording of the back-up choir for "Another Testament of Jesus Christ" which is the sequel to "Reflections of Christ" that came out awhile ago. It is a slide show of pictures taken in Honduras to represent Christ coming to the Americas. It comes from The Book of Mormon and testifies that Christ did come and that He lives. A friend and I went to a recording studio with about 6 other women and we recorded the soprano and alto part. We recorded each part 3 times so that Jason Barney (owner of the recording studio) could stack it and make it sound like a full choir. It was an incredible experience and I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to participate in something like this. Here is a glimpse of the slide show. Take a look....
The exhibit will be on display in the Gilbert Stake Center this coming Thursday night at the Val Vista Stake Center. It will also be in the Joseph Smith Building during Conference this year (they may not be able to play the music at that time, but the slide show will be shown and it is powerful)!
I hope you all will take a minute to check out the slide show. It renewed my testimony of my Savior Jesus Christ. I know that He lives. I know that Christ came to the America's after he was resurrected. I know that The Book of Mormon is true. I know that the Atonement is real and that Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. I know it is through Him that we can all return to live with God one day. I love my Savior and I am so grateful for the knowledge I have and more importantly the relationship that I have with Him. He is my best friend!
School has begun and it's quite overwhelming. I am teaching 2/3 combined ELD (English Language Development) this year. I have one student that does not know any English and a there is a wide range of academic ability amongst the other students. They are wonderful students and I adore them already so that makes it more bearable. But, figuring out what I am supposed to teach and how to teach 20 intensive students is going to be challenging. I tell myself everyday, "I can do hard things!" I am at an amazing school with tons of support which has been a blessing. I think that going through the RIF experience and getting to where I am now was a blessing in disguise...I know I am supposed to be at this school!
Another change is my calling. I have been a ward missionary for the last year and I L-O-V-E loved it! But, I was released on Sunday and I am now the ward choir director. I was sad for the change. So, it should be an interesting new calling. I am praying for the Lord's guidance on how to fulfill my calling!
I continue to learn how important it is to put the Lord first in my life! I have had a lot put on my plate recently and through the Atonement I have felt the peace and guidance I need to get through it. I am so grateful for the gospel and the happiness it brings me. I know God lives and I know the church is true! I am so blessed!!!!
My classroom this year is decorated in an ocean theme. I was looking for images to makes some things for my classroom and I found this picture! When I first looked at it I did not realize that it was a face painting...CRAZY!
I go back to work this week (Of course with teaching I have already unofficially started...it takes FOREVER to prepare a classroom). I can't believe the summer is already over, but I am actually excited for the year to begin. I have felt so welcome at my new school and that has been so nice. I am excited to decorate my classroom and prepare for the kiddos (My classroom theme is the ocean. My brother-in-law Jared and my sister Katie have b een helping me by drawing some awesome stuff. They are so talented!). I am looking forward to teaching older kids, but nervous for the program I'm teaching. I am teaching 2/3 combined ELD (English Language Development). All the students in my class will speak Spanish and I will be expected to teach 4 hours of English language development every day! I think I would feel better about it if I knew what I really had to do, but I don't! So, it is going to be a year of trial and error and hopefully lots of successes! But, I am so grateful I have a job and I feel lucky to be at the school I am at. Ready or not hear it comes...
