I'll never forget a parent telling me around Christmas time one year that she asked her child if I drank coffee. She wanted to get me a Starbucks gift card. His response was "well she walks around with brown drink all day but I don't know what that really is."
Yes my friend...it's my life line!
Do you ever put your coffee cup down some where in your classroom and walk around in a frenzy trying to find it? Finally you recruit your first graders to help you find it and they know within seconds where it is! Just a simple reminder that they are watching your every move!
JESUS & FIRST GRADE!
This week these two will go together. Why? Because let's face it...it's back to school time and we all need a little Jesus! Teachers need Jesus, kids need Jesus and dear mommas need Jesus!
My cousin has a sweet kinder this school year and we were talking about letting go through text with tears streaming down our faces! She shared this blog entry with me for moms of Kinders and it inspired me to share a few things from the other side.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/11070742
3 things this first grade teacher wants parents to know as we prepare back to school.
1. I will love your child. No one will love your child like you do but I will do my best to make sure your baby is happy, feels welcome and loved.
2. Your child is safe. As we build our community the first week of school I will make sure that our classroom is a safe place to: make friends, ask for help, share, be brave, take risks and be yourself!
3. I need your help just as much as you need mine! We are in this together. This year I will make sure your child is learning all year, grows, thinks for himself, makes friends, works well with others, reads, writes and has fun all at the same time! But I need your support! It takes a village!
So as we go back to school please say a few prayers. I am doing the same on my end for your firstie and your family. Pray for your child's teacher. She needs it. We work hard to make sure your child gets on the right bus at the end of the day and still has a smile on her face! Pray for your child's principal! He is doing more, handling more and listening to more than you can even imagine!
I know we can't wait to see their smiling faces in the meantime take a look at our space now.
We are getting closer to getting ready for our friends...here's a sneak peek of some progress in our fun space in first grade! Still lots of work to be done! A teachers job is never done! We are thinking about those kiddos all summer!
