Well it is FINALLY Spring Break for our school!! Needless to say, it has been a very long time since Christmas break for the students and teachers. The good thing is that all testing is finished for the year and we can now concentrate on our core classes. The ACT test will not be given until June again so I will not even have ACT Prep classes until summer. That is another way I have been working to raise our money. For the April test I had one prep class in Jackson and another one in Thomasville. The students worked hard and hopefully they did well this past Saturday.
After teaching math all day and ACT Prep at night (all while scheduling around three boys playing baseball in two different towns) I am enjoying a week at the beach. Alabama has some of the prettiest beaches anywhere and we are so fortunate to be able to set up the camper and go often. We went to the Outlet Center last night and I found some unbelievable books. My children (my boys and all of my school kids) will tell you that I am a firm believer in reading. Even Seniors can learn from "A Bad Case of the Stripes" or "Oh, The Places You'll Go" and so many others. Sometimes I feel like a preacher and a teacher..or that is what the students say.
Well, I found some Scholastic books that are in Spanish AND English. One is "Little Red Riding Hood." I got really excited when I found some Beginner Bible, I Can Read books. There were only four of them but I am going to keep checking back. After all, it is a closeout book outlet so they never know what will they will get. I want to practice reading them aloud in English and Spanish...even if I don't know exactly what I am saying. The kids should like them because they are about Noah, Queen Esther, the disciples, and how Jesus saves. What an excellent way to witness!!
There were also several books in Spanish only. I got about 20 of these so we can leave some with each orphanage. We want to come up with something that we can give to each child. Any ideas are welcome.
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