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Teacher Tammy's Blog"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances..." 1 Thess. 5:16-18 November 08 Memory VersesMany of you read about the reading challenge our school had going during the first quarter. It was a lot of fun for the kids and teachers alike and was a great opportunity to encourage our kids to enjoy reading!
Recently, our school has begun a new challenge...a memory verse challenge. It is a way to encourage our kids to know their Bible well! Each level, all the way down to preschool, has set a goal of a certain number of verses to memorize each week whether it be 1, 2, 3, or 4.. Throughout the week, the kids practice them in class and at home and then share them with their teachers on Friday!
It is so much fun to hear them quoting scripture! Every day at snack time kids run up and tell me, "Teacher Tammy, I know my verse!" They love reciting them to anyone who will listen. The Level A students have even been wearing their verses on a necklace so anyone can stop them and ask them to recite the verse. Yesterday, I stood in the middle of the yard at the shelter with a few kids and all together we ran through the verses we had memorized in the last few weeks! What a beautiful sound that was! November 01 Moving, Moving, Moving It has been a week of movings...last Saturday the entire Eicher house moved into the new Duterte house. Then this Saturday the entire Cherne home transferred to the Eicher house. Moving is a lot of work, but it really was a great morning! I wish you could've seen it all...the whole CSC family went to work moving boxes, clothes, beds, mattresses, cabinets, cribs, couches, and kitchen supplies out of Cherne. It had to be completely empty so that the renovations can be started this week. The aunties, uncles, staff, and all of our kids down to some of the preschoolers pitched in to help out. Melrod made about a million trips back and forth with the little red wagon carrying house supplies. Jashly carried toys one by one across the yard. Jonjon helped Uncle Joel organize the store room. The big boys showed off their muscles by helping with some of the heavier things. But I'd have to say the awards for the best workers would go to Charydyn, Riza Mae, and Rafael. Rafael is small, but he was certainly pulling his weight. I loved watching him carry mattresses! He put them over his head, but he is so short that the mattresses hung nearly to his feet in both the front and the back. That didn't stop him though! As soon as it was deposited in its new location, he would literally run back to find something else to carry. With a lot of teamwork, we were able to completely clear out the Cherne home by mid-afternoon! The shelter is a little confusing at the moment. The Cherne home stands dark, silent, and empty. The Eicher home is now filled up with Cherne kids. (We are calling them "Chicher" kids while their house is being redone.) I'm so used to them living in the Cherne home that I do a double take everytime I see one of them enter the Eicher home. In addition to that, the former Eicher kids are now living in the new Duterte home. All of the kids are still getting used to their new homes...after school many of them have accidentally gone to the wrong houses. But despite being a little confusing, it has been a very exciting week for all! The Duterte kids are thoroughly enjoying their new home and the Cherne kids are excited for their home to get fixed up as well! October 25 This Week's HighlightsWhat a great week it was!
1. One day this week, my math class was working on a program on the internet. I explained that it was just the trial version because we would have to pay to have the full version. John Ray asked me how I would pay for it if I wanted it. When I told him "with a credit card", he responded with, "Where do you put it? In the printer?" I had to laugh- he thought I needed to run my credit card through the printer to pay for it. Funny!
2. On Friday, our school held our annual United Nations Day. The teachers split the school up into different countries and the children travel through them. The kids look forward to this every year! This year, they traveled through Egypt, Jamaica, Korea, Mexico, and Romania. Wrapping each other in toilet paper as mummies, breaking a pinata, and egg painting were just a few of the fun activities this year! Food is always a big hit and the kids got to sample everything from chips and salsa to mashed potatoes to a rice concotion wrapped in seaweed! The day ended with a game of Jeopardy that asked questions from each country. It was fun to see what the kids remembered! The last two days I have heard a lot of greetings in Spanish and Romanian and I have a feeling that will continue for a while!
3. Saturday was an important day at CSC. It was the day of the BIG move! Finally! The kids have been looking forward to this day for months. It started out with a walk through of the house...in each room we gave an orientation and then prayed over it! As soon as that was finished, all of the Eicher kids went tearing back to their house to grab their belongings and make the short trek to the new Duterte home! They were so excited! Smiles were everywhere and they practically ran back and forth grabbing more boxes to carry! Everyone pitched in- even the Cherne house kids. It was so fun to see the kids in their new rooms, checking out their new cubbies, and organizing their belongings! Even when it was time to play outside, many of the kids chose to sit in their new rooms or the living room and just ENJOY their new house. Many of them chose to take showers in the middle of the day just because they wanted to try out their cool new bathrooms! Here is a picture of Rafael and Jeffrey enjoying the new house!
 October 18 Julieto Today I want to tell you a little about one of my students- Julieto. Julieto is 19 years old and lives in our Teen Home. He has lived at CSC for almost 10 years. It has been amazing to see how much he has grown and changed in those years. Julieto was actually one of my students during my first two years of teaching here. School was really difficult for him and he ended up taking two years off to work. Last year he decided he wanted to go back to school to finish elementary and high school. In order to go to high school, he first needed to finish 6th grade at our school. So in June, Julieto once again began attending Children of Hope School and it has been so much fun having him back in my class! Despite the hardships of his childhood, not being adopted, and struggling with learning, Julieto has a very positive attitude towards life. His huge smile brightens up our room everyday and his sense of humor keeps us all laughing. Even when a concept is difficult, he tries his best and never gives up. He always makes sure he has his homework and loves sharing anything new that he has learned outside of school. This last week Julieto got up in front of our class and gave a short speech on Stonehenge. I was so proud of him! It is hard to get up in front of others, but he stood up their confidently and spoke clearly in English. Right now, Julieto's dream is to finish high school and maybe someday become a cook on a ship. While we don't know what the future holds for him, we know that whatever he ends up doing, it will be done with a big smile on his face and a positive attitude. Please pray for him as he continues on his journey through life. Pray that he will be able to grasp the concepts being learned in school. October 14 Baseball FeverBaseball fever has been running like wild through our older kids at the shelter. They were able to watch the Twins last game against the Tigers and parts of two of their games against the Yankees. Even though the Twins are now out of the race for the pennant, baseball talk is still one of the most popular subjects for conversation amongst our kids.
Baseball is not a very popular sport here in the Philippines. Before last week, most of our kids had never watched a major league baseball game. A few years ago, CSC had a team in a very small baseball league in Cebu. Besides that, the only baseball our kids have witnessed is in games they have played in the yard at the shelter. It was SO much fun watching baseball with the kids and seeing it through their eyes. They had so many questions. Their unique view of the game gave us all some laughs and I want to share some of their thoughts with you!
Those are just a few of the comments the kids made. It was great seeing them gain a much better understanding of the game and really enjoying it too! They are already looking forward to the next year and hoping they will get to watch some more games! |
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