Easter Party 2017

Let me just begin by proclaiming the birth, death, and victorious resurrection of our amazing Jesus by quoting the lyrics from one of my favorite "modern hymns":

In Christ alone my hope is found

He is my light, my strength, my song

This Cornerstone, this solid ground

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love, what depths of peace

When fears are stilled, when strivings cease

My Comforter, my All in All

Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh

Fullness of God in helpless babe

This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones He came to save

'Til on that cross as Jesus died

The wrath of God was satisfied

For every sin on Him was laid

Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay

Light of the world by darkness slain

Then bursting forth in glorious Day

Up from the grave He rose again

And as He stands in victory

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me

For I am His and He is mine

Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt in life, no fear in death

This is the power of Christ in me

From life's first cry to final breath

Jesus commands my destiny

No power of hell, no scheme of man

Can ever pluck me from His hand

Till He returns or calls me home

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

Amen and Amen. This is the reason that I live, and this is the reason that I teach. I am eternally grateful for His gift of forgiveness for me. 

And I cannot be more grateful to the Lord for the gift of these students this year. I mean, just LOOK at them! Yes they drive me crazy sometimes, but I love them. 

Here they are making cross beads to remind them of what the Lord has done. 

We then enjoyed a delicious feast. Thank you once again for the food donations!

The kids were SO excited to celebrate the birthday of our FAVORITE person...Miss Rice!! We thank the Lord for all that she has done for the kids (and ME) in our classroom this year. 

And finally, the Easter Egg Hunt that represents the NEW LIFE that we can have in Jesus! Thanks to Mrs. Snawder and her helpers for hiding more than 300 eggs!!

 Here are the happy hunters :) 

And of course, the best part is finding what is INSIDE of them!

I'm not sure if he is happy or not...LOL!!

Sweet story about River...one of his eggs was empty, so Miss Rice offered to exchange it for a filled one...but he refused. he wanted to keep it to remind him of the EMPTY TOMB of Jesus. That warmed my heart. 

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 

STORE DAY 2017

What do you get when you combine economics from Social Studies, designing from Art, adding/subtracting money from Math, and writing from Language Arts? 

You get the world-famous (or at least campus-famous) STORE DAY in 3rd grade!

Take a look at these unique places of business that each student has created. If you could read their Persuasive Essays, you would be absolutely convinced that you NEED to go to their store. 

After visiting the Bank of Johnston and obtaining a $50 loan, they were off as consumers and producers (they took turns many times:)).

The time finally came for them to return the loan to the bank, and find out how much profit had been made after all the selling and purchasing were completed. 

They counted...

and counted...

...and recounted until they were certain their numbers were correct. 

Our winner with the most profit was...JULIA KIM with the amount of $105. 

Congratulations, and great job everyone!!