International Feast 2017

Parents, you truly went ALL OUT this year to make our International Feast an incredible success. I thought it was amazing all of our past years, but my goodness...this year was phenomenal. 

Take a look at this table full of Korean food! Everything was so flavorful. Our tastebuds were dancing!

The dessert table was quite a hit, too, with cake from Nigeria, eclair  and cute mini truffle cups from England, candy from Spain, and German chocolate cake, just to name a few. The beignets from France disappeared quickly!

Thanks also for the cookies from Italy, and the sweets from Scotland as well as the dessert from Nicaragua. 

 Christopher was very proud to bring his 3 dishes from Belize. The chicken was outstanding.

Sydnie's mom went all the way out to Porto's to get our potato balls from Cuba. 

And of course, the feast would not have been complete without our Mexican food! 

Parker brought pretzels to feed an army!

Julia's mom grew up in Sweden, so she brought the most delicious finger foods presented in the cutest way.

Xavier's Jamaican food was a total hit. The kids could not stop eating the jerk chicken! 

And of course, I'm quite partial to Asian food, so Vy Kay's food from Singapore made me so happy!

I am kicking myself right now for forgetting to take pictures of all of our crockpot dishes lined up against the wall! I'm including this picture below to show you (even though Mrs. Jarvie and Mrs. Snawder are really cute, pay attention to the crock pots behind them:)). 

Let's see if I can remember...rolled cabbage from Ukraine, stew from Cuba, chicken adobo from the Philippines, more Korean food including kimchi, rice from Nigeria, and goulash from Slovenia. 

I do apologize if I failed to mention someone's food...I'm doing this all from memory.

Here is Miss Rice enjoying the tastes from around the world. 

Here is Chloe befriending a new student that we will have in 4th grade next year. Thank you for welcoming her into the family.

Judging from the way the kids ate, and ate, and ate...everything was  SUPER-DELICIOUS! Thanks again parents and grandparents for working so hard to make this day a success. 

Edible Math

You know what they say...kids will remember things better if they can EAT them! (Well, no one actually ever said that except for me, but anyway...) 

 The point is that the kids LOVE the Cheezits Math day every year! 

I'm so thankful that the Cheezits company decided to create a perfectly shaped square inch that the students can use to learn AREA and PERIMETER!

I hope they will always remember the fun we had together in 3rd grade :) 

I'm going to miss these smiles!!!!

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!