I delight in preparing for a new school year! I always have and always will. Why, you might wonder? Well, partly because it takes me back to my childhood, when I would go to school with my mom and help her. But I have also come to appreciate new beginnings, because they bring hope and anticipation of a fresh start. We all need a fresh start! I believe this for every teacher, but for every student too! My process of preparing is similar to “spring cleaning.” I always need to move things around and change things up a bit each year. My classroom is my space to plan, prepare, organize, and create. I love the process of planning, because it causes me to reach for new goals, pray for my students, and allows me to look for new ways to impact and lead my students to success!
My mom has been an educator for almost 50 years! As a young girl, I watched her devote her time and invest her heart into preparing for a new school year. There is something so special when a teacher joyfully plans and anticipates the coming year. My mom created a place that made her students know that they were planned for! Her students quickly came to appreciate the care and heart she put into her classroom each and every day! Her students knew they were important and valued and she believed in their success! What an awesome role model she has been for me, and I know that my love for creating an environment that is warm and inviting came from my Mom.
My hope is that your child will strive for his/her best and thrive at Dove HIll School in the coming year! Here’s to a fresh start and to awesome new beginnings!
Below is a sneak peak of our classroom. I am anxiously awaiting our new school year and each and every student. See you soon!
This is amazing!!! I wish I were a 4th grader again! Thank you so much for planning and preparing a special learning place for Ana and your other students. You remind me of the greatest homemaker, God, who is preparing a place for us! How beautiful! Thanks for sharing. See you soon!
ReplyDeleteMuch appreciation!