September 2008 - Jenny Sanderson

Written by Jenny Sanderson

Tuesday, 16 September 2008

Hola! Sorry that it has been 2 weeks since my last update! I have been super busy, and sick to boot. Praises: * I had a very nice birthday. Some of the Moms of my class found out it was my birthday and gave me a surprise party. It was the first time! My birthday is so close to the beginning of the year that usually we don't have a celebration. * We had Open House on August 29. I was able to meet many of the families of my students, though there were also several that didn't make it to the school. * One more teacher was hired and has arrived to teach 4th grade. * We had a bomb threat last week, but it was unsubstantiated and we were only 2 hours out of our classes. (Last time, we lost 4 hours of school!) * I was sick last week with laryngitis. I still went to school as we don't have extra teachers for subbing. My students were fantastic and really made an extra effort to be good! * I have started taking Spanish classes with a one on one tutor. I am looking forward to learning more about Honduran homes as well as learning more correct grammar usage. * One of my students is a diabetic. The first weeks were difficult to establish a routine and I was scared of causing him to go into shock or something. We have finally got a routine in place and it has really eased my mind. Prayer Requests: * Please pray for my sister, Allison. I found out yesterday that she had a cyst on one of her ovaries that burst. * Pray for the salvation of my family members. * Please continue to pray for new teachers to be hired. There are still 4 openings - 3 elementary and one High School English teacher. * Please pray for Hector, a student from last year. I asked his parents to have him tested over the summer for learning disabilities.   He was diagnosed with Asbergers, a form of autism. Though my suspicions were correct, it will still be a difficult road of adjustment for him as his teachers figure out ways to overcome his problems. * Please pray that I will know when to have grace with my students and when to stand fast to "the truth." * Please pray that I will continue to figure out the balance of juggling all of the things that I know that I need to do each day, both as a teacher and as a child of God. Thanks for all of your prayers. I know that God is faithful to listen! Jenny Sanderson

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 16 September 2008 )

 

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