So...Truman is going to school on Monday. We signed him up for obedience classes last night. He heads to his first class on Monday night. I can't wait!! He learns so quick that this should be perfect for him (and us!).
My students have been such rockstars this week! I love it! They have been read to come in and work and they have done such a great job. I love the change in them right after Christmas break. They come back rested and almost more mature. It is so great!
There is a little girl at our school that has cerebral palsy. When she gets sick often times she ends up in the hospital so that she can get constant care for her breathing. She landed back in there after Christmas after her family had the flu. The family was concerned because she falls behind easily in school, so they were going to have the hospital come in and do school with her for an hour a day. They were going to charge...get this...$80! For an hour! Needless to say, when the school found out about this, they decided to help and they are taking care of it and sending a teacher and paying them (less) through the school to go and help the family. I am one of the two volunteers that has stepped in to do this. It works out because there are only a handful of us that live in the city that the hospital is in (we commute to work). I went last night and I am just amazed at what a ray of sunshine she is. With the situation that she is in, she is still the happiest little girl I have ever seen. She doesn't look like life has handed her sour lemons or that life is hard on her. She looks like a little girl that is just happy to exist. She is so funny and we had such a good time. I can't wait to go back on Tuesday to see her!
2 comments:
Aww you sound like a fabulous teacher!!
Have fun this weekend! You are such a good person/teacher to help out the young girl.
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