I can hardly believe that it is Christmas time and that the school year is wrapping up for the break. It is delightful :)
I have absolutely loved this time of the year with my kids. We have had a blast writing to Santa, making snowflakes, creating snowmen, and doing 'The Grinch Who Stole Christmas' as a Readers Theatre for the parents. Tomorrow, I get to be in with the kids and we are having a sweet fun-filled day of Christmas fun. I'm stoked.
"How dare you say Santa isn't real! How dare you say Santa isn't real!"
I shook my head and hoped the question would never be directed at me. However, the next day, it came...
"Miss Jacobson, is Santa Claus real?"
Um...alright, inside my heart even I still want to believe in the Christmas magic of Santa. Nevertheless, some people consider telling children that Santa exists is a horrific lie. Thus I responded with, "Well, what do you think?" He obviously responded with, "Yes", and I said "There you go!" And he seemed content with that, thankfully.
Later in the week a special delivery of cold letters from Santa, with glitter and snow, arrived at the school for the kids, I think they all were convinced he is very much real, and that makes me happy.
I am collecting an excellent repertoire of comical stories. The students never cease to make me laugh out loud, shake my head, or make me scream inside. In short, I successfully dealt with my first vomit situation, learned about following recipe instructions so that Science experiments work properly, and that I need to remind my class more than once then importance of being kind to each other. Every day is a fresh start to something unexpected, and I love it.
Very Merry Christmas to you if you are reading this. I plan to provide an update of something other than the teaching portion of my life. I assure you all is well and I am enjoying life :) God is good.
Until next time...
JJ
