Snuggle Up and Read

      This week and next week is Read-a-thon at our school, where we push for the kids to read more than usual. They have goals to read at home, and we also do special things at school. This week, my class had some big buddies (8th, 9th, and 10th Grades) come in to read with us. Our class is also doing two author studies about Chris Van Allsburg and Jerry Spinelli.



Even I wore pajamas to school, which one of my students
took a picture of as I was setting up our tent!

      Friday was also a special day: Snuggle Up and Read. Besides just being Snuggle Up and Read Day, it was also a half day of school and Valentine's Day. We certainly had a lot of fun! Here are some pictures that tell more about our day. After the pictures are some prayer requests and praises, so please scroll down to be able to pray for specific requests. Also, here are links to some new videos about my school:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yADYtLUSvSs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXlJiNcrPuY
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6fGHXxjyUc

One of my roommates graciously agreed to let me borrow her tent
so that my students could enjoyed reading inside of it.
With the help of my students and directions, we had it up in no time.

How many fourth and fifth graders does it take to set up a tent?

 

Answer: As many as there are because they all want to help.
Plus, the tent was huge!

We did it! Time for the fun to begin!



Most of the day was spent reading in some form.



We even invited some of our little buddies to come read in our tent!



It was also Valentine's Day, so towards the end
of our half day, we passed out valentines
and started a related art project.

After everyone was packed up and ready to go home, we all gathered in our
tent for one last story: Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg.

Some kids hid from the camera that was trying to get a picture of all of us.

Gifts from my kids. They're so sweet!

 Prayer Requests and Praises

-Snuggle Up and Read Day went really well! It was the first fun day that I had planned that didn't end up with some kind of drama.

-Pray for the NICS Job Fair that is today. Our school has open positions for next year as does many other NICS schools. It was one year ago that I was there and heard about ICS.

-One of our staff members with a child in my class is finally moving this weekend. Praise God that their new house is almost ready, and pray for the transition.

-Pray for the country of Venezuela. It is going through a rough time right now. This week there have been a lot of protests and marches, but news about it is skewed and censored.

-Continued prayer for health. One student was sick this week. Many other students and staff members have family members who are having surgery recently, including my dad.

-Pray for continued strength and encouragement.

-Pray for students to think about their actions, choices, and faith in God.