I thought that some of my blogger followers might want to see the 28 little reasons why I love my job so much ... And I thought some might want a little bit more detail about what I do exactly - I know we've been here for 7 months [CRAZY, huh?] already ... but better late than never ;)
These are my K1's. For those of you who don't know K1 is made up of 3 year old's. I had 3 two year old's at the beginning of the year but as of December, they are all 3! I started the year with 6 K1's and now I have 10 little rascals!
K1 was probably the hardest thing about my job at first. I just didn't know how to teach them, but as the year has gone on, and with help from my amazing assistant, Mia, I am really loving them! I am even excited for K1 next year (can't believe I'm saying that ... haha)
They really love to make a mess as you can see above :)
K1 was probably the hardest thing about my job at first. I just didn't know how to teach them, but as the year has gone on, and with help from my amazing assistant, Mia, I am really loving them! I am even excited for K1 next year (can't believe I'm saying that ... haha)
They really love to make a mess as you can see above :)
Welcome to K2! I love these kiddos so much! I don't even know what we were doing here. But this is our ABC carpet where lots of learning happens ... hopefully ;)
K2 is made up of 4 year old's. Some of them may turn 5 by the end of the year, but they are all 4 right now. I have 18 kiddos who all bring something incredibly special and unique to our classroom. Some are angels (almost) and some are challenges, but I love [and even like] them all and I am so blessed to have them as my first real class!
K2 is made up of 4 year old's. Some of them may turn 5 by the end of the year, but they are all 4 right now. I have 18 kiddos who all bring something incredibly special and unique to our classroom. Some are angels (almost) and some are challenges, but I love [and even like] them all and I am so blessed to have them as my first real class!
We took our first field trip (K1 and K2) in November to a "farm" here in the Jakarta area. Here they were listening the guide talking about fish (in Bahasa of course - so I never knew what was going on). This was a crazy day - but full of educational fun :)
Some of my favorites [oh wait, did I say that? ;)] on the bus ride home from the field trip.
K1 and K2 (not everyone was here on this day) on Indonesia's Independence Day. This was a fun day with a big lunch and fun games! That is wonderful Miss Mia in the back! :)
I can't believe that I have been teaching these kiddos for 7 months! Term 3 is over March 9th! That means only one more term to go after that! It's crazy!! I have already learned and grown so much!
I love the feeling I get when I hear one of my kids in the morning say "good morning Mrs. Amanda" with a huge smile on their face and I will never get tired of it when they give me a picture they drew me at their house over the weekend or tell me they love me. These kids bring so much joy to my life and I am SO blessed to be able to say that I LOVE my job! Yes, I am tired a lot, yes, they drive me CRAZY sometimes, and yes, some days I don't feel like really going to work, but when I think about it, I wouldn't want any other life right now.
I pray that I am making as big of an impact on them as they are making on me. Please pray for these kids. About 12 out of my 28 kids do not come from Christian homes. And many of my kids from Christian homes still don't have anywhere close to the kind of life I would hope for them. Pray that I am able to continually show them Christ's love each and every day. I sometimes get discouraged with their age. It is hard to see if I am having any impact on them at this age, but I pray that, if nothing else, they feel loved when they come to my class.
Thank you for caring, encouraging, and praying!
Bye for now.
Bye for now.
