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1 Timothy 4:12

Today I was reminded AGAIN that I have the best job in the world! I am so blessed to get to work with such amazing kids!

Ok, so you may remember my girl who rescued the cats... well today I found out, from her dad, that this gorgeous girl has been saving up her pocket money and yesterday went to Koorong and bought a white (I'm not sure why white, but this was an important detail apparently) Bible for... Julia Gillard.

Our Prime Minister!

Beautiful K buddled up this Bible with a letter that she handwrote, explaining who she was and the difference God has made in her life since she asked him into her heart as a five year old (a mere five years ago), and posted this off to Parliament House for our atheist Prime Minister.

I was so close to tears hearing about this gesture! I don't think I have ever met a ten year old who cares so much about the welfare, including the spiritual welfare, of others as much as this girl!  I am blown away by the way she refuses to let being young get in the way of making a difference, whether this is saving cats, championing the cause of orphans or telling the Prime Minister that she needs Jesus! I learn so much from my kids!

My Crazy Kids

Wow this term is flying by so fast! Only 4 weeks and 4 days till the holidays! eek! (and only 3 weeks and 2 days till we sleep over at the Zoo! Yay! Yay! Yay!)

Today my kids had an extra dose of crazy. It probably didn't help that my roll-marking question this morning was "what do you like to eat cheese with?" mmm cheese. I had 16 cheese lovers, 2 cheese haters and 8 absent kids today...hmm. I think we may need to have a cheese party soon. 

My favourite parent note today said:

Dear Miss F,
L will need some assistance locating the following things he has misplaced at school:
-hat
-jacket
-vest
-blue folder
-bus pass
-green drink-bottle
Thank you.

So basically...everything!
hmm (we didn't actually have any luck finding any of these things, it's even a whole class project now, with rewards and everything!)

My favourite quote of the day, when we were talking about farms...
Boy 1: But sheep don't even wash!
Boy 2: Why do you care, you only have slippers!

later on...
Boy 2: But camels aren't even real!

What?! Hmmm we may have a bit of work to do on animals this term.

My favourite teaching moment today was during Literacy. As my group was reading a girl noticed that 'agitated' fitted in the 'g says j before e, i or y' rule that we're focusing on this week. So I wrote it up on the board, while I was there another child called out "Oh 'gypsy' fits in the rule too and 'gentle'!"
A third boy called out "don't be such a genius J!"
"That's right 'genius' fits too!" Hehe, perfect timing! I love fun moments in my classroom!