std #5

my std poster. still giggling.

coming back from lunch!

my standard five class

school day 2!!

how can it be that today is only the second day of school? i feel like the first day of school was weeks ago, but alas it was only yesterday.

today in my standard 5 classroom my teacher asked me to make a welcome poster for the students. she asked me to write "welcome to std 5". well i don't know about you, but the more common connotation for the letter combination std is not in reference to a school grade so i had the giggles all morning as i made my std poster. after that i got to make a poster for the word wall. this and helping to "correc" homework and make sure that each of my students brought a journal with them, pretty much took me through the whole morning of school.

today john picked me up from school with tia chum and we went home. thank goodness cause it is a hot hot walk home at lunch time. today for lunch: liver. since i am now a pseudo-vegetarian i only sampled a small amount. i told my family that i would try everything. it was pretty good, but i stuck with the normal cucumber-avocado-rice-beans combo. i don't think i've mentioned this before because it makes me sad, but brenden (the 15 month old) does not like me. he only puts up with me if i am feeding him something, and then he's still pretty against it. but today was the first day that gran said she thought he was growing on me. : )

when i returned from lunch miss lucy asked me if i wanted to teach the afternoon's science lesson. and of course! the lesson was about cells. identifying parts of a cell and comparing plant and animal cells. i was pretty familiar with the information so it was not completely out of nowhere.

tomorrow is friday!! i get to teach from "a history of belize" which reminded me a lot of harry potter's "a history of magic". if only i could be teaching at/attending hogwarts... if only. but i digress, belizean history is something that i am not really familiar with so i'm reading up on it before tomorrows lesson.

for all of you that this interest:

belizean national prayer

Almighty and Eternal God, who through Jesus Christ has revealed Your Glory to all nations, please protect and preserve Belize, our beloved country. God of might, wisdom and justice, please assist our Belizean government and people with your Holy Spirit of counsel and fortitude. Let your light of Your divine wisdom direct their plans and endeavours so that with Your help we may attain our just objectives. With Your guidance, may all our endeavours tend to peace, social justice, liberty, national happiness, the increase of industry, sobriety and useful knowledge. We pray, O God of Mercy, for all of us that we may be blessed in the knowledge and sanctified in the observance of Your most holy law, that we may be preserved in union and in peace which the world itself cannot give. And, after enjoying the blessings of this life, please admit us, dear Lord, to that eternal reward that You have prepared for those who love You. Amen. belizean national anthem O. Land of the Free by the Carib Sea, Our manhood we pledge to thy liberty! No tyrants here linger, despots must flee This tranquil haven of democracy The blood of our sires which hallows the sod, Brought freedom from slavery oppression's rod, By the might of truth and the grace of God, No longer shall we be hewers of wood. Arise! ye sons of the Baymen's clan, Put on your armour, clear the land! Drive back the tyrants, let despots flee - Land of the Free by the Carib Sea! Nature has blessed thee with wealth untold, O'er mountains and valleys where prairies roll; Our fathers, the Baymen, valiant and bold Drove back the invader; this heritage hold From proud Rio Hondo to old Sarstoon, Through coral isle, over blue lagoon; Keep watch with the angels, the stars and moon; For freedom comes tomorrow's noon. Arise! ye sons of the Baymen's clan, Put on your armour, clear the land! Drive back the tyrants, let despots flee - Land of the Free by the Carib Sea! love, me