Chapter 8: Still Hopping

Another week has passed, and we are still hopping along...
Mr. Bojangles, the frog, is still hopping, too.  The kids are having so much fun with our class pet!  We have learned that Mr. BoBo will not eat crickets that are already dead, so we have to make sure to only put live crickets in his cage.  We have also learned that Mr. BoBo loves to swim.  We had a small cup of water in his cage for him, but I started feeling bad when I realized he couldn't even stretch out his legs.  We got him a bigger "pond" and some fresh grass and dirt, and he seems to be adjusting well.  He usually only comes out from hiding and hops around when the kids are not in the room.  He must not like all of their noise....

This week in 1st grade we learned:
-verbs (a word that shows action)
-how to classify a sentence with nouns and verbs
-greater than & less than numbers
-how to label the parts of a flower/plant

We experienced some sad news this week in my class - one of my students lost everything in a house fire.  Luckily noone was in the house during the fire, so noone was hurt.  But, they did lose everything.  My heart breaks for him every time I think about it.  I wanted to bring him home with me, but of course I couldn't.  The fire happened on Wednesday, so Thursday and Friday I spent a good bit of time talking to him and loving on him.  He did show some emotion on Friday when he told me that he was sad because they didn't get any of his stuff out.  I told him that it is ok for him to be sad and upset, but he should also be happy that noone was hurt in the fire.  I know time will help him heal, but I still want to fix it for him now.  My sweet parents helped purchase some necessary items for him until the family gets back on their feet.
Please keep my little guy and his family in your prayers.  He is my sweetheart.

We had a special visitor on Friday!  Ashleigh came to my class to meet the kids and experience a day in my life.  The kids absolutely loved her!  They kept asking "Mih Lemon, is she yo sista?"  The answer we found easiest to explain was, "yes."  They had lots of stories to share with Miss Ashleigh, and one little girl even said:
"I love white people and mixed people 'cause they hair is so long!"
I think Miss Ashleigh had a nice visit - and hopefully she will come back to visit us again soon!

Tomorrow is Monday, and I am ready for a new week!