It seems that we have fallen off the wagon of keeping an
updated blog, so in an attempt to not totally abandon the effort, I thought I
would write a bit.
I can hardly believe that I just submitted my third quarter
grades. That means that we are down to the
last marking period, and the fight to keep kids' attention is in full
swing. The year has flown by. Travis and I have both had amazing groups of
students this year, and we are incredibly grateful to be able to spend our days
with these kids.
Travis coached the robotics team at Austin, and his fourth
graders made it to the regional tournament.
They brought home a few trophies after beating out a number of 8th
grade teams. I was super impressed, and
the kids were super pumped.
The Tournament
The Trophy
College Park, my school, has a world renowned robotics
program, and I have absolutely nothing to do with it. I stick to teaching Spanish and cheering my
students on at their sporting events.
The state STAAR writing tests are next week, and Travis has
been working all year to prepare the kids for these exams. They have made a ton of progress as writers,
and last Thursday they had, “Camp Write Along.”
You can see Travis singing below.
Pray for his students as they take these tests. Sometimes 4th graders and 4 hours
writing exams result in mini meltdowns.
Looking back over this year, I feel like God has given us
tons of opportunities to speak into the lives of these kids. Whether it be dating advice with the older
ones or consoling the younger kids when they are having a hard time, Travis and
I see the ways God is working here. I know that the jobs we have
here are a gift not to be taken for granted.
Although we have no idea what the future holds, we are
embracing being here now.
Spring Break in Savannah with Justin and Julie
My newish really good friend Jennie who is a missionary in Mexico came to visit last week.
