For the kindergartners and first graders, Friday was the 100th day of school. The kids each made a special hat and a necklace with 100 beads (ten each of ten different colors). And since they had been counting the school days throughout the year thus far with an ice cream scoop graphic, Melissa decided to treat her class to some homemade ice cream for their celebration.
The ice cream was quite a treat for them ... their excitement was quite a treat for everyone around them!
For my kids, Friday was special because we received pen pal letters from a 6th grade class at Southside Elementary School back in Indiana. Mrs. Prestel's homeroom class wrote personalized letters to my kids and included all kinds of candy, bracelets and pictures with their notes.
My students were eager to respond and we got to work on our own letters right away.
At the end of the day, Mrs. Prestel's class Skyped us so that a few of the kids could meet "face to face". Hannah enjoyed a little quiet time talking to a few of her friends - these are her former classmates and they are very curious to find out about her new life in Haiti.
We are looking at one more week of class before the start of our spring break. Our whole family is especially excited for the break because there is a retreat planned for the first several days for all the missionary families - and it will be across the border into the Dominican Republic. We will be staying at a hotel on a beach! Since we moved to Vaudreuil in August, we haven't traveled more than maybe 20 miles in any direction, so we are looking forward to a little adventure.
When we get back to school in March, we'll have just one more week of classes before Mrs. Prestel herself comes to visit (along with her husband). And now it's not just my own kids who are looking forward to that visit, but all my students as well.
We are thanking the Lord for special days here and now and special days to look forward to!
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