It's already been 5 weeks!

It seems surreal to think that we have been in school 5 weeks at this point.  Then there at times that it seems like I have been with this particular group of kids for much longer.  It is amazing how fast you can bond with a group and make them your own.  That is how I feel about my kids each year.  They become my own and just as a mother would, I try to help them with their problems, care for their needs, and then teach them.  When a child comes in hurting or hungry, the teaching just has to take a back seat.  I feel very strongly that you have to teach the whole child.  In the teaching role, you become so many things to a child.  It is my hope and prayer that I can be exactly what each of "my" kids need this year.