Spring Ball

FHES's Spring Ball

Don't forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! ~ Hebrews 13:2


Last night the elementary school where I teach had its annual spring ball for the students and their parents.  I volunteered to serve on the committee, and boy is it a lot of work decorating and getting ready for it.  However, the students and their parents seemed to enjoy themselves.  Since this is my first year teaching at this school, it was nice getting to know my coworkers a little better. 

 

In the car heading to the ball after running home and having only half an hour to get ready.  Whew!

 

Armstrong and Booker having fun together.  These young ladies have such energy and are a lot of fun to be around.

 

Armstrong, Booker, and Hemmingway sporting our "Team Jassmine" shirts.  Our CRT's granddaughter is fighting cancer.  She is a two-year old cutie that is so brave.  We are all praying for her.  Friday almost the entire school wore our "Team Jassmine" shirts to support Jazz and her family.  I hope you will add Jassmine, her parents, and her grandmother to your prayer list.  I need to introduce you to Mrs. Betty.  She is our CRT and has such a beautiful heart.

 

This is a member of our fourth grade team.  We have nicknamed him "Bowtie" because he dresses to the nines with a vast collection of bowties that he wears almost daily to school.  Bowtie is a first year teacher and is doing a really good job.  He is very smart and has wonderful manners.  I would like to meet his mother as she did a fine job raising him.

In this picture, Bowtie was hanging the disco ball for us.  There was a black box that was hanging down that was an eye-sore, so we gave him some grosgrain to dress it up a bit.  The young ladies were teasing him by telling him it looked like a beehive.  We were all supervising but none of us wanted to get on the ladder to do the job.  He was a good sport about it and gave us more than a few laughs at his efforts.

 

Maybe one day soon I will write a blog post about how rewarding it is to be called into the teaching profession.  People who do not teach have no idea how difficult it is to teach in this day and age.  I have been doing it for 24 years and so much has changed.  However, the one thing that hasn't changed is that teaching is a calling from God and is so rewarding to know that God has entrusted us to educate His children.  Teaching is such a blessing even on those days when I am praying for 2:30 to arrive--quickly!!

    As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace. ~ 1 Peter 4:10