6th Year Complete

My 6th year of teaching has come to an end.  Yay!  I made it!  It is so difficult for me to believe the year is over.  As I reflect on the year, I am grateful for God's faithfulness, guidance, grace, and protection during my first year in Cambodia.  This has truly been an eye opening and stretching experience.  I am so thankful God has given me the opportunity to teach here, and I am looking forward to another year with my class as I will be looping up with them to Grade 4.  

I had my students answer quite a few questions on the last day of school.  Below are a few of their responses.


Question:  What word would you use to describe Grade 3?
My favorite response came from Isaac.  "Marbles"  (translation = marvelous)


Messages to me...


Have a nice weekend and don't forget to come to school in August.  (This one made me laugh!)


Dear Miss Verdi thank you for telling us about Jesus and teaching us math, and telling us lots of things we don't know.  Love Hogi

 Yay!  We are finished with Grade 3!

 My three sweet girls playing Memory.

 Some of my boys enjoying a game of UNO.

 Vocable (It is just like Scrabble.)

 Beautiful girls with their beautiful butterflies

 Sothun and his owl

 Isaac drew some amazing insects.

 Last Day of Grade 3

 Ice Cream Party

  

 

Making Memories

  

He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

My class made paper mâché globes after learning all the continents and oceans.

Deborah reading to a couple girls in Grade 1.

 

Buddy Reading during Book Week

 

  

Treat for Fun Friday - Dirt Cups

 

They loved eating "dirt".

 

  

End of the Year Production - A play about Noah's Ark

 

I love hearing these precious children sing!

Memorable March

 My students spend two hours each day learning their native language (Khmer).

Nakru Panha (above) and Lokru Savda (below) are the teachers for these classes.

 

My girls playing with the hula hoops at recess.

  

The picture above is one of the reasons this post is labeled "Memorable March".  They are thoroughly enjoying a pizza party they earned after everyone in the class finally made a 100 on their Spelling test.  

 

  

My class goes to Logos (my school's sister school) once a week for a formal P.E. class.

 

My students finished up learning about the planets by creating these masterpieces. 

It is so hard for me to believe the school year is coming to an end.  There are only 28 days of school left this year!  As I reflect on this year, I am thrilled to see the progress my students have made.  It has been an absolute joy and privilege to teach students who are so eager to learn and grow.  I am thankful God has given me this opportunity, and I give Him all the glory for all the obstacles that have been overcome and accomplishments that have been made in my class.  I am proud of my students and eager to see how He is going to use each one of them.     

February Fun

 Fun Friday

My students enjoyed a Cambodian version of a popsicle.

 And this picture was taken after they ate the popsicles. :)

 My three sweet girls

My students have been learning about the moon this month and I found a great idea on pinterest.  My students made the phases of the moon with oreos!  They loved it!

 Stephen

 Jessica

 Deborah

 Vutha

 Hogi

 Chanto

 Monireach

 Sovannthyda

 Sothun

 Isaac

 Rengsey

 Thavroth

On Valentine's Day my students enjoyed red velvet cupcakes.

 

My class holding their books they wrote with a third grade class in NC using http://storybird.com/.  Teachers you must check out this site if you haven't already!  Our book is about all different kinds of animals.  Thanks Erienne for allowing your class to collaborate with mine.  They loved making this book!

 

December

I had my students finish the statement "If I were a gift..." and I thought I would share what two students wrote.  The one above says, "If I were a gift, I would be a Bible.  I would give myself to my parents because they could know more about God.  My parents would be full of love."  The one below says, "If I were a gift, I would be a doctor.  I would give myself to my family because my mom and dad are always sick.  My parents would be thankful." 

This is the most recent picture of my class.

Shepherds

 

Wisemen

 

Angels

 

Dress Rehearsal for the Christmas program

 

                                

Asian Hope International School now has two buildings.  Grades 1, 2, and 3 moved into the new campus before the Christmas break.  My classroom is on the 3rd floor.  It is the room on the far right side.
 

Views from my classroom

 

My New Classroom