Yes, I am a lifelong learner! Just this week my "teachers" have been ECS students! On Tuesday during a follow up lunch meeting about our first semester study on "friendships"with 4th grade girls, I experienced lessons in compassion, kindness, sacrifice, and loving others. The girls and I created a "time capsule" during our study in November, challenging ourselves to be a better friend to others. Their ideas included: speaking to people cheerfully, smiling at people, calling people by their name, being helpful and willing to serve, being genuinely interested in others, being generous with praise, being considerate of others' feelings, and being thoughtful of others' opinions. We opened our time capsule to take a look at the area we committed to work on, then I listened as the girls candidly shared how they were striving to be a better friend to others. While some girls at this age struggle with cliques and hurt feelings, these fourth graders are using peer pressure in a positive way to encourage one another and transform their classrooms. What a great lesson for them and for me!
On Wednesday I was honored to be part of a small group discussion of 5th grade students after their middle school chapel. I couldn't have been more impressed by their candor, their knowledge of God's Word, their problem solving skills, or their transparency to share how they apply biblical principles in their daily lives. I look forward to this semester and being part of this small group of amazing students. We will all learn from one another, I'm sure, but as an educator I am not surprised that I continue to learn from students!
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Mrs. Masterson,
The 3rd Grade at our North Campus will be commenting on your blog today.
Dear Mrs.Masterson,
I could not yell on the bus. I could not talk in class.
Jacob
Dear Mrs.Mastersn
I know way's I can make my
classroom a better place.I can include everyone and play with everyone.Talk nicely to every body.
Don't glare at people if you don't
like them instead of doing that try to be there friend.If somebody get's hurt help them.
Love,
Ally
Dear. Mrs.Masterson
At school I will try to help my
class do a really good job and I will try to keep the whole school really safe.
Dear Mrs. Masterson,
At school I will try to talk to everybody at lunch and play with everybody at recess so everybody will feel good. At home I would not fight with Grace.
Hope
Mrs. Masterson,
Maybe at recess I could come up with a game everybody liked or if someone was sad I could cheer them up.
Isaac
Dear,Mrs.Masterson
I could help by encouraging my classmates to do better in spelling.
Bailey
I could help the bus driver by not yelling and by being quiet.
Evan
Mrs. Masterson,
I think I could help make recess a little less rough by telling every body else if they have gotten to rough.
Sincerely,
Jordan
Dear Mrs.Masterson,
I would love making recess a
better to share and play together.
Sincerely,
Gracie
Mrs. Masterson
I could be less loud on the bus and stay in my seat. I could listen to my teacher better. I could not hurt people in my famly including my mom and my dad.
sincerly
Matthew
Mrs. Masterson,
I can make the bus a better place by being quieter on the bus. I could ask people to be quiet on the bus.
Sincrerly,
Timmy
Mrs. Masterson,
I was wondering when the 5th graders were doing chapel was Baylor in it or not? I will let the 2nd grade girls play since some do not want them to play.
Julia
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