McDonald's Night and Super Students!

Every month at our school, each teacher chooses one or two students from each of their classes as Super Students. The Super Students and the teachers go to McDonald's as a treat for their good work and behavior. Of course other students are invited to come along too :) These are my four Super Students from my 2A class for the months of July and August! (I have a 5A class too, but they get a gift instead of coming to McDonald's if they are Super Students.)

Sean is on the left with the red shirt looking straight ahead. Peter is next to Sean looking the other direction. Joan is next to Peter with the glasses on. Angel is next to me. I love these kids! They're good kids!

Sean with a bag on his head :) He's the oldest in the class by a couple of years. He's a smart kid and has a good memory. Peter, cute little Peter. He loves to volunteer to answer questions and come up and speak in front of the class. Joan, one of two girls in that class of nine. She's super smart and does well on all of her assignments!

Emma and I. Emma was in my beginner class. Although she no longer comes, she was Super Student in July, so she came tonight. She's a cute girl! It was good to see her again :)
(Emily is in the picture to the left. She's one of the secretaries at the school and she is awesome!)

Penny is so cute! She does not like getting her picture taken. This is the best picture I could get of her tonight ;) She's in my beginner class. She actually speaks pretty well and can read a little bit, but she's quiet. She can be so much fun, when she opens up :) I love this girl!

Stanley, oh Stanley! What can I say about this kid?! Well he's in my beginner class also. He can be a little difficult. He doesn't like to listen to teacher sometimes, but he can also be very good when he wants to be!

I love this picture of Stanley! He put his hand up right after this because he didn't want his picture taken, but I got this awesome picture before he got his hand up :) I also love this kid!

Barbi is on the left and Eilleen is on the right. They're sisters. They are so cute (at least most of the time:) They're both in my beginner class, but Eilleen actually goes to a more advanced class too. They both learn quickly and remember well.

Here's an entry from my journal on Friday, August 27, 2010:

"We've been here a little over two months now! It's crazy! I love it here! I really look forward to the weekends and the adventures we'll go on. I'm starting to love my students. They're difficult at times, but I am definitely starting to be attached to them. :) Teaching is still hard. In a way lesson planning is getting easier as I get more into a routine, but it's still hard to actually get up in front of the class and stay enthusiastic and keep the kids quiet. As it is with any job, some days are better than others... I really do like [teaching] but it just is challenging."