Making Lists | September 2022
My students' journal writing assignment last week was to write a list...whatever was on their mind at the time. I gave some examples [things I love, things I'm afraid of, places I want to visit, things I'm grateful for, etc.]. They inspired me to make some lists of my own:
Things I loved about Alaska:
- The mountains coming up out of the ocean and meeting the sky = so pretty
- Seeing fireweed everywhere...it's such a gorgeous flower
- BEST was watching the sunset turn into sunrise without any darkness
- Being out on the water, watching for whale tails
Things I'm thankful for:
- I'm in my comfort zone teaching literature and language classes
- Fall is one of the best seasons for bike rides
- Ezra joined the varsity soccer team and gets to hang with friends at practice
- I get to spend Thanksgiving break exploring San Diego with a fun friend
- Ezra is getting used to his braces and they don't hurt so much anymore
Books I want to read:
- Orange for the Sunsets
- Towers Falling
- Books 2-4 of the City of Ember series
- Thirst
- San Diego Zoo
- Sunset Cliffs Cave
- Spreckels Organ [largest fully outdoor pipe organ in the world]
- La Jolla Cove
- Priest Lake was gorgeous as always
- The Abbotsford airshow was incredible
- I survived a 120 mile bikepacking trip
- Camp Mivoden was a blast for everyone [Ezra tried paintball!]
Our character trait at school this month is OPTIMISM. It's a good one for the beginning of the year. I do feel really hopeful for this school year! I love my middle school team and the classes I'm teaching. I'm excited for Ezra and Peter -- they're going to have more fun this year than ever before, I think.
Cheers to 2022 finishing strong!!