My certification practicum starts after the long weekend. I am sitting at a crammed desk with a pile of 15 books: four about literacy, two about science, three about classroom newspapers, two about gardening and plants, and a few others on classroom management and considerations. I have another pile of post- in notes which I am using as bookmarks on thought provoking pages.
Just now I received an email from Busolwe, with a handwritten letter from the grade 2/3 teacher. I had approached Busolwe Mango Grove last year when we were doing our second annual fundraiser back in November. I was astounded to learn that our school has grown to 200+ students! There are 70 grade two and threes. It is so exciting to know that my students will have penpal buddies in Uganda! I hope that the logistics follow through. But here is the letter which has added so much meaningful to my morning of planning:
