Don't Forget Thanksgiving

I love this time of year...especially since we haven't had much snow this year yet. I am a HUGE fan of Christmas, it is the only holiday that I decorate for. Even though I love Christmas I am picky about not putting up any Christmas stuff or listening to any Christmas music until after Thanksgiving. I feel like Thanksgiving is one of the most over looked holidays, when in it is awesome. I love sitting down and thinking about what I have been blessed with. Even though I think that I have a tough life some times...I am really blessed. I hope you all took time to really thank your Heavenly Father for all that he has blessed you with.

Charity Week: Day 2

It is so hard to get students to donate money to a charity, that is why I give them "reasons" to donate. Every day I add something or switch things around that gives the a reason to donate money. Today I went to Walmart early this morning a bought a big bag of candy, then I let the students "buy" a piece of candy for $0.25. So today they could buy coloring pages or they could buy candy, I'm thinking tomorrow I might add in a game they could play or something. Most teachers in the school do not do much to help student government raise money and they are really missing out. I'm proud of every penny I've raised, my classes have donated $83.34 in two days. How amazing is that?

Charity Week: Day 1

One of the amazing things I love about the school I work for is the tradition of Charity Week. Every year student government picks a charity and they work super hard to raise a ton of money in one week. Last year they raised $12,000 for "Invisible Children," it was pretty cool. This year they decided to raise money for Breast Cancer research, since we have recently had two faculty members get breast cancer. The goal this year is $18,000!!!! I'm not sure if they are going to be able to make it, but I love the ambition. I'm kind of involved in student

government, I'm more of the person they ask if they can't find the real person in charge. I was in student government when I was in high school and I think it is just awesome, so I help out whenever I can. Last year I was able to get my classes to donate over $300...Today was day one and I already raised $43. Which I am proud about since done of my students knew what was going to happen today and they are sophomores so they don't have much money to begin with. Every day I have little things they can "buy" for incentives, today they could buy coloring pages to color at the end of class. That's right, I'm the coolest teacher ever.

11/11/11

I hope everyone made a big wish at 11:11 this morning. I know I did...