Mrs. Pierce / Madame Pierce

My favorite roles in life are, of course,

mommy and wife...

(daughter, sister, & friend, too!)

but I also really like being "Mrs. Pierce"

to my tenth grade English students!

Every May after we read Julius Caesar,

we have a TOGA party!!!

That day I have my three classes meet in the

cafeteria during their class for food and fun...

And a BEST TOGA contest!!!I don't know how it happens, but I seem

to get the ABSOLUTE BEST students

every.single.year!This year's bunch were so wonderful and

such a blast! I love that I can not only

teach, but also make friendships with

so many amazing kids. They all have such

distint and unique personalities! My goal every year is to make some sort of

personal connection with EACH student.

I have a great job...

and it's NOT because it's only part time!

I really do enjoy teaching and loving my students.And my teacher friends, too!!!Then a couple of weeks ago, I had the

HUGE HONOR of going to Walker's

first grade class as Madame Pierce!!!

I first read

"La Vielle Dame Qui Avala Une Mouche"

in French to the class.

The students were QUICK to realize that I was reading
"There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly"!!!

After I finished reading the French version,

I switched books and read the English version.

Then I taught the students how to say

hello, how are you, very good, very bad,

so-so and good-bye in French.

I used flashcards and then let the students

take turns having a conversation with me.

I had a BALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Such a change being with little biddies

in a classroom! They were SO enthusiastic and

were all such little sponges!

(I'm excited because I just found out that

I will be teaching two French classes and

one English class next year! Tres bien!)

Hudson came along for the lesson as well.

Walker had been BEGGING me to bring him

to his class. He had even asked his teacher

if he could bring him and Hadlee for show

and tell one day! Huds was quite a hit!At first I thought Walker might have been most

excited about having Hudson there,

but then I read in his 'favorite things about

first grade' project that learning French

with his mom made the TOP THREE!!!Being there was all my pleasure though!

How fun for Walker to WANT me in his classroom.

I'm guessing that won't always be the case!

So, I'll gladly take full advantage of that now!!!