Sorry I haven't updated you all in awhile, I've tried to but the internet has been off and on lately.

Today afterschool I had the best time. I took my bible study girls to the House of Hope, it was so fun. We just played with the kids, made bracelets with them with beads, drew chalk drawing together. It was so fun. That's my favorite place to be. Just playing with kids and holding them in your arms. Its the best. There are 68 kids there. I just sat and drew chalk with them and then they'd just come sit on my lap and I'd hug them and tickle them. It was sweet. I'm also glad I got to take my bible study girls there. They all loved it so much and were asking me, "When can we come back Miss Sarah??" So we will definitely plan another trip there :) And then on the ride back they all sang worship songs in the back of the truck, it was sweet. And they have really good voices too.

Today at school, that was another tough day, it's just hard to get them not to talk while I talk. And I've been stricter, but it doesn't always work. BUT during math I brought out the "silent turtles". They are little turtles that I made out of pipe cleaners and hot glued googly eyes to them, they're really cute looking. And today I told them that while their working on their math workbook, they may get visited by one of the silent turtles (I only made four). But the turtles only visit students who are not talking. And the turtles are scared of loud voices, so if you talk while their on your desk, they'll run away (aka Miss Sarah will take them off your desk). And man oh man were they dead silent. It was beautiful. And so hilarious and adorable that they all really wanted a turtle to sit on their desk as they worked. So I hope I can find more strategies like that to keep them quiet, because it worked so well.