Sam's new teacher is a BLESSING..

Yesterday was a special day for Ms. Lynch's students...they have been working very hard on a project and a power point presentation on Native Americans. Each child had to do research on their tribe and Sam's group have been working on the Pueblo's. None of the research was done at home, it was all in school and they only had a week to do it as the 1st quarter has come to and end.

Five weeks ago, Sam had a project to do - it was a State project and his state he was working on was Maine. The neat thing about Maine is - that his grandparents on his Father's side live there. But then after doing his part in his research, gathering all the work he needed, he was pulled out of his class and put into a new one. That's because our school was over loaded with 5th graders, so they hired a new teacher to come into play and Sam was one of the kids that lost his teacher.

Believe in me, I was not a happy parent knowing my child was being taken away from his friends he's had for more then 5 weeks, gone from doing a project and having that taking away from him. But his new teacher pictured with Sam - didn't want the children to miss out on their project that they all started a new one and had it basically done in record time.

So last night for the first time for most of us parents, had a parent teacher and student night. And the kids had prepared themselves with this wonderful project they put together in only one week! The class room was loaded with parents and I myself have never seen this happen in this school before. Even at a regular open house night. This teacher is a complete breath of fresh air and I mean just that. She's the sweetest thing I've talked to or heard speak to children in the most pleasant way that it made you just want to love her. She really loves each and every child in her room, the children enjoyed very much being there last night and I have never seen so many children and parents smile the way we all smiled last night just listening to her. She is one of the few with a KIND HEART and deep respect for her kids. She claims she got all of the good ones, and I myself knows that's not correct, because I have been around that school now 6 years from Pre-K to 5th. And even seeing the troubled one love her the way they do...you can tell she is making a difference for our children. There should be more teachers like her, no wonder she got TEACHER of the YEAR AWARD last year. And she even came from a different school.

I'm so looking forward to volunteering in her classroom this year and I hope she uses me? I haven't volunteered in a long time, maybe once in 4th grade and that was it. It's because all of the negative stuff you see, the yelling at the kids, and so on...I won't go into all of that. I will volunteer in her every day if she let me. The one thing I so enjoy the most is Sam enjoys going to school now. Five weeks ago - for 2 straight weeks, Sam will say that he HATES school and doesn't want to go to that school anymore. I just kept telling him honey - you have one more year there and your done. Lets make of the most of it, do your best and you will be done. And now this child looks forward to getting up and going to school. You know every single day he gets off that bus, the first thing out of my mouth is: Sam, how was school today? Mom, I had a fantastic day, a great day or it was the best day ever!!

One more thing to add as I brag about this outstanding teacher: I called one of the parents up after we left there as her child is in the same class and as soon as she answered her phone, she said without me saying anything, my child better never come home and tell me they had a bad day or she is mean, this teacher if so re-freshening!! And as I said, she's a breath of fresh air.

Here's a small video of Sam, reading about the Pueblos