Monday....early morning blessings

I open my email to this:

Kia ora Mina
Just to say Thank you for all the work you do to support me, Chase and the students in our Junior and Senior math classes that we take. The websites you have created for them are fantastic. They use them so easily. In fact, if I need to know anything about the site, I find it easier to watch them navigate. Your screen castify’s are clear and to the point. I love your music choices, the supporting videos and the work you create for them. I watched Liam stop, think, replay and then mahi. The girls (Tahurimai and Haylen) often have 2 screens up (1 work and 1 usually not related). I monitor this using Veyonmaster. In this senior class they’re not likely to interface with us so I initiate engagement, as opposed to the juniors. It is quite the opposite and engagement levels with us is moderate (diff level of understanding I reckon). 
Anyways, well done. You’ve invested much time into this. Knowing your subject and the progressions of learning in the different areas of maths is huge and you do this so well. They do miss out on the vibrant, passionate presentations you deliver so well, but u can’t have everything. Thanks for all you do for our students in maths. Fantastic
Mama T to Mamafrika!

Tiere Maoate
Staff
BOIC


and then whilst busy preparing my classroom for the year 9 "attack", in walks one of my colleagues with a grapefruit (she overheard me saying on Friday that it is my FAVORITE favorite fruit)..with "there were only 3 left on my sister's tree, and I brought you ONE..."....when she walked away, I had tears streaming down my face...what a kind gesture...

and then, walk into the staff workroom, and at my work station: a whole bag of grapefruit!! from another caring colleague!!
WOW, indeed "early Monday blessings!!"
Thanks to all my friends, who are my BAY of ISLANDS COLLEGE  whanau!! 

quote for the day:

Live every moment
Laugh every day
Love beyond words
and
Leave a legacy.