I am in between activities today, Tuesday. In the morning I had the supreme delight of introducing fifth graders to the joy of feeling dirt between your fingers and using a good old fashioned shovel to turn soil in preparation for planting next spring. A talented gardener named Judy from Denver Urban Gardens comes to Swansea Elementary to teach the kids about nutrition, healthy foods, and the miraculous process from tiny, tiny seed to baby seedling to fresh plant bursting green with life. I am so excited to be a part of this.
And in fifteen minutes, I'm due back at the school to tutor a small group of 5th graders in math. So many of my desires for this year are being answered at this elementary school - to have a tangible, worthwhile task to do; to get to know young children and encourage them as they learn and explore their curiosities; to work with the immigrant population (over 90% of Swansea students are 1st or 2nd generation Mexican immigrants); and to have fun!!! I think most days I enjoy the math games and manipulatives more than the kids do! (Today we have an activity involving measuring cups. My favorite so far are the fraction tiles =))
In other words, life is very full!!!!! Praise be to God.
[More to come later about the fabulous retreat we had this past weekend...And hopefully some pictures of the mountain autumn beauty!!!]
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