Meine Klein Welt

Cooperation

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This year we have a new elementary chaplain. Her name’s Melissa, and she is awesome! Each month she’s teaching the elementary students about a specific character trait. For the month of October, the trait was Cooperation. During the last chapel of the month the kids performed skits of different Bible stories that demonstrate cooperation. Then the fifth grade class performed a group juggling act to show how cooperating can allow you to do cool things. Here, see for yourself:

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And here is a bonus video to brighten your day – the Primary (Kindergarten) kids singing Good Morning.

Great Education Sites

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One of my jobs as the computer teacher is to discover educational sites that help classroom teachers integrate technology into their curriculum. There are a lot of great things out there, but these are some of my current favorites.

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wrdle-bigWordle creates word clouds out of whatever text you choose. There are so many things you can do with this. It’s a great resource!

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animotoAnimoto is a site to create video montages with either pictures or short video clips. It’s really versatile and really easy to use.

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Shmoop is a great resource for students and teachers. It has study guides for Literature and Social Studies. I also think it would be helpful for book groups/clubs.

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logoGlogsterGlogster is a site where you can create interactive posters. Lots of possibilities!

Flashback #3 – Vienna Orientation

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One of my new jobs this year was being in charge of Vienna Orientation. Vienna Orientation is the first week that new staff spend in Austria. We get to help them move into their apartments, find their way around town, learn how to grocery shop – basically get oriented to Vienna. In the past I’ve been a buddy for new folks, which is a lot of fun, but this year I got to be responsible for planning our outings, getting all the paperwork together, scheduling speakers, etc. It was a bit less one-on-one time, but I got to know each of the new staff instead of just one or two, and that was great!

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Our first outing was a trip up to Kahlenberg. Kahlenberg is a mountain (hill if you’re from Colorado) overlooking Vienna. It’s a great place to visit on a clear day because you get a view of the entire city. I loved going here my first year and seeing just how big Vienna is.

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After visiting the lookout in Kahlenberg, we rode the bus down to Grinzing for dinner. We walked around a bit because it’s just a really cute town. 🙂 Then we had dinner at a Heuriger called Figl’s. Yummy!

Other staff got to take them on trips to the Naschmarkt and a tour of downtown Vienna. Luckily we had nice weather for most of the week!

Of course, it wouldn’t be summer without BBQs. We had several BBQs at various places to give everyone a chance to get to know one another better. It was a great week!

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Back to School!

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Believe it or not, we are already half way through our second week of school. Last week was a busy week full of new classes and reunions with the kids and families we love so dearly. Matt started running with his cross-country team. This is a huge step in the recovery of his shoulder. Yay! We had our first chapel day for middle school and high school. I get to work with the 6th grade girls during the chapel character class. I’m really excited about this! I love those girls. 🙂 And of course, teaching all of our regular classes. As you can see, things are in full swing.

Please pray:

  • for the staff who are all working extra jobs this year.
  • for the continued work on the visa situation.
  • for the senior class. This is a big year!
  • for the sixth grade girls to learn how to love each other with the love of Christ.
  • for the ongoing staffing needs at the school. (Want to come to Vienna?)

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