Our celebration of Catholic Schools Week was interrupted by two
surprise days off due to sub-degree temperatures. Well, it wasn’t really a
surprise; this winter has been extremely cold and we’ve had one snowstorm after
another. And I wasn’t disappointed either; I have always liked normal teaching
days better than special occasions. I feel more like a babysitter than a
teacher when I’m trying to control 30 excited children.
We were out on Tuesday and Wednesday, so when we got back on
Thursday we made a great effort to salvage most of the activities that we had
planned. Some shifting of the schedule accomplished this, though we did have to
drop a few, more minor items. I think we kept the spirit of Catholic Schools
Week, though.
Now we’re on our mid-winter break. There were two days off that
were already on the school calendar, around President’s Day Weekend. I liked
the days off; I slept in, relaxed, read, and did some writing. I burned through
the stack of gift cards that I received for Christmas. As a teacher, though, I
can’t help but feel that all these days off make it hard to teach well, which I
find personally frustrating. As they say, you can’t control the weather, and
besides, we don’t have any days off scheduled for March. It’s common for
teachers to wish for snow days, but I’m looking forward to some quality time in
school!
I am on the Vocations Committee at the parish, and my role is to
liaise with the school as part of our effort to promote vocations to the
priesthood and religious life. (Doesn’t liaison look funny as a verb?) We have
printed up posters that show the pictures of one seminarian and one sister who
is in temporary vows. There is a prayer on it, too, which the classrooms are
encouraged to pray together. They also have been writing letters and making
cards for those who are in formation to be sisters and priests. The photo is of
a class with it’s poster.
That seminarian is from the Archdiocese of Detroit! He's going to be ordained very very soon! He's studying at the North American College in Rome! :)
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