Last night I was talking to some teachers and parents at a Pampered chef party about my idea to inform my colleages about my marathon and the parents of my students as well. I didn't know if this would be the best thing to do, but it has been on my mind for awhile. The advice that I received from the people at the pampered chef party was very positive. They said if it were them they would love to know more about the person who spends so much time with their children during the day. When I decided to do the marathon the idea of incorporating it into my teaching was one of my first ideas for support. The students would run a 1 mile relay in teams of 4 every day until they total 26. Thus, in the end they would run a marathon just like Señorita Hladky. This will help them with team-work, learning numbers, and many other meaningful things.
Anyway, yesterday I decided to just go for it so this morning I typed out an email to my colleagues about my story and also included a letter to my students' parents. Many of my fellow teachers approached me today to give me a hug and express their condolences and support to me. Some even mentioned that they are planning to be there on marathon day to cheer me on! How great!! I mentioned to the other teachers that they can have their classes join mine to run a marathon and I got several who'd like to hop on board! I pray that this all works out and that the weather cooperates and so do the kids. I also pray that the parents' don't have too many concerns with their children doing this and are actually excited about the whole thing. I sure am! I think it would be a great thing for them, but then again...what do I know? The marathon for my students will begin tomorrow and I asked in my Friday newsletter that the parents give their children a little heads up about it and also, what happened to my dad. I'm going to bring the slideshow that I put together of my dad and show it to my kids before I start the lesson tomorrow. I plan to incorporate the marathon into the math hour of each day. I also put together a little slide show to kick off the marathon and it features many kids running. When I was searching for pictures for this slideshow I went straight to the Twin Cities marathon site. They actually offer a training program for classroom teachers! I guess you can register your class for a program at any time and become eligible for great incentives. I did just that!! Even though this is all happening so fast and I don't have things that well planned out, it just seems like the Lord is making them fall into place for me. Please pray for me and my students that this whole idea becomes a success! Please also pray that it generates more awareness and support for CJD.
Much love,
Lacy
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