When my granddaughter started public school it was emotional for us all. We were concerned about the usual things - would she make friends and feel like she fit in? would she enjoy school? would her teacher be fantastic? etc. Her kindergarten teacher turned out to be brand new and we wondered if she would be experienced enough to pull off a whole year with 5 year olds. My daughter and I volunteered for everything possible, to help the teacher and also to be able to check on how the class was progressing. By the end of the year everyone survived and as a thank you I decided to make a calendar quilt for the teacher.
My granddaughter and I picked out fabrics that would match each month of the year - candy hearts for February, shamrocks for March, crayons for September, and so on. I had never made this popular quilt pattern before and designed my own jar sizes. I found a perfect black and white stripe for the jar lids and a brown that worked for the wooden shelves.
My granddaughter and I picked out fabrics that would match each month of the year - candy hearts for February, shamrocks for March, crayons for September, and so on. I had never made this popular quilt pattern before and designed my own jar sizes. I found a perfect black and white stripe for the jar lids and a brown that worked for the wooden shelves.
To put in a little whimsy, I decided to play with the May frog fabric. One of those frogs was going to have to be uncooperative!
The quilt turned out well and was finished in time for the end of school. The teacher hung it on her wall the following year. She moved up to teach third grade and seemed to be enjoying her job. I continued to volunteer for this teacher for the next few years even though she was not my granddaughter's teacher. She was a dedicated and kind person.
As an elementary school nurse and a teacher's child I know first hand that teachers spend many off duty hours and personal money to plan and prepare for school. They have to undergo the critiques and criticisms of hovering parents (and grandparents!) and still keep a smile on their face. Underpaid for sure, and often under appreciated, teachers deserve our support.
The quilt turned out well and was finished in time for the end of school. The teacher hung it on her wall the following year. She moved up to teach third grade and seemed to be enjoying her job. I continued to volunteer for this teacher for the next few years even though she was not my granddaughter's teacher. She was a dedicated and kind person.
As an elementary school nurse and a teacher's child I know first hand that teachers spend many off duty hours and personal money to plan and prepare for school. They have to undergo the critiques and criticisms of hovering parents (and grandparents!) and still keep a smile on their face. Underpaid for sure, and often under appreciated, teachers deserve our support.
"In your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned." Titus 2:7