Hello all and thank you for your prayers as Amano Academy begins Term 3 of our school year. It has been exciting to see improvement in our students throughout the year!
We've gotten into a schedule and I've been able to get a little more organized with a big picture English plan for my classes! I've been given full responsibility of the Grade 7 English class and am also teaching a small group of the 4-6 graders who are advancing quickly!! I'm so enjoying my time with both of these groups, and I am already encouraged by their growth after just 2 weeks!!
I'm also getting to help with reading, geography, and art. Many of you had asked me if we were going to have a theme like we had with the ocean for Term 1. The answer to that is sort of. Our unofficial theme is outer space but it's not as in depth (pun intended) as the ocean theme was. We'll incorporate some art into this theme, and we have a stack of books all about stars, planets, black holes, rockets, and more for the kids to read. Our focus has shifted a bit to reading classics and then pulling activities from them.
When I was back in the States for a week I was able to go to a Book Festival in Greenville, SC and pick up quite a few of the old Chick-fil-A happy meal classic books for our class to go through! We're currently reading Swiss Family Robinson, and the kids love it!!
It's been a blessing to get back into the routine of life at FCV as well! This past weekend we celebrated FCV's 13th year of being an orphanage as well as the kids with August birthdays. We heard a challenge from Mr. C, played some hilarious games as the different houses were split up into teams for 3-legged races and a football (soccer) penalty kick-off, and of course cake and biscuits (cookies)! It was a full and fun day for everyone!
Thank you for your prayers!! Please pray for continued good health and strength! It's becoming easier and easier to get dehydrated with summer quickly approaching. The morning cool gives way to the afternoon heat more quickly each day! Please pray for our students! Many of whom need God's Spirit to draw them to Himself, to show them their inability to save themselves!
Thank you for partnering with us both financially and prayerfully!! If you'd like to see more posts of the kids at FCV just follow our facebook page at Faith Children's Village with a nsaka (shelter) and a yellow background as the profile picture!!
In Christ,
Abbie Rysta
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