5 Pennies - Day 309

1. Brought in breakfast for another teacher
               She has been working really hard in putting together a really nice ceremony to honor various students throughout our school for showing great character & academic success. I just wanted to say thank you and treat her with something nice.

2. Gave my music student a card and a special treat for his birthday
            He has been looking forward to his birthday for awhile. Funny kid! Even though he is turning 14, the excitement that he projects reminds me very much of my own 5 year old son. Anyway, I got a birthday card, wrote a simple message, and attached a piece of candy. Before school started this morning, I put it at his locker - sort of like a nice surprise!

3. Helped parents find their kids at an afterschool club
              After school today there was a parent that was wondering around the front end of the school. Apparently they were waiting in their car for around 15 minutes, but their child didn't show up yet. So I helped them by walking him to the after school club area and located their child. It was no big deal. I would have wanted someone to help me if I was looking for my son.

4. Gave substitute a special treat and thank you card
         There was substitute that helped out in the front office for the past few weeks, while one of the secretaries was on medical leave due to a minor surgery. So today was her last day working at our school. I just wanted to say a special thank you for all of her hard work.
 
5. Provided music entertainment to an elderly nursing home
            My grandmother loved it. Apparently she was telling everyone all day today that I was coming with my students. She was a great promoter - a lot of clients were there. Then after wards she kept on going up to everyone tell them how proud she was of me- It was nice to hear that.

Moving On

Ok, it's time to move on I suppose. It has been a week and I have not heard back from the airport of them finding my missing bag & journal. I'm really sadden by this mistake of mine. But, again - I need to move on.

So prior to starting this blog, I started to type the pennies into my computer. I have the descriptions from about Day 309 to Day 365. And so this my friend is where I'll pick up the pieces and finish my puzzle.

LOST!!!

HELP!!!

Ok, so I lost my 5 Pennies Journal at the Chicago Midway airport.
It was in my red, orange, black woven small bag.
If you have seen it or know of its where abouts - please return.
I miss the bag & journal desperately!

PLEASE HELP!!!

5 Pennies - Day 208

1. Bought 'Earth Day' stickers for another teacher
              So the one science teacher is really a wonderful person. She does so many great things for the school and the kids really do respond to her well. She even has this nice group of kids that meet after school and plan environmental activities. Her group has recently really started to promote the recycling activities within our school and community. Since Earth Day is vastly approaching, I wanted to do something nice for her. So when I saw these stickers, I knew exactly who they needed to belong to.

2. Held the door open for another group of teachers
            It was morning, cold, and a slight wisp of flurries in the air. They had their hands full and it was the least that I could do.

3. Wrote a 'Thank You' note to another music teacher
            I really appreciated that he let me borrow his music DVDs to explain and showcase the Jazz music that I've been talking about in class to my students. It was a great resource to have and use.

4. Helped an elderly lady at church
            So before service tonight, I over heard an elderly lady talking to the Pastor about how she went to the hospital earlier that day to get some routine blood work done. She truly is a saint in the church and happily shares her wealth of God's love with everyone. So as she talked she started to complain about how she couldn't get the hospital's wrist band off. She rarely complains about anything, so I knew that this cuff was really bothering her. I simply went to the church's office got a pair of scissors and took care of the problem for her. Instantly, the smile returned back to her face. She has a lovely smile.

5. Helped a disabled person receive communion at church
             He wasn't for sure where to stand, what to do, or what to say. So I whispered to him to just imitate what I did. He modeled all of my gestures and did a wonderful job. You could tell that he was very proud of himself because it was the first time that he took communion independently. It was nice to help him.