Hello Everyone!
We are just barely beginning to thaw out here in the north east. The past few weeks have brought extremely cold temperatures with wind chills reaching negative 20 at times. The snow is still is here in mounds but this week has high's in the mid 30's, which is wonderful! Joshua and I have been doing well this semester. I am happy to say that this week I officially accepted a position as a teacher-in-residence at a local elementary charter school. I will be co-teaching a first or second grade. It is a very cool program and as time goes on I will be given more and more teaching responsibility in the classroom, all while being mentored by a senior teacher. I am nervous, as always, for a new position but excited to be in a classroom. I am certain I will learn an immense amount of skills and strategies while there. The focus of the school is to give the low-income students the opportunity to attend college and close the achievement gap of higher income vs lower income schools. Joshua has been doing very well in his studies and is enjoying his classes this semester. He was recently awarded a scholarship to go to Israel this summer on an archaeological dig! It will be a very exciting trip for him as he will get the chance to explore Jerusalem and maybe dig up some super old pottery as well! :) We are still working on training for the half marathon, though the frigid temperatures have hindered that at times. Tonight we are spending our evening working on a puzzle we bought this morning. We hope everyone is doing well and are missing our families greatly from here in Connecticut.
Joshua and Alissa
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