2010 Apple For The Teacher awards!!!

This week I found out that I was nominated for the 2010 Apple For The Teacher Award!! More than 1,200 Utah teachers were nominated! The nominees from my school were Mrs. Thaxton 2/3 grade, Myself 1st grade, and Stacey Peterson 5th grade:) Out of all the nominees there were eight chosen and Stacey from our school was one of the winners! So exciting! I feel honored that I was nominated and I absolutely LOVE my job!! I love teaching so much and feel so blessed to be able to play an important part in each of my student's lives:) Below is an article that one of Stacey's students wrote about her...it's a tear jerker...

Nominated by Alec Unsicker

I have cancer and can't go to school. Miss Peterson has arranged for me to skype my class online. She has also arranged for two other teachers to skype with me so I can have the same experiences as my classmates. She comes over to my house after school to help me with my math. She arranged for the principal, Mr. Baird to let me shave his head and some others from my class so I would not be the only one bald. She makes me smile and is so kind and truly cares about me and how I am feeling. She includes me in everything she can. At Christmas time they were making some candy trains and she brought me some sugar free candy so I could make one too. She brings me art projects and helps me do them. She brings me everything I need so I can do science experiments. She has come to the hospital to visit me and has attended classes on how to help those with cancer. She is the best teacher. She makes learning interesting and fun.