Winter

Winter in the Bush is a strange thing. Last week we were hitting temperatures around -40 and today we are at 34 degrees. Also, I have never seen so much snow! Here are some pictures of what the outside looks like. 

This is a picture outside my window of the snow storm that was going on yesterday. The football field was just past that light pole and you could hardly see it.

Here is from the other window. You can't even see a few yards past the houses due to the wind and snow. 

They didn't put the doors in quite the right way so I got mounds of snow inside of my door. 

Another picture of it a little while later. 

Due to the wind there were really cool pattens in the snow. 

The playground outside my window. The snow is so deep you can walk on it to get to the ledge of it. 

The slide

It is hard to cross the monkey bars at this time. 

The swings.

Yesterday we had a really huge snowstorm. I included some pictures from it. The past few weeks the heat in my house has not been working the right way. The bottom floor has been on average about 60 degrees and sometimes I would wake up to have it be 55. That is really cold especially when it is -40 degrees outside. It is working now but outside it is 32 degrees so it has gotten really warm! I am excited for the warmth.

This week has been a really good week behavior wise. The student that I have been having the most problems with has started listening more and controlling their anger. It makes me so happy to see them doing the things that are needed to learn the most! I have also seen my student starting to be nicer to each other! It makes me happy to see my students saying sorry or using words like please and thank you to each other. My kids may not be able to read or write well but they will be able to control their anger and are kind to each other. I think these are more important than anything that can ever be taught to them. Hopefully they will take these skills and teach them to others to help improve their lives.