My other passion includes food. I love cooking and tasting new things. Don't be surprised if you see me working at a local bakery when I retire so I can continue to indulge my sweet tooth!
What is your passion?
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
A note to my fifth graders . . .
I got up early this morning to go on my first ever trip to New York! I was so excited I woke up before the alarm and was in the car before 5:00 AM. While in transistion, I debated the following question: What is your life passion? When I taught middle and high school several years ago, this question was quite important to my students as they turned into adults. I would always tell my students, I am not sure what I will be when I grow up. I would say this half joking. After all, you never know what options life might present. Today, I can hardly contain my excitement and anticipation as I head to The Metropolitan Opera to learn about the rich history and lessons the world of opera has to offer for students like yourself. My passion has become music education. I adore the many ways music can weave itself through our lives and how we can learn from that. I am in awe of the fact that even if I continue studying music for my entire career, I won't know every facet it has to offer. I love that each of us will make music our own. So, now my passion is to continue learning and sharing.
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One of my passions is 5th graders! I love to see the learning and growth that takes place in a school year! Mrs. Johnson
ReplyDeleteAnd it shows! You are an amazing 5th grade teacher!
DeleteHi Mrs. Tummons! Hope you have a great time at New York! Kate’s passion is reading! Reading is fun and you go to different worlds when you read. Madi likes taking care of animals! I like animals because I want to be a vet when I grow up. From Madi and Kate.
ReplyDeleteKate and Madi, we are talking about both of your passions at the Opera Conference I am attending. Many operas come from a major literary work of the time period and there have been several trained (and yes auditioned) animals on the Metropolitan Opera stage.
ReplyDeleteI think that we are now your 5th graders and my dream is to go to New York like you. I hope you’re having an awesome time because I would enjoy doing something like that. -Sierra J.
ReplyDeleteHi Mrs. Tummons! I hope you are having a good time in New York! My passion is to become a math professor. I think I would enjoy it. I wish I could see the opera too, but not in New York. I don’t like New York.
–Sincerely, William Van Dyke
Hey Mrs.Tummons hope you’re having a great time! J.J and Izam want to tell you that our passion is that we like Computer Programming, Soccer, Football, and Basketball.
ReplyDeleteHello good to hear from you. I think my passion is video games, programing and playing, (Linus).
ReplyDeleteHope you’re having fun in New York one of my passions is writing narratives and scary stories (Elizabeth).
Hi Mrs. Tummons! It’s Keya, Madyson, and Yusra. Are you having a good time at The Met? We want to tell you our passions.
ReplyDeleteMadyson- My passion is singing and makeup/ cosmetology.
Keya- My passion is being bubbly and happy. I also like caring for animals.
Yusra- My passion is to play piano and dance.
Thank you for teaching us to believe in our passions.
-Keya, Madyson, Yusra
Hi this is Shenice,
ReplyDeleteAnd my passion is to become an Olympic swimmer, and be happy for the rest of my fantastic life.
Hi Mrs. Tummons, this is Ellie, I hope you are having an awesome time in New York. I have gone there once and it is so awesomely amazing! I read your letter to fifth graders and it made tears come to my eyes! I love your passion! My passion is music, art, to save marine mammals because they are going extinct from pollution. My last passion is helping people in need! Again I hope you have an awesome time in New York and learn new things to share with us!!!!!
Hi Mrs.Tummons my passion is music.
ReplyDeleteHi this is Sage my passion is Art.
How do you like it in the Big Apple?
How is the pizza there? Is it vegan?
Hope you’re having fun there! What’s the name of the hotel you’re staying in, did they put a mint on the pillow?
Hi this is Sage. How many taxis did you ride?
hi mrs.tummons its genesis i never knew that u went to knew york
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