sadie's teacher won teacher of the year and she asked sadie to be the student presenter that introduced her at the ace award banquet. i thought it was a huge compliment that she asked sadie, but on the way home from the banquet i realized what a blessing this teacher is in sadie's life. everyone needs people that think they are wonderful and this teacher sees sadie as important and capable and sadie feels it. she is an amazing teacher and i know it was a tender mercy that sadie crossed paths with her.
sadie gave a two minute speech* she wrote as an introduction, then presented mrs. porter with a mountain dew. mrs. porter gave sadie a bouquet of flowers and then before she started her speech she said to everyone, "isn't she sparkling?"
it was a neat night watching the teachers being recognized and awarded the ace award. i even shed a few tears. it could be that i just had a baby and am slightly emotional, but mostly it was watching things like a special needs student introduce a teacher that she loves, and watching teachers who help their students sparkle.
**sadie's speech
I moved to Wasatch County last year in the middle of 7th grade. I heard a lot of great things about the TV broadcasting class, so I decided to sign up and see if i got in. They only accept about 35 students and about 100 apply. I was thrilled when I found out I did. On the first day of school, I walked into TV broadcasting feeling slightly nervous. I didn’t know that TV broadcasting would soon become my favorite class ever.
To get to know each other, everyone in the class picked a candy out of a basket. Each candy represented a question about yourself. Our amazing teacher, Mrs. Porter, really took the time to get to know all of her students well and help them get involved. She found ways to make everything exciting. TV broadcasting had a lot of fun kids, but the thing that really made the difference was the teacher. Mrs. Porter somehow got 17 crazy 8th graders to film and produce 5-10 minute news broadcasts two times a week. TV Broadcasting helped me a ton. It was a fantastic start to a great year and somehow, that class boosted my confidence. Mrs. Porter has really contributed to my year. I miss her class so much and ever since it ended in January, I have gone to visit her every day. I even got to help her teach her new students.
Not only is Mrs. Porter a phenomenal teacher, she is one of the hardest workers at Rocky Mountain Middle School. Mrs. Porter is a teacher, the librarian, she is in charge of core testing, she does presentations for classes, she is in charge of all the technology at the school, and Mr. Judd makes her send out all of the emails and she is a mother. It is no wonder that her favorite drink is Mountain Dew. She must need it to keep her going!
Mrs. Porter deserves this award. She is a hard worker and she is a huge role model to me, and most of all she is my friend. I am so glad I had the privilege of being in her class and getting to know her. Thank you, Mrs. Porter.
