All About My MK's...

I realized last week, that there have been many instances in my blog posts when I reference “my students” and the “MKs” and speak of them in vague, generalized terms. So…I thought it would be nice to introduce you all to the amazing kiddos that I get to spend my days with!

As I have mentioned in previous blogs, I am one of two teachers at the MK Elementary School. Ms. Judy Ralph teaches the 1st to 3rd graders in her classroom, and I teach the 4th to 6th grade students in my classroom. This post will feature my 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students, but as I will soon be taking over all the younger grades as well, a future post will feature our 1st – 3rd grade friends.  :)



                                                                  Miss Olivia Dooley 

Olivia is in the fourth grade and is nine years old. She was born here at the station hospital in Kudjip and has lived in PNG for all nine years of her life. Her favorite class in school is Reading, “because it’s more fun than Math.” : ) When she grows up, she would like to be a pre-school or day care teacher. Olivia’s favorite part of living in the Western Highlands of PNG is the weather – “it’s always sunny.”

Her preferred activity to do in her free time is playing outside.Fun Fact: Olivia’s favorite animals are owls and pigs. 

                                                                Miss Emma Goossens

Emma is in the fifth grade and is ten years old. She was born in Tacoma, Washington and has lived here at Kudjip for about four years. Her favorite class in school is History, because she “likes learning about things in the past.” When Emma grows up, she would like to be a chef. Some of her favorite parts of living here in PNG are: “climbing trees, going barefoot, and riding on the sides of the cruisers.” Emma’s preferred free time activity is “playing outside.”
Fun Fact: The animals she likes the most are tigers and alligators. 

                                                                 Miss Lainie Peterson

Lainie is in the sixth grade and is eleven years old. She was born in Oregon, and has lived here on the Kudjip Station for about two years. Lainie’s favorite class in school is History, because she “likes learning about the past.” When she grows up, Lainie would like to be a 3rd or 4th grade teacher. Her favorite parts about living in PNG are: “getting to swim in the river and all the different tropical plants.” When she has free time, Lainie prefers to “read, draw, and play outside.” 

Fun Fact: Her favorite animal is a horse.

                                                                 Mr. Jerome Stoller

Jerome is in the sixth grade and is thirteen years old. He was born in Cairns, Australia and has lived at Kugark, the Swiss Mission Station 20 minutes away from Kudjip, for the past ten years. Jerome’s favorite subject in school is History, because he “likes learning about all the wars.” When he grows up, Jerome would like to be a carpenter. Jerome’s favorite part of living in Papua New Guinea is “all the animals here.” When he has free time, Jerome prefers “playing outside and swimming.” 

Fun Fact: The Hardy Boy Series are his favorite books to read.

Me and my kiddos!