Well, it is POURING rain outside and the wind is HOWLING. With Phil still out at basketball, I decided that it was time to sit down and catch up! Here are some odds and sods from this week:
* Saturday and Sunday were the "mandatory" days of the P.D. conference. I was really impressed with the sessions I attended - "Understanding by Design" and "STSE Education". I went away with some new ideas and things to consider. If Phil were writing this post, he would be using OTHER words to describe our weekend of learning ;)
* The grade 6 team went on our first field trip Monday morning. We went to the Scientific Center to see the IMAX movie "Arabia". The movie was in 3D which made the experience THAT MUCH MORE fun! Watching the kids reach out their hands - trying to catch objects "coming at them" was priceless. All in all, behaviour was superb and we enjoyed a pizza lunch upon our return to school.
* Phil's JV basketball team won their game this week! I was there to cheer them on - "Better 1/2" uniform included :) GO BULLDOGS!
* My students are busy working on their science fair projects. We have finally reached the experiment portion of the process - which is the absolute BEST part! They are SO excited to get to class each day and get to work. Although chaotic, I smile at the end of each lesson....SOMEHOW. Their enthusiasm is charming.
* Track and field try-outs finished tonight and we will work with Pat to choose our team over the weekend. We have some great kids to choose from and with my "let's keep everyone!" attitude, the "cut" process may take hours :)
* This weekend is a THREE DAY WEEKEND! After 11 days of school in a row, I would have to admit that this one is well deserved (yes - I DO realize that we are spoiled with holidays). I'm not sure what's on the agenda yet, but SLEEP is sure to be the priority.
Well, my hubby is home and I'm hungry!
DINNERTIME!
P.S. Fingers crossed that "The Bachelor" is ready before bed! Emily tells me there is HUGE DRAMA this week....YAHOOO!
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