Remind you of someone?

Home Alone will never be the same!!!!!

Haha - it was a grade 5 student who found Phil's doppelganger, Daniel Stern!

They may not be rain boots, but.....

they're JUST AS GOOD on a rainy day in Kuwait! It's not everyday you have big puddles in the courtyard :)

KIDS RULE.

IF YOU WERE HERE FOR TEA.

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!

LOVE THIS.

CONGRATULATIONS DANA!!!

In addition to being an A+ pilates student (right, Megs?!), our sister Dana is a FIVE-STAR art teacher who will be taking her talents to the Philippines next year! WOWEEE! AMAZING!!! YAHOO!

.....crying as I write this. HILARIOUS.

YOU GO GIRL! We love you!
XOXO

WHO CARES?!

Here's a poster from the "sOccket" website outlining why YOU should ALSO BE excited about what I shared with you last night :)

Learn about how it works and how to help HERE.

THIS IS GENIUS!

I am having a BIG AH-HA moment right now and I can't wait to get to school tomorrow and tell my kids all about it! Our current unit is ELECTRICITY and, as I've expressed before, SOCCER is always THE thing to do over here. Well - GUESS WHAT! I can now officially link the two with this incredible creation - the "SOccket".

Watch the video. My gosh. I'm amazed. Just wait until my students hear about this!!! Eeeeeee!

Off to find out more....

GO TO GOOGLE!

Today marks the 125th Anniversary of the World's Largest Snowflake!

I like this day already :)

Weekend Development!

This weekend our school is hosting an international educator's conference. We are required to attend the conference today and tomorrow, although the session held last night was an optional one that I chose to attend. Phil decided to stay home and watch a movie, which was fine with me because I had the Hussain family by my side :)

Cathy, Shahid and I went to a session about organizing your life. The presenter also happened to be the keynote speaker and is someone that you could talk to for hours. He's been a high school teacher, police chief, hospital director, and hostage negotiator to name a few. In his opening speech, he told us about the 181 days it took him to hike the Appalachian trail and delivered his top 10 life lessons along the way. I really wish Phil had been there to listen to this part because it was incredibly interesting! In his session that followed, we learned how to differentiate between tasks that are "urgent" and "important" and had a mini lesson on how to use Google Calendar (<---- SUPER COOL).

Other exciting things from last night include the temporary on-campus Starbucks (I've already asked them to stay permanently), the hallway "tea & coffee stations", and the gym full of vendors.

I hope today goes as marvelously as yesterday. Today there may be five times the number of people. Considering crowds are not our thing, it could be a tough one!

Alas, off I go to learn about "UbD" - Understanding by Design!

PHILLIP + LINDSAY = LOVE

Last night after basketball practice, Phil surprised me with a cup of coffee (and a peanut butter cup!) to enjoy while he made dinner. Then we got cozy in bed and watched American Idol together.

He's the best. I'm the luckiest.

Thanks for being so wonderful to me ALL THE TIME. I LOVE YOU!
XOXO