Thunderstorms

This morning started out bright and sunny... and then the thunderstorm rolled in.  The 5th graders and I were doing our Daily 5 reading activities when they noticed the sky look dark.  Ominously dark.  A few started to get worried, so I checked the weather.  Severe thunderstorm warning.  They were really getting worried, so I offered to close the window shades.  Surprisingly, the vote was unanimous to close them.  So we did.  But the girls were still worried (and the guys were too, they were just trying to be macho). 

And then the thunder came.  When the whimpering started, I knew we had to do something different.  So we all met in the reading corner, folded our hands, and prayed for God to protect us during the storm.  Shortly after that, the rain came pouring down and everyone wanted to open the window shades to watch it.

Since our classroom is on the edge of the building, the hallway connecting our classroom to the rest of the school is thin enough to hear the rain.  Someone heard the sound and got it in their head that they should go and see what it sounded like in the echo-y gym.  Once one left, they all took off after.  So we took an impromptu bathroom/drink break and ended up in the office watching the rain come down. 

Back in the classroom, they seemed a little calmer (as was the storm), and we got back to work.  We were supposed to have a soccer game in the afternoon, but it was postponed due to the wetness of the field.  This caused mass chaos at the end of the day when all five of my students realized they didn't know where to go after school.  So phones were ringing off the hook, but we got it all sorted out.  Thank the Lord!