#19

The Mystery Class locations got turned in today.  There's a form we have to fill out on the Journey North website, so we did that right before lunch.  The 5th graders had a blast!  They were working together, hurrying to find the last locations before the time was up.  One of the 5th graders found the only location I wasn't 100% sure about!  Woohoo!  We'll see if our answers are correct next Friday.  I think we're going to have a party.  Maybe I should bring cookies.


The 7th and 8th graders didn't have nearly as much fun... I think they did enjoy it; they're just better at hiding it.  There was a group of boys working together and a group of girls working together.  They usually came up with different answers, so we had to vote on which answer we were going to put on our official form.  Since there were five girls in the group and only three boys, the girls usually won.  Now the boys are acting all cocky, "Well, we'll just see who was right next week when we find out the answers for real.  You're going to be sorry you didn't listen to us."  Unfortunately, I think the girls found more of the correct answers. 


Next week is our last week of spelling and the week before the musical.  Everyday we're having practice over at church.  We had practice today at church; I get to run the CD player.  Before musical practice, we added another layer to our piñatas.  One more layer ought to do it; then we can start the tissue papering!


The 2nd graders thought there were fruit roll ups inside the balloons hanging from the ceiling.  I set the record straight in math today.  Now that I look at them, they do look like fruit roll ups. 


Our helper of the day tried to pop his balloon by throwing his sharp pencil at it (the balloon was on the floor and no one was nearby).  He missed.  So he tried again.  It bounced off.  Then he got fed up and grabbed a tack from my desk to pop it.  Our activity for Monday: watch a Wishbone episode.