Lots of big things happening today! Since Valentine's Day is Sunday, we celebrated in school today. A few students didn't bring treats/Valentines or forgot theirs. It's kind of strange how people have gone away from the card tradition I remember from my grade school years. Most kids who bring treats simply bring candy. I didn't feel like giving them more sugar, so my valentines to them said, "You make my heart POP!" and had a balloon attached.
We had a bit of a whirlwind day. With set-up for the tournament needing to happen before the first game at 3:00, school dismissed at 11:30 today. Our morning was fairly normal, albeit jam-packed: religion, read aloud (making snowflakes to hang from the ceiling and cleaning the room for the tournament... clean whiteboards, dust computer desks, wipe off the lab table), spelling tests, reading buddies, Valentine's Party, school pep fest, then pray and go home! But, most of my kids stuck around to help set up with their parents.
Everyone did indeed say their memory work so we could have the party. Some kids were so caught up in the spirit of cleaning, they didn't want to stop for the party! One kid even asked if he could vacuum instead of playing games! He didn't end up vacuuming, but the thought was there at first.
We decided to move our desks to the corners and then pass out treats... not the best idea because now how did they know where to put the candy/cards for specific people? Solution: I gave them a post-it to write their names on and they picked a spot in the room for their "stash". Then it was game time. Instead of having planned games, I let them play games from the game cupboard they're not usually allowed to play during Word Work or Work on Writing. Catchphrase, chess (on a Star Wars chess board...one of them had brought it from home), and poker were the games of the day.
So, now parents are bustling about, getting things ready. Signs are hung, posters decorate the hallways, food is cooking in the kitchen... all that's needed are the teams!
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