Well, my kids were off the wall today. Super chatty, didn't want to listen or pay attention. My class was not the only one affected. We've had really high winds all day, although it seems to be clearing up now.
Since it's Martin Luther King Day, we watched the movie Ruby Bridges. It took a half an hour longer to watch it than the movie actually is because we needed to stop and discuss/explain things. They were totally shocked that people would be so mean to such a little girl over nothing! We made some good connections to the book we're reading about the Holocaust and about a few other things we're learning too.
We didn't have time to finish it before lunch, so we watched the last 10 minutes after they got back from math. Afterwards, our science topic of the day was 'life in space'. What better way to learn about life in space than to hear it from actual astronauts living in space? I have a Youtube playlist with videos made by astronauts living on the International Space Station. We only made it halfway through the playlist today. Maybe we'll have time to watch more tomorrow.
My prep time got interrupted today when about half my students RUSHED into my room to announce that one of the 5th graders threw up in Mr. E's room. Poor girl. :( Everyone was staring at her... It got all over the carpet, her shoes, and also on the floor in the bathroom. A parent came to pick her up while I cleaned in the bathroom and tried to do something with her shoes. They wiped up pretty good; the rest they'll have to do at home. Not quite what I had expected to do this afternoon, but such is life.
Our National Lutheran School's Week planning meeting after school went well. We figured out all the dress up days (they're all this vs. that days) and came up with a rough schedule of the fun activities. We even had an idea for entertainment Wednesday! I emailed the BLC Jazz band director, hoping they can come out for a gig. It would be awesome to get more music at our school, even for just a little bit!
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