Smoke

There was a bit of excitement at the end of the day... Two boys had a 'contest' to see who could touch the long light bulb in the coatroom while they packed up their bags. As soon as one boy touched it, the light began to flick bright and dim, and pretty soon smoke came out of one end of the fixture. Everyone freaked out! I had them shut the light off, which made the smoke quit, but the air in the coatroom still smelled burnt for a while after that.

After school Mr. E and I checked the light; it still worked and nothing smoked again, but we changed the light bulb anyway, just in case. When we took the other one down, one of the metal prongs was bent and charred and the lighting casing also showed burn marks. We're keeping an eye on it.

A lovely grandma had her first sewing club session this afternoon during our last recess for the day. She was super prepared (she used to be a teacher) and came with supplies, expectations, and a plan. The girls had a great time! She's hoping to come once a week. She had nothing going on earlier today and came at 1:30 to help with our lab. Then, after school, she did clean up too!

Her grandson is in my class, and I heard him ask before he went out to recess, "Grandma, would you be upset if I didn't stay in here and do sewing class with you?" Aww! So thoughtful of his Grandma's feelings. She waved him outside saying, "No, I'll still love you if you go out to recess."