End of "I Love to Read", Start of Lutheran Schools Week

Singing and ringing yesterday was a little rough... nerves got in the way. An 8th grader accompanied the whole choir, she couldn't hear the kids singing and got lost. When she started over, Mrs. L couldn't tell where she was, and while she tried to figure out when to cue the kids, one of the preschool teachers cued them all to come in. So they did. It was a little rocky. Then in bells, some kids had their bells switched around. Not our finest moment. Not the worst either. It still sounded decent and you could only tell they messed up because of the looks on their faces. 

We started LSW (can't call it National because we're celebrating it at a different time) with devotions in the morning. Each teacher takes a different day. I volunteered to be first for the selfish reason that no one could compare me to other teachers; I could set the tone. Mrs. E talked about the book fair and Mrs. L gave an update on our reading goal. We were still 1,500 short of our 30,000 goal. 

My kids were NOT about to lose out on a popcorn party, so they read up a storm the rest of the morning. Some had been hoarding pages and hadn't turned in any sheets. We read for 10 minutes after devotions, and during our rounds a bunch read graphic novels to boost their numbers. Our class ended up being the top reading class in the whole school with an average of over 1000 pages/minutes per student! Surprisingly, only two of them were in the top five pages read group.

Our day ended with a popcorn party in the gym. A mom sold concessions if kids wanted to buy something extra. Mr. E read the battle of the books winner, The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors. Then we did the basketball shootout between my class and the teachers. We teachers did waaaay better than expected. Results from the first two minutes: tied. Add another minute to the clock. Tied again! One more minute added... We lost big time. They had more stamina. Still, for us to hold out for a double overtime is pretty good.

The final event was for the top reader to pie a teacher in the face. In preparation, I collected science goggles, a lab apron, and a bandana to protect as much as possible. I also made the whipped topping pie. One of my 6th graders was the top reader with a whopping 3,754 pages this month. She picked Miss F, a preschool teacher. That was kind of a surprise because this student had been talking a big game about picking Mr. E since she hates math so much (she later said she didn't want her grade to be docked if she had picked him). All in all a fun end of the month and a fun kickoff to the week!