Dropping Like Flies

Even though the weather has been absolutely glorious, sickness is still rampant. One student was absent for a second day in a row, and then two other students went home early because their stomachs hurt. Take your vitamins people! Me too.

We played with parachutes for PE, specifically the shark game. All the students sit on the floor with their legs under the parachute. Two classmates hide underneath and tug students under. When they are under, they become sharks too. Two classmates race around the circle as lifeguards trying to save their classmates when the sharks are tugging. The sharks win almost every time. Mrs. M's class was not as thrilled about playing as Mr. N's class was. In fact, there were some complainers! I remember parachute gym day was the best day ever. My how kids have changed.

It's quite interesting to analyze the dynamics between the two groups of students. Mrs. M's class are chattier, there's more of them, and they like to have free time to work or talk. Mr. N's class is usually more focused and they ask me to do extra read-aloud. In fact, tomorrow we will likely finish the book I started with them my first day at Mt. Olive. I already have a second book picked out.