Friday

I am so thankful it's Friday. Everyone needs to go home, get off each others' nerves, and rest/heal up. 

The social studies test went okay. A bunch of kids only got one or two questions wrong, but because there weren't a lot of questions, they got an A-. Just a few didn't do too great. A few more kids were out sick, so they'll need to test on Monday. 

It was another rambunctious day in 5th grade. We had to finish decorating our classroom door for Mt. Olive Week festivities next week and we made Valentine's Day boxes. A parent donated all the supplies to make them, so that was our art project for the week. Nice. Our floor is now littered with glitter stickers and sticker backs and plastic sleeves from stickers. The boxes are all on top of their lockers for the time being, so at least they aren't cluttering the classroom. 

Another interesting development in the friendship saga: the girl being left out (S#1) told a different classmate (S#2) that she (S#2) couldn't be friends with the group that was picking on her (S#1). I found out because one of the group of pickers wrote me a note. And she only found out because S#2 told her. Ugh! Girls! Keep your mouths shut! I had a chance to pull S#2 aside today and talked to her about gossip, spreading information that doesn't need to be spread, and the wisdom of letting information stop at you. Hopefully it sunk in. She definitely passed on information that didn't need to be shared. S#1 has been home sick since Wednesday, so we haven't had any new developments besides this. We also haven't been able to see if any progress is being made among the girls. We shall see!

House update: There has been huge progress made at our house! I think just one more day and we will be COMPLETELY finished! The last of the tile was grouted, the plumber installed the sink faucet, and the bathroom mirror was installed. Now G and I just need to paint and hang pictures... 

In other news, this weekend we're getting together for supper with relatives from the Cities passing through on their way to Fulda. I'm celebrating February birthdays with two close college friends (their birthdays are exactly one week apart!), and G and I are hosting a Superbowl party for his high school friends. Good incentive to get the house clean. 😉