Hello again.

Hello,

I'm sorry that I didn't blog last night.  Meetings kept me from my classroom until past eight.  I could barely remember the rest of the day by then. 

One of our stellar Bowdoin volunteers finished up for the semester today.  The class read stories that included Coral in them (along with sound effects) and then she treated them with a pipe cleaner craft session and cookies from Holland.  We will miss Coral and would love it if she can find time in her busy schedule to make it in sometime next semester.  I think she would make a great teacher one day.  She's intelligent and she cares, exactly the type of person that we need to go into this profession.  (She may be 80 before she pays off her Bowdoin loans, but...)

Our individual reading books are supposed to be finished by tomorrow.  I know some finished a week ago, but many are behind the eight ball on this.  Expect some calls home for the dreaded weekend homework, unless I see some big gains tonight. 

Our alum crystals that we started after school on Monday have bloomed incredibly well.  Some look like beautiful emerald cut diamonds.  The idea is to keep repeating the process and let them grow bigger and bigger.  Unfortunately, a couple of our big thumbnail sized gems were stolen today.  It is ridiculously sad.  We had another class talk about it.  A classroom is supposed to be a safe and welcoming environment.  I know that many of the kids are as frustrated as I am. 

On a brighter note, ask your child about their weavings that they have been working on in art class.  They are very impressive.  Ms. Moll has done a great job with them on these.  Most pieces stayed back at the art room to be displayed around the school.

Our fourth grade pot luck supper is tomorrow.  I plan on making it, but I don't think that my wife will get out of work in time.  I hope to see some of you there.  Otherwise, maybe I'll get to know one of the other 140+ fourth graders that I don't know so well.  That was one of the things that I noticed at the winter chorus concert.  Not only do I not know all of the fourth graders, I looked at some of them and thought, "I don't think I've ever seen them in my life."  It is very strange. 

Study those spelling words.  I should post the number of words missed as a class, then we can shoot for improvement together.  Less words missed also means an easier time for me correcting: double win! 

Have a good night.

Mr. Shea