Daylight savings

Hello,

I'm blaming the time change on all of the quick tempers and the more emotional outbursts today.  Many were quick to accuse and quick to cry.  I hope everyone can get a good sleep in tonight.  We have NWEA testing in the afternoon tomorrow.  This is usually the rougher of the two tests.  I hope they know their onomatopoeia from their assonance.  Actually we haven't covered assonance yet.  Please do your best to get them to bed at a decent hour and to feed them some breakfast.

The tea party on Friday was a great success.  Thank you so much to the parents who helped out with videotaping, serving, applying make up, cutting up octopus, opening coconuts, etc.  I wouldn't have been able to pull it off nearly as well without you all.  I just got the imovie app for my ipad to put the video clips together.  I'll let you know when it is ready for viewing. 

The weather is supposed to be in the 50's for the next ten days.  Maybe some snowpants can get taken home. 

I met with my old boss, Mr. Snedden, this afternoon.  He was in to observe a student teacher.  It was great to see him and see how he is doing.  I was struck by how positive he was.  I'm glad that he has landed on his feet.  It looks like more budget cuts are on the horizon.  Please pay attention to the upcoming debates. 

Reminder: No school on Friday.  We have a professional day.  We will be focusing on how and what we are teaching for writing. 

Thanks for reading. 

Have a good night.

Mr. Shea