Spring Break's Almost Here!

Bonjourno!  It's sunny and pretty out this morning (though not overly warm), and I'm exhausted!  Last week my older son tried out for his high school baseball team and it was stressful and difficult on the schedule, so I feel like I was only home to sleep.  Then Friday, I worked a fish fry after school (over 500 people served!), and didn't get home until around 9:00 P.M.  Saturday morning began at 9:00 A.M. at Chelsea High School for State Solo & Ensemble for my older son, where he earned a "I" rating, but even more exciting, I ran into some students from Airport who were performing right after him and they let me come sit in and listen.  It was exciting and fun for me to get to hear them!  By the time we finished there, all of the grandparents had come to town and we went back to my house where my husband had made a brisket and we chowed down on tacos right after we dyed Easter eggs (for my younger son).  Then we went and bought a new catcher's mitt, went to my younger son's soccer game, and finished the evening with a great band concert for my older son called "Bands In Review."  Finally, I went to an event where I stayed awake all night long (it was not medical, but personal), and part of how I accomplished this was by grading a ton of papers.  So!  I came home this morning at 6:30 A.M., slept for 2 1/2 hours, and now here I am...exhausted, but fulfilled and happy!

Add to it that the fact that it's Spring Break as of Friday, and I'm a thrilled human being!

So here are a couple of things about this upcoming week.  It's Character Week, and so students are asked to wear specific colors to represent different aspects of character.  Monday = Yellow (positivity); Tuesday = Red/Pink (Compassion); Wednesday = Blue (Trust and Communication); Thursday = Green (Peace and Harmony).  They get spirit points and rewards for participating.  There will also be a couple of activities going on during lunches on Tuesday and Thursday.  This is all sponsored by the National Honors Society.

Here's what's happening academically in my classroom this week:

• Monday - we'll finish reading "Act One" of The Crucible and do a Type Two on the effectiveness of Miller's Expositions; we'll also continue working on some verbs, heading into verb tense
• Tuesday - we'll continue with verbs, finish the Act One packet, and start pre-writing for the Act One Assessment which will be essay
• Wednesday - we'll continue with verbs, finish the pre-writing for the assessment, and begin drafting
• Thursday - we'll finish drafting the Act One Assessment Essay and turn it in

My goal is that they not have homework over break.  Hopefully, the only way they have any is if they need to finish something up.

Have a great week, a great Spring Break, and for all who observe - Happy Easter.  Ciao!


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