Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Ten on Tuesday - Sick Day
1. So I am sitting at the kitchen table catching up on blogs while B sleeps...posting (I know! Can you believe it?) and putting a new spin on the look of my blog...so fun to have found a fun background site (thanks Sara!)
2. still since 8pm last night. This is rare, very rare that at almost 12 hours later there is no sign of her waking up any time soon.
3. Because she had a horrendous cough that kept her up most of the night Sunday night and ended with me getting a phone call at school yesterday to come pick her up.
4. Trip to the Dr. - no pneumonia, but certainly a yucky virus.
5. Almost no coughing last night which is huge, she also had a 20 minute nap (if you can even call it that) yesterday, so to say that she is tired is probably a severe understatement.
6. Thankfully I am able to stay home with her today while she is on the mend.
7. Saturday she received her first medal at gymnastics. Ta-da! She absolutely loves gymnastics and seems to have very little fear of anything her coach (Coach the Chrissy - as B calls her) would like her to try. It is hard for me to not hold on to her for every hanging on bars, walking on balance beams, etc, but she just doesn't need me to. Silly girl.
8. My friend's little girl has been chosen as a finalist for a Scrapbooks Etc. magazine cover, so please, go vote!!! You can vote once a day...she is the one in the jean jacket, photo titled First Day and FYI she is currently in the lead!!!
9. Summer vacation is getting closer. We are on the countdown at school and with so many activities going on for the rest of the year I think I might have about 10 days of teaching time out of 18 days that are left. Between field trips, 6th grade orientation, 5th grade graduation, field day, and that is not a complete list, I'm trying to find ways to keep my students motivated. They have been great and this has been a really amazing year! It just confirms that I am doing what I am meant to in my chosen profession. I can't wait to see what next year brings!
10. Speaking of summer vacation, we are so excited to visit Uncle Freddy when school is out. I can't wait to just relax and have fun without having to worry about lesson plans and testing and getting us where we need to be when we need to be there. A few more weeks and I get to be at home with B for the summer, going to the library, zoo, play dates, pool, and any other fun things we can think of. I'd like to scrap again sometime in the next 6 months...
2. still since 8pm last night. This is rare, very rare that at almost 12 hours later there is no sign of her waking up any time soon.
3. Because she had a horrendous cough that kept her up most of the night Sunday night and ended with me getting a phone call at school yesterday to come pick her up.
4. Trip to the Dr. - no pneumonia, but certainly a yucky virus.
5. Almost no coughing last night which is huge, she also had a 20 minute nap (if you can even call it that) yesterday, so to say that she is tired is probably a severe understatement.
6. Thankfully I am able to stay home with her today while she is on the mend.
7. Saturday she received her first medal at gymnastics. Ta-da! She absolutely loves gymnastics and seems to have very little fear of anything her coach (Coach the Chrissy - as B calls her) would like her to try. It is hard for me to not hold on to her for every hanging on bars, walking on balance beams, etc, but she just doesn't need me to. Silly girl.
8. My friend's little girl has been chosen as a finalist for a Scrapbooks Etc. magazine cover, so please, go vote!!! You can vote once a day...she is the one in the jean jacket, photo titled First Day and FYI she is currently in the lead!!!
9. Summer vacation is getting closer. We are on the countdown at school and with so many activities going on for the rest of the year I think I might have about 10 days of teaching time out of 18 days that are left. Between field trips, 6th grade orientation, 5th grade graduation, field day, and that is not a complete list, I'm trying to find ways to keep my students motivated. They have been great and this has been a really amazing year! It just confirms that I am doing what I am meant to in my chosen profession. I can't wait to see what next year brings!
10. Speaking of summer vacation, we are so excited to visit Uncle Freddy when school is out. I can't wait to just relax and have fun without having to worry about lesson plans and testing and getting us where we need to be when we need to be there. A few more weeks and I get to be at home with B for the summer, going to the library, zoo, play dates, pool, and any other fun things we can think of. I'd like to scrap again sometime in the next 6 months...
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Testing Guidelines
A teacher at school gave me this today and it is just too funny not to post....
Guidelines for Testing in the Event of Severe Weather
~Please do not look out the window for approaching tornadoes. You must monitor the students at all times. To do otherwise would be a testing irregularity and must be reported.
~Should students notice an approaching tornado and begin to cry, please make every effort to protect their testing materials from the flow of tears and sinus drainage.
~Should a flying object come through your window during testing, please make every effort to ensure that it does not land on a testing booklet or answer sheet. Please make sure to soften the landing of the flying object so that it will not disturb the students while testing.
~Should shards of glass from a broken window come flying into the room, have the students use their bodies to shield their testing materials so that they will not be damaged. Have plenty of gauze on hand to ensure that no one accidentally bleeds on the answer documents. Bloody answer sheets will not scan properly.
~Should gale force winds ensue, please have everyone stuff their test booklets and answer sheets into their shirts being very careful not to bend them because bent answer documents will not scan properly.
~If any student gets sucked into the vortex of the funnel cloud, please make sure they mark at least one answer before departing and of course make sure they leave their answer sheets and test booklets behind. You will have to account for those.
~Should a funnel cloud pick you, the test administrator, up and take you flying over the rainbow, you will still be required to account for all of your testing materials when you land, so please take extra precautions. Remember, once you have checked them out, they should never leave your hands.
~When rescue workers arrive to dig you out of the rubble, please make sure they do not, at any time, look at or handle the testing materials. Once you have been treated for your injuries, you will still be responsible for checking your materials back in. Search dogs will not be allowed to sift through the rubble for lost tests. Unless of course they have been through standardized test training.
~Please do not pray should a severe weather situation arise. Your priority is to actively monitor the test, and a student might mark in the wrong section if you are praying instead of monitoring. I'm sure God will put war, world hunger, crime and politics on hold until testing is over. He knows how important this test is!
For all of you teachers out there...enjoy...it brought some much needed laughter to my day!
Guidelines for Testing in the Event of Severe Weather
~Please do not look out the window for approaching tornadoes. You must monitor the students at all times. To do otherwise would be a testing irregularity and must be reported.
~Should students notice an approaching tornado and begin to cry, please make every effort to protect their testing materials from the flow of tears and sinus drainage.
~Should a flying object come through your window during testing, please make every effort to ensure that it does not land on a testing booklet or answer sheet. Please make sure to soften the landing of the flying object so that it will not disturb the students while testing.
~Should shards of glass from a broken window come flying into the room, have the students use their bodies to shield their testing materials so that they will not be damaged. Have plenty of gauze on hand to ensure that no one accidentally bleeds on the answer documents. Bloody answer sheets will not scan properly.
~Should gale force winds ensue, please have everyone stuff their test booklets and answer sheets into their shirts being very careful not to bend them because bent answer documents will not scan properly.
~If any student gets sucked into the vortex of the funnel cloud, please make sure they mark at least one answer before departing and of course make sure they leave their answer sheets and test booklets behind. You will have to account for those.
~Should a funnel cloud pick you, the test administrator, up and take you flying over the rainbow, you will still be required to account for all of your testing materials when you land, so please take extra precautions. Remember, once you have checked them out, they should never leave your hands.
~When rescue workers arrive to dig you out of the rubble, please make sure they do not, at any time, look at or handle the testing materials. Once you have been treated for your injuries, you will still be responsible for checking your materials back in. Search dogs will not be allowed to sift through the rubble for lost tests. Unless of course they have been through standardized test training.
~Please do not pray should a severe weather situation arise. Your priority is to actively monitor the test, and a student might mark in the wrong section if you are praying instead of monitoring. I'm sure God will put war, world hunger, crime and politics on hold until testing is over. He knows how important this test is!
For all of you teachers out there...enjoy...it brought some much needed laughter to my day!
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