Winter. I'm over it. Unless it is going to dump a foot of snow on the ground, it isn't welcome. (I am a little kid when it comes to snow storms. I love the thought of being snowed in and deep snow to actually play in.) I am ready to be done with the freezing cold temperatures. Ready to be done with winter coats, stinky snow pants, snow boot liners, lost mittens, stolen hats, inside recess.....
Ugh. Inside recess. Kids need fresh air. Teachers need a break. We all need to see something other than the four walls of our room. There have been times when I hear the inside recess announcement and want to so badly tell my kids to get dressed and run to the trees at the edge of the playground and back as quickly as they can. Just to get some fresh air. But then I think about how painful the process of everyone getting dressed is... Some of my little ones spend most of their time messing around in the hall and spend relatively little time outside. I am pretty sure I could put $500 at the end of the hall and it wouldn't make them move any faster. There was a day last week when they finally got to go outside and I challenged them to run around the whole recess. Please oh please get some of those wiggles out but please oh please avoid getting your snow pants soaking wet because I do not want to stick my arm down them to get them right side out!
End of rant! I really do love my job! But would really appreciate some nice weather and so would my kids!
We have been plugging away in our out-of-routine weeks that are speckled with snow days and late starts. It has been awesome to see some of my kids taking off in their learning and showing so much growth. I finally feel like I am getting back into the full swing of things and have my feet back running on the ground. Bring on the report cards and conferences, its about time to feel overwhelmed again..
Oh.my.word! The Common Core (the standards that our students are supposed to have mastered by the end of the year) is stressful and requires ALOT of work! On top of trying to assess my students and record all of the data, I am currently taking the last of the classes I need for my Masters. They aren't difficult but require time....and well, there aren't enough hours in the day.
Hope you have a great week! Attempt to stay warm and cross your fingers that Spring is near! I am off to do some posting for my class and waiting to see if the wind chill is going to leave us with another, routine wrecking late start!
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