Spring Break

The long awaited Spring Break! There are so many options with 9 days off. Do I stay around town and visit cute shops? Do I sleep in and pretend to plan on going to the gym? Do I watch TV all day, or try to read some books? Is a two day trip anywhere really worth it? Or is the thrill just being somewhere new?

I am a bit jealous of my first years who are going to far away places: Mexico, Saint George, Arizona, geode hunting.

I am looking forward to some days on my own, and other days with friends in new places.

Three Billy Goats Gruff

We have been practicing and rehearsing and finally our day came! We presented our production of The Three Bully Goats Gruff from our Literacy Place Reader. We invited our parents to come see our Student Treasure Books and to watch our play. It was great fun especially since we had costumes and scenery.

The first years made their own horns if their part was a goat, our trolls made pointy teeth, and sound effects had a handmade hat. There was one little first year who wanted her group to meet together to make sure the horns were the same. I had thought about making the horns myself but I ran out of time, and I wanted to see how well they would make their own. They each did great with their horns, one kid even made his green. Our Headmaster came in the next day to tell us how well we did on our play. The first years were beaming that he came in to watch us.

We also had fun reading our books to our parents. The best part of our books was that we got to take them home for keeps. Many parents loved the books and commented about them. I was pleased they liked it.