Highlights/Low-lights:
- Pumpkin carving-- This morning, I left a humungous pumpkin sitting in the corner of the room without telling the students about it. Once they noticed it, they totally FREAKED OUT/loved it. I carved the top during their Specials, and at the end of the day, we opened the pumpkin up. Each student had a chance to grab a handful of seeds to put on a paper plate. Gooey! It was actually my first time carving my own pumpkin, and it was clear to me that it was the first time most of them have seen/felt the inside of a pumpkin...so cute! We'll be eating roasted pumpkin seeds tomorrow. Today, they put the seeds in ten-frames to take home. :)
- Where the Wild Things Are by Sendak-- My para read the book while I administered the MEPA elsewhere. I planned for her to help the kids draw and write about their own "wild things." Their names were so creative, and some students put a lot of effort into their creations! I will use them to make a class book. :)
- Recess duty really cuts into my day, and it stinks that I have it 3x a week...blah :/
- The copy machine at work is having a tough connection to the network and printing from classroom computers...FML! I hope it's fixed tomorrow. :/
- $25 gift card for each classroom teacher from the PTO to use at the Book Fair! Unexpected surprise :)
Biggest Concerns Right Now:
- P/T conferences
- Staying patient and kind enough to understand and maintain composure around behavioral kids
- Maintaining organization
- Placement of students/flexible grouping
- my ELA schedule tomorrow
- independent work for centers during literacy and math time
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