I had the privilege of taking two boys from my class to Red Robin this week. They both worked hard to earn Student of the Month, plus Urban Promise was doing a fundraiser night at the restaurant. So it worked out all around. The boys were so excited in the car that they could hardly contain themselves.
Yes, I know the boy on the bottom doesn't look especially excited. But I promise he was. At the restaurant we colored kid's menus and talked to the waitress and they told me all sorts of things their parents probably don't want me to know. Plus one of the boys is scared of the Statue of Liberty (because of Ghostbusters), and there was a Statue of Liberty replica in the restaurant kept freaking him out. This kid is also terrified of mannequins. And anytime I change my appearance. We had a great time, and it was fun to hear them talking about it the next morning. (Hey, remember that time Miss Seefeldt took us to Red Robin?) And neither of them ate much, so I got to take their leftovers for lunch the next day.
In other news I still haven't picked a grad school. And I dyed my hair black. Here's some proof...
My class continues to be beside themselves with the fact that I keep messing with my hair. In class the kids are turning into great little readers which has been so fun to witness. One of the things I love most about teaching this age is getting to see how much they learn during the year. We've also been learning a lot of songs to get ready for our kindergarten graduation. At which point I think I will cry like a baby and they will too. The graduation program should be really good, and I hope to tape it. My class this year loves Raffi, so I got 3 Raffi CDs from the library, and we listen to his songs every day. It's pretty funny how much they like him. They're favorite one at the moment is "All I Really Need." We put it on and dance around, and we're all out of breath by the end. We also learned all four of the Carole King "Really Rosie" songs based on the Maurice Sendak books, and they love those too. Today I played a rap version of "Awesome God" and we all danced around the carpet. We really spend a pretty big chunk of our day singing and dancing and playing instruments, which I of course love.
I am working hard to complete my section of the curriculum for summer camp. Finishing that is on my agenda for the weekend. Plus it's the kids' musical at church which I'm helping out with. So that's enough to keep me busy. Today's Thursday, and I thought to myself after school, "Wow, this week's gone really fast," which means I've finally adjusted to having five day weeks again! Believe it or not, there's only one five day week and then a short week before spring break!
Last thing...today at our faculty meeting we had a Mary Kay party. When I saw the Mary Kay lady rolling her trunk of makeup in after school, I correctly deduced that she was here for our faculty meeting. We were told we were going to be pampered by the PTO, which I hoped involved desserts and getting to go home earlier than usual. But when I saw her, my first thought was that this would definitely be good material for my book someday about my crazy experiences at Urban Promise. And I think I was right. She turned out to be very nice and not at all pushy, but it was still hilarious and awkward with lots of people saying funny things like, "Sexy chocolate!" to each other. Only at an Urban Promise faculty meeting.
Yes, I know the boy on the bottom doesn't look especially excited. But I promise he was. At the restaurant we colored kid's menus and talked to the waitress and they told me all sorts of things their parents probably don't want me to know. Plus one of the boys is scared of the Statue of Liberty (because of Ghostbusters), and there was a Statue of Liberty replica in the restaurant kept freaking him out. This kid is also terrified of mannequins. And anytime I change my appearance. We had a great time, and it was fun to hear them talking about it the next morning. (Hey, remember that time Miss Seefeldt took us to Red Robin?) And neither of them ate much, so I got to take their leftovers for lunch the next day.
In other news I still haven't picked a grad school. And I dyed my hair black. Here's some proof...
My class continues to be beside themselves with the fact that I keep messing with my hair. In class the kids are turning into great little readers which has been so fun to witness. One of the things I love most about teaching this age is getting to see how much they learn during the year. We've also been learning a lot of songs to get ready for our kindergarten graduation. At which point I think I will cry like a baby and they will too. The graduation program should be really good, and I hope to tape it. My class this year loves Raffi, so I got 3 Raffi CDs from the library, and we listen to his songs every day. It's pretty funny how much they like him. They're favorite one at the moment is "All I Really Need." We put it on and dance around, and we're all out of breath by the end. We also learned all four of the Carole King "Really Rosie" songs based on the Maurice Sendak books, and they love those too. Today I played a rap version of "Awesome God" and we all danced around the carpet. We really spend a pretty big chunk of our day singing and dancing and playing instruments, which I of course love.
I am working hard to complete my section of the curriculum for summer camp. Finishing that is on my agenda for the weekend. Plus it's the kids' musical at church which I'm helping out with. So that's enough to keep me busy. Today's Thursday, and I thought to myself after school, "Wow, this week's gone really fast," which means I've finally adjusted to having five day weeks again! Believe it or not, there's only one five day week and then a short week before spring break!
Last thing...today at our faculty meeting we had a Mary Kay party. When I saw the Mary Kay lady rolling her trunk of makeup in after school, I correctly deduced that she was here for our faculty meeting. We were told we were going to be pampered by the PTO, which I hoped involved desserts and getting to go home earlier than usual. But when I saw her, my first thought was that this would definitely be good material for my book someday about my crazy experiences at Urban Promise. And I think I was right. She turned out to be very nice and not at all pushy, but it was still hilarious and awkward with lots of people saying funny things like, "Sexy chocolate!" to each other. Only at an Urban Promise faculty meeting.
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