Painting

Painting with 5th graders is a scary thought....that's why I don't usually do it.  However, I found a cute writing idea on Pinterest that I wanted to do.  My students were to draw a strand of lights with their pencil, then they would use paint to make the light bulbs with their fingertips.  After that they were to draw a picture and from it, create a story.  The easiest way to do this without making a mess was to pull a few students at a time to the table while the others worked on something else....or so I thought!  One of the paint containers was brand new, so I had to unscrew the lid to open it...which I did....and then the top lid needed to be closed...which I did NOT!  As I attempted to shake up the bottle, the top lid came open and paint went flying everywhere!  I just froze!  The students immediately started getting paper towels to clean up the mess, and then one student very loudly screamed, "It's in your HAIR"!  It was true....paint was all over my shirt and pants and lots of it was in my hair.  Good thing it was washable.  I managed to clean myself up, and we finished our papers, but I probably won't be painting for a VERY long time.

Election Day

This is a little late, but I wanted to share.  For the election this year, my class along with Amy O'Dell's class conducted a mock election.  We had students register to vote, make rosters, and decorate voting booths.  Every child in 5th grade had an opportunity to vote and were given "I voted" stickers.  The kids had fun and so did I.  I posted pictures...I hope you can see them.

Happy Thanksgiving

The last week and a half has been crazy.  I enjoy having a day off work so much, but I hate when I have to spend it sick:(.  I woke up last Monday with the worst sore throat ever!  Turns out it was strep.  I was out of work all week except Friday.  I finally started feeling better on Saturday.
I enjoyed spending time with my husband's family for Thanksgiving.  The time together and the great food was just what I needed.  I spent the day after Thanksgiving putting up my Christmas tree.  I put it up while my 16 month old was napping....hoping he would not notice it when he woke up.  Boy was I WRONG....I am going to have to move it to the kitchen before it ends up in the floor....lol.

What a week!

Teachers can always tell by the behavior of the students if there is a full moon.  Having a full moon and Halloween all in the same week is almost too much to handle.  However, I made it!  My 5th grade team dressed up as Alice in Wonderland for our book character day.  Trying to teach dressed as Alice is quite a challenge, but it was fun.  I would post a picture, but I can't figure out how.

I hope I did this right....

I'm not use to blogging, so I hope I found the right place to type this.  I have learned about so many resources...technology wise...that I had no idea they even existed!  I have always LOVED Google, but I had no idea it could do so much.  Thanks Vickey for showing me.

A long day

This is my first time to ever write a blog.  I am tired from a long, busy day with 5th graders.  I like all the things I am learning tonight in my PLU class, but I am sad because I am missing my once a month girl's night out with my high school girlfriends :(   Macaroni Grill sure sounds good right now!