It’s rainy today but I don’t mind. The kids are tired but busy at work for the most part. I gave them a choice board for studying for our verb quiz tomorrow. They enjoyed acting as “question master” where they created their own questions and tested each other. The air is calm and I can’t help but feel the spring renewal on its way. It’s been a dark and often challenging winter but the rain is cleansing and brings the promise of a joyful end to the year.
In today's edition of "kids say the darndest things", I had a student who walked into our second-period French class with only 10 minutes left in the period. I know that this student lives within walking distance. I also know this student is a great story-teller. Towards the end of the class period, while students were completing their final class activity, I went over to the late student eager to hear his excuse for today. He explained that he was late because "my turkey ran out of his cage". I was surprised and amused by this story. "So I went to the slaughterhouse on Friday to pick up a guinea fowl and a turkey" he began. "I had the turkey in a cage in my living room. This morning, my grandma woke me up and yelled 'the bird is out of its cage!' So I got up and went running around outside my house to find the turkey. Then my grandpa woke up and yelled 'what's going on here?' Then I told him about the turkey. So anyway, th...
Often a rainy day equals inactivity. I enjoyed reading how instead, you had a calm and cleansing day.
ReplyDeleteThank you for reading Sally! rainy or bad weather days can be tough but I try to find some peace in them as I can.
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