Movember

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Harlem Globetrotters in Taiwan

Episode Fifteen - Jello Blobs

Sunday Morning

Happy Birthday Miss Madelynn

Happy Birthday to the best niece in the whole wild world!

Are you Superstitious?

Yesterday was Friday the 13th. Most people seem to think this day is unlucky. I think it's just an easy way to blame anything bad happening on this day, to bad luck.

For example:

At lunch I was getting settled and ready to eat some delicious "water soup", moved my bowl and spilled most of the soup on myself. Good thing I was wearing black. And it's a good thing I decided to wear Denise's dress that day! :) Normally I would just call myself and klutz and leave it at that. But, on Friday the 13th, I could blame it on something else!

Example #2:

Denise has a couple 'firsts' yesterday. She drove a scooter for the first time and she dumped a scooter for the first time. Normally we would blame Denise for being a bad driver, but on Friday the 13th, we could blame the day.

So we learned a couple things. Friday the 13th gets a bad wrap and I will be the driver.

Head Over Heels

In my grade 2 phonics class, we learned about the aw and au sound. I introduced different words, told them meanings, drew on the board or acted them out to help them understand.

Straw, claw, saucer, pause, yawn....somersault.
"Teacher, what is that?" I finally got to put my years of elementary school gymnastics to good use. Luckily we have a padded area in our classroom which made the landing slightly smoother. I forgot how far away the ground is. Even if you're 5'3.

Ah, the things teachers do for kids!