Flora and Ulysses

I haven't posted anything since Friday, that's not like me. However, with a whole week of testing over we are just trying to get back in the swing of things. Officially 13 days left for the kiddos-2 of those days are field trips, one field day (we might need to add a boating competition-lots of rain!), an awards day and end-of-year party. Still, of course, lots we can learn but I don't know how serious the kids are about that these days.

We had a Teacher Appreciation Program yesterday and are supposed to dress up. I have a child in my class who is the son of a teacher at our school. He walked in yesterday and said "that's what you're wearing?!?"-you gotta love 'em. I guess he thought I was underdressed! I wear skirts/dresses all the time so I guess wearing one of my regular outfits was not good enough for him. :)

I got my book list for the student book clubs I facilitate for and am very proud of myself for already beginning to read some of the titles. I really liked this one:

I think it would make a great read-aloud for young kiddos. It's about a girl kind of obsessed with a superhero comic who inadvertantly comes across a squirrel with super-powers. It has really great vocabulary opportunities thrown in like "Holy unanticipated consequences"-but overall is an easy read. It's fun! I really don't know where Kate DiCamillo comes up with her ideas-you know she wrote Because of Winn-Dixie and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (one of my all-time favorites) among others.

I hope everyone is enjoying their final weeks with their kiddos. I know it will go by fast. I'll really miss this group-they are really sweet kids! It's hard to say good-bye when you've spent 2 years with them. I did find out I get to go back to Kinder next year-so that I am thankful for that.