Those who know me best, know that I spend a lot of my free time working on school related things. My husband clearly learned that early on in our marriage. I bought him a Nintendo 64 when we first got married so that he would have something to do while I ignored him to develop plans, or grade papers.
I have been married for twelve years, which means the addition of DSi's, PSP, X-Box 360, Wii and of course, we upgraded to a Playstation 2 along the road. I am sure all of the gaming companies love the money that my family has managed to pour in to their pockets while I worked my way through grad school, and continued to work!
So, over Christmas, I gave myself and my family a new gift. No, it wasn't a PS3. I am holding out on that one. Instead, I left all school related work in the trunk of my car (until I needed the space), then I just left it in the garage!
I managed to read six books, play board games daily with my family, and watch tv (when it wasn't set on a video game). I even went sledding!
But, the new year has rolled in, and school starts in two days! It is time for me to pick up the plan book, and put down the remote control and the next book in my reading collection.
I have some interesting things in store for the kids over the next few weeks. We start our soil unit, which will be a collaborative effort between Mrs. Collins, Mrs. Eubanks, Ms. Shelton and me. Students will be moving from teacher to teacher during this time to complete different activities. In math, we will focus on elapsed time and temperature. In reading, we will continue with our unit on Disasters. Through E-pals, I have teamed up with a classroom in an area of California where earthquakes occur regularly. We will explore this area using Google Earth, and hopefully get moving on penpal letters with this classroom.
Even though the vacation is over shortly, I look forward to coming back refreshed and ready to go on Monday. The addtion of several new pairs of comfortable shoes will be icing on the cake for me!
