Ebjournal Revisited.

Pushover for the little ones… / Updates

What kind of father am I going to make? If teaching is any indication, I sometimes wonder if I’m in trouble. I can be tough in the classroom, no worries about that. I have high standards. I believe in showing students that responsibility is important, and that there are consequences. But when it comes to rewarding them, sometimes I think Mr. Softie is going to win out.

Case in point: My class has finally earned a pizza party lunch (by collecting a bunch of James Brown points… long story, and should probably be it’s own entry.) and I, being the cool teacher, let the kids decide which brand of pizza they wanted, and what toppings. This turned out to be easier than expected, because the kids wanted Domino’s (cack) and they didn’t really want anything but sausage, pepperoni, or cheese on it. So that was easy. Then I asked them what they wanted to drink (knowing full well that I’d be getting them juice boxes, with at least 50% juice, thank you very much). I ruled pop right out. So they came up with the usuals (Lemonade? Fruit Punch? Capri Suns?) I, with my ideas already in my head, said yes to fruit punch, thinking that I’d get Juicy Juice (100% juice) for them. Because I’m trying to be fairly responsible. Or something. Anyway, I got to Jewel (or for those of you stuck in Central IL, “the Jewels”) this morning and promptly caved to the shining bright eyes and voices of the 8 year olds in my head. Capri-Suns for everyone! Three varieties to make their little hearts happy. I also got them popsicles– but they have real fruit juice in them! Too bad the box doesn’t say how much fruit juice, but judging by the lack of vitamin C, I’m guess somewhere in the 3 -5% range. So, I rolled over. They still have to take a math test today, right? Right.
—————-> Justification thread<———————
1. It’s the end of the year, and they’ve been the most wonderful children, possibly ever.
2. This is our first full class lunch party, so it should be special.
3. Have I mentioned that they’re wonderful?

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8 days left of school. Calendar looks like this:
Today and tomorrow are normal. (Except for the aforementioned pizza party today)
Friday we have our Mexican Fiesta to celebrate Mexico, our last social studies unit of the year. (That’s in the afternoon)
Monday is Memorial Day. (No school)
Tuesday is a teacher work day, which is code for get progress reports done, start cleaning, and meet to discuss next year’s policies.
Wednesday- We have an assembly from 2:00 til 3:30 to watch the fifth grade show.
Thursday– Our second grade picnic, all afternoon.
Friday– Field Day, most of the afternoon.

Monday– Half-day, with an assembly, visits to next year’s grades, and writing a letter to the third grade teachers
Tuesday (June 7th) Last day, we meet for forty-five minutes, where I try to keep it together.
That’s it then. Then I get to pack everything up to move it down the hall to another classroom.

Grad school supposedly starts July 6th. I’ll believe it when my patootie is in a classroom.

Just thought y’all should know my life, since the updates have been few and far between.

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