Reasons to love fall
Since the shorter days tend to put me in the dumps a bit, I'll remind myself why I like fall:
*Pulling out all the cozy, comfy sweaters and sweatshirts--I did the big "clothes swap" where I put away the shorts and tank tops and took out the long underwear.
*Beautiful turning leaves and crisp, sunny football Saturdays.
*SOUP WEATHER! I love soup. We had potato-leek last night and Mom's green chile last week.
*It doesn't feel weird to be lighting candles.
*Cheap chocolate! True after any holiday but especially Halloween.
*Time to get out the super awesome suede skirt and leather boots again.
*Decorations, both Halloween and holiday. Gotta love the shiny stuff.
*Possibility for snow days. We may even get snow later this week. D and I are planning to buy a bread machine mix or two, so that when we have to get up and watch the news to see if school is canceled, we can put it in the machine and go back to bed. Mmmmm.
School update: We are already at midterm conferences--today and tomorrow! It's going really quickly. I absolutely love my homeroom and my 4th hour class. 5th and 6th hours are tolerable (they have their good and bad days) and 7th hour is okay but very ADD. It's hard to keep them on task. For the next few weeks, the other science teacher is going to be out b/c of minor surgery and recovery, so I get to help out his sub. The plus side: my lesson plans are easier and we're showing several movies. We've been driving the kids so hard that it's nice to have a bit of a break, you know?
In other news, I am teaching an after school class for gifted 6th graders and loving it. It's math and science enrichment, and I'm doing the science part. We had our first class last week, and wow are some of these kids bright. How many 11-year olds do you know who use the word "hone"?
Anyway, back to work preparing for conferences. Happy fall!
*Pulling out all the cozy, comfy sweaters and sweatshirts--I did the big "clothes swap" where I put away the shorts and tank tops and took out the long underwear.
*Beautiful turning leaves and crisp, sunny football Saturdays.
*SOUP WEATHER! I love soup. We had potato-leek last night and Mom's green chile last week.
*It doesn't feel weird to be lighting candles.
*Cheap chocolate! True after any holiday but especially Halloween.
*Time to get out the super awesome suede skirt and leather boots again.
*Decorations, both Halloween and holiday. Gotta love the shiny stuff.
*Possibility for snow days. We may even get snow later this week. D and I are planning to buy a bread machine mix or two, so that when we have to get up and watch the news to see if school is canceled, we can put it in the machine and go back to bed. Mmmmm.
School update: We are already at midterm conferences--today and tomorrow! It's going really quickly. I absolutely love my homeroom and my 4th hour class. 5th and 6th hours are tolerable (they have their good and bad days) and 7th hour is okay but very ADD. It's hard to keep them on task. For the next few weeks, the other science teacher is going to be out b/c of minor surgery and recovery, so I get to help out his sub. The plus side: my lesson plans are easier and we're showing several movies. We've been driving the kids so hard that it's nice to have a bit of a break, you know?
In other news, I am teaching an after school class for gifted 6th graders and loving it. It's math and science enrichment, and I'm doing the science part. We had our first class last week, and wow are some of these kids bright. How many 11-year olds do you know who use the word "hone"?
Anyway, back to work preparing for conferences. Happy fall!
posted by Suzy at 10:54 AM
2 Comments:
I'd love to hear what fun activities you're doing with your gifted 6th graders for science enrichment. :)
You used the word "hone" I do believe.
--B
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