4 more days!

           Today was a very busy, and fun-filled day. We took our last spelling and grammar tests of the year. My class and I actually enjoy spelling tests. Not to brag, but I am one of the most hilarious people my students know. Well maybe not, but they certainly act like it! I try to think of amusing example sentences for each word and I get them laughing pretty hard. I always begin by reminding them to not talk during tests. Sometimes my example sentences are funny questions and they want to shout out answers, but they know to just giggle instead. :)

          Today was also the last school-wide flag ceremony of the year. My school has awesome flag ceremonies outside on our covered basketball court. Our music teacher leads songs and cheers and there are always award presentations as well. Today was also the 2nd grade musical, which was adorable. The past three years I've spent the 2nd grade musical checking out my future students, but not this year! I found out I'll be teaching 4th grade next year, which is super exciting. I like new challenges, and I love my students. I'll probably have about half of my current class again next year, so that's good news. :)

           After the flag ceremony we checked out the science fair. 5th grade students performed their own experiments at home and presented their findings at the fair. K-4th grade classes experimented at school and made a project board together. It was very neat to see what all the classes did and my students enjoyed learning about the 5th graders' projects. Here is a picture of our class project.

             Remember, I said it was a busy day? After the science fair we had a picnic lunch outside and then watched the 5th graders' egg drop. In teams of 3 or 4 they built contraptions to protect an egg from a 20 foot drop. Our science lab teacher went up in a cherry-picker to drop the students' contraptions, then the team would check to see if the egg was "in tact" or "cracked". Some 4th grade students were in charge of holding up signs to tell the audience the outcome. Most of the school comes to check out this yearly event. So much fun. It's definitely a challenge the kids look forward to doing once they're in 5th grade.

            Back in class we had an hour to complete our Social Studies presentations. One student sang the Canadian national anthem, another showed us a video of dances from Puerto Rico. The students learned so much about the Americas!

            Only a few days of school left and Legoland tomorrow! My alarm is set for 4:40 am...off to bed!