Hello all. Second night of interviews tonight. Your kids are doing awesome with the Christmas concert song. They almost have it mastered.

Yesterday was a great day with a lot of Christmas song practice! You can imagine the only thing that is stuck in my head this last week. We also worked a little more on skip counting.

Teachers all get their school pictures taken and I have no one to give them to; my kids could care less. I gave one out to a student as a joke because I know the parents. When the others heard, they insisted they have one. It's my classic and cheesy "Sears Catalogue" pose! I haven't taken a serious picture in my life:) Anywho, hopefully you have figured out that this is more of a joke to me and not an attempt at fame. If it bothers you, feel free to chuck it. No harm, no foul!

Today we started the day with our regular sentence writing and math practice, then we practiced our song again. I had to give the class a group hug because they are getting close to perfect!

Next, I told a story about a hungry brown bear searching for food in the forest. He heard bees, followed the sound, found them and the hive full of honey. He ate, got sticky, and while searching for water to quench his thirst, found that leaves, twigs, bugs, etc, were sticking to his fur because of the honey mess. He heard the sound of rushing water, followed it, drank from the river, saw fish jumping, caught and ate them. Now he has fish skeletons sticking to the honey on his fur. Finally, he went for a nap in a hollowed out tree. They had to write a minimum of 3 sentences and draw me a picture of my story. We did that from 1045-12:)

The afternoon was spent in music class and practicing the song again. We did do some sound work in French. It has been an indoor recess since yesterday, so we went out nonetheless. The kids didn't die or get frost bit! In fact, I think they were better for having done so! Fresh air and stuff eh! Who'd a thunk it?

When we came back in, I treated them to hot chocolate and a little bit of a movie in French. They ALL said thanks for going out and the hot chocolate...so polite!

Don't forget that it's pajama day tomorrow. Slippers, pj's, house coats, curlers... I promise to wear more than what the average adult sleeps in!

Watch for pics by the fire!