April 12, (Tues.)

Today was the last observation day. The lesson went really well, but there were a couple of surprises, especially the fire drill at the very beginning of class!! It took a little time off of the SSR, but we were able to get everything else done, even though I was moving at a much slower pace today. I’ve been so run-down lately, even after this past weekend. I’m still a little sick, but I’m getting better and less tired every day. Today was actually a pretty good day for a slower pace. Irony is such an abstract concept, some groups just get it better than others. I really like using “Tough Boris” with irony. That story always makes my eyes well up with tears, even after the third reading of the day! The kids also really enjoyed “The Ballad of Captain Super”. It takes them a minute to figure out what happened, but once they figure it out they get it, and they think it is pretty cool.

The only other major hiccup was that Sumaya eventually just couldn’t make it any more and Lynn took her to the office. The nurse came, so we sent Johana to get her ears checked out. Gabby wasn’t here, so Minah did the whole-group assignment and I monitored the whole group progress. So, I hated that Jamey didn’t get to see their progress with the Clear Speech stuff, but it worked out alright.

After spring break we will work on some broader elements of poetry, like types and styles and stuff like that. I’ll need to plan at least Monday’s lesson before we leave. I’ve already sketched out the last two weeks of the unit, but I haven’t figured out exactly which poems I’ll read.

APRIL 15-23 SPRING BREAK!!