Wedding Pictures!

Rehearsal!





The Head Table


Getting Ready!






Friends are friends forever!

What I really mean to say is . . .

Tonight I am working in transition forms. These are passed onto the child's next teacher so that she can get a better handle on him or her. (That is if they don't already know them from hallway encounters.) I can never stop myself from smiling when a kid is shocked that I know his name. Hullo?? EVERYONE knows your name kid.

These can be helpful because I can tell a teacher that a kid is left-handed, reading at a high level, or should not sit by student X. It can also be a bad thing if a teacher doesn't want any predisposed opinions or ideas about a student. Us lucky K teachers don't get this advantage. Again, both good and bad. Anyway, I'm not even sure the first grade teachers read these but I'm doing them anyway. A big part of these are strengths and weaknesses. Please read between the lines.

Strong-willed=stubborn/defiant
Ornery=All out terror
Impulsive=NEVER stays in seat; NEVER stops talking
Attentive to details=In EVERYONE'S business but his own.
Fast worker=Schedule downtime at the risk of your own sanity
Perfectionist=Slow worker; Needs hand holding
Curious=Never stops asking questions
Assertive=Bully
Helpful=Bossy
Immature=Whiner
Low Confidence=Crier

The list could go on and on but I won't. It's mostly good stuff actually. It's better to keep things positive as not to overwhelm anyone. And who knows? Maybe they'll grow up over the summer. Stranger things have happened. Monkeys flew in Wizard of Oz didn't they??

May Happenings & Summer Plans

This is our principal covered in chocolate, caramel, cool whip, sprinkles, marshmallows, M&Ms and more sprinkles. At least this year he wore a jump suit over his shirt and tie. We do this to cap off successful fundraising for our annual Walk-A-Thon. It supports PBIS and our school's positive rewards program.

This week is normal except that I am taking a personal day Friday to go to southern IL for BK's (soon to be BL) wedding!! So very exciting. Next week, we are doing DIBELS testing and then the ZOO on Friday. I think the next week is normal but then it's a four day week with fun day and exactly one month from today I will be on summer vacation. I finally feel like the end is in sight. Just keep swimming-just keep swimming.

I'm not sure I've written anything about this on here but since I'm finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, I'm ready to update you my summer plans. First and the biggest part is that June 17-26 I will be going to Ethiopia, Africa! I'm VERY excited and blessed to get the chance to go on this trip. Seven of us are going to do a VBS, medical clinic, and support for the Compassion ministries around the capital, Addis Ababa. Through many generous family and friends my trip is fully funded and only the planning part is left. I am in charge of planning the VBS but still have lots of work to do!

After that, I'm going to spend time in Michigan and hopefully plan a trip to visit dear friends and a new baby in Wyoming. : D Softball tryouts are July 25th and school will start at a "normal" time this year on August 17th so summer will be here and gone before we know it.