"Ms. Moynihan, I miss you on the weekends!" - One of the many reasons I love my job!
Today was another wonderful, yet chaotic day in the classroom. It's always hard to get the students back on schedule and to follow the routines and procedures after a weekend, especially a 3 day one. Nevertheless, it was a productive day! My favorite part about today was the lesson on Martin Luther King. To help them understand how African American people were treated, I favored the boys over the girls by allowing the boys to sit up front during a read aloud and giving them stickers afterwards. The girls were NOT amused and were questioning my every move, which is what I anticipated. It was a great way to show how the African Americans felt during MLK time. The students wrote about their dreams/wishes for their family, school, and world...pictures to come =)!
The icy roads and thick fog made me very uneasy on my drive to school. There is a mountain that I pass, in Newcastle, called The Burning Mountain. The combination of that mountain, the cold air and the CO river results in the thickest fog I have ever seen. It looks like you are going to hit a white wall. Thank goodness it only lasts for about 5 minutes!
Matt and I are ending our night with homemade tamales from a mom at my school and an ON DEMAND movie! Happy Tuesday! Goodnight!