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April 25, 2006
Spring Break Recap
Spring Break is over and we truly are in the “short rows” (I know those of us over 30 from the south who have worked our summer breaks for new clothes money for school will understand that one). Only 24 school days separate us from the much anticipated EOG’s. These days tend to be extremely fast paced and hectic. It is my goal as a teacher that the work we have put into learning to be organized and responsible will be showcased by many of the kids during this period of the school year. Those who are borderline really need to work extra hard to be on top of things and might need a little extra support from home to get the job done. This nine weeks AR tends to get overlooked by some students who think they are already “done” and that is a shame because this nine weeks grades are important to eighth grade placements.
Today we played a couple of Review Games to get ready for the Vocabulary Test on Thursday. We played a Norwayne Stakes a horse race), What’s Behind the Box (guessing the image by removing pieces of the puzzle), and Wheel of Fortune (table versus table to accumulate the most points) and had a great time studying for the test..
Over Spring Break I had the opportunity to spend a day at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. I am teaming with another teacher from Wake County, some DPI staff members, and several professors from UNC, NCSU, and Fayetteville State to present a Social Studies Staff Development on Africa this summer at Exploris. It is a tremendous amount of work but I feel it will be a great learning opportunity for me. I hope that many of the teachers here in Wayne County will be able to participate and gain valuable materials from this two day collaboration. That way our students will benefit the most.
I also was invited to visit Washington DC, with Ms. Johnson’s 8th grade group from Eastern Wayne and with Mrs. Jones, Ms. Cox, and Mrs. Teel’s students here at Norwayne. It was a blast! I got to spend time in the Holocaust Museum, the Air and Space Museum, and lots of time on the Capitol Mall. One of the kids sat down on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on a beautiful sunny day with the sky that perfect color of Carolina Blue (Mrs. Purcell’s proof that God is a Tarheel fan) and looked down the Mall past the World War II memorial and the Washington Monument towards the Capital Building and remarked how he had “seen this on TV and had always wanted to do it.” I sat there and thought to myself that every time I have sat upon those same steps that have so impacted history, that I too felt that great satisfaction.
There is student dance this Friday evening from 7:00 to 9:00. The cost is $5.00. I am planning to be there taking some pictures and enjoying the fun!
This blog might be a wee bit too long, but I did not past last week. I should have – someone might have enjoyed hearing about my travels.
Posted by hlperson at April 25, 2006 09:29 AM
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Did Wyatt Tell you we were in DC also? We had a very fun time and learned lots of things about our nations history. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Saralynn Vied at April 25, 2006 02:12 PM
COOL! Those games were pretty fun. The funnest part was the competition, when table four was against table one or two i dont remember. I worked one day ten hours at a green house and got paid $100. I prefer babysitting better though. You need more of those games.
Posted by: Courtney D. at April 25, 2006 04:27 PM
I can't believe nobody talked about their Spring Break. Mine was fun, had a lot of time to read.
Posted by: Brimmer at April 30, 2006 03:41 PM
I hated to find out that spring Break was over in such little time. Now thinking of it I don't think I made my I's on the last comment caps, SORRY.
Posted by: Erica at May 7, 2006 09:08 AM