My Week: Tuesdays

Hump Day!

Tuesdays are always a bit rough. I teach in the afternoon when the girls are buzzing and wild.

This Tuesday was off to a good start when a student brought me a few roses.

It didn’t last long. Take a look at our behavior chart today! Tuesday our school has “special schedule.” This means that we skip our morning assembly (except we still have it?), add a special activity class, and tag on 20 minutes to the day. Lucky me, the girls arrive in my room directly after their special activity… it’s nutso!

I usually teach 3 40 minute periods a day. For whatever reason, an extra class was added onto my schedule this day… and oh my goodness we needed it. Some days we get nothing done because the concept of “If I’m talking… you’re NOT talking!” is too difficult to grasp. I lost track of time and you can see that the girls exited my room in a hectic fashion as the end of the day bell clanged on. (The bell rings at least 7 times on Tuesdays…)

My naughtiest (and favorite) student and I wore our hair in the same style. I love it when that happens. We point at each other’s hair and say “Same same!” with big smiles. It’s pretty adorable.

Here I am posing with the Tree of Shapes. This arrived one day in the middle of class. It’s hard to know how to react when a wooden tree is delivered to your doorstep. I think I said something along the lines of… “Wow… look at that!”

After school Sarah came over to sort out a problem with her sewing machine. After a lot of tinkering, it was a pretty simple fix. We stopped at a restaurant across the street for some hummus and enjoyed some complimentary falafel while we waited.

Tuesday nights my friends and I celebrate Hump Day by hosting dinner for each other. Every fifth week it’s my turn. This week was at Hannah’s house. She always cooks up something tasty. This time it was Korean food.

The evening usually includes some gaming… if they can sucker me in. I’m not so much one for board games (“bored” games… I love that Mol!).

That’s Tuesday!

xo, jill