I made it in to school today. Still froggy-sounding and a little wheezy yet, but feeling more energetic and breathing clearly through my nose. Five hours of sleep during the day and an extra nine at night sure helped a lot.
The morning was easy because we showed our reward movie for good behavior. (Any student who stays within the parameters of our behavior plan gets a reward at the end of the month. Sometimes its extra recess or a special project; sometimes it is a movie.) Those who don't earn it have to sit out in another classroom.
Since I wasn't hosting this time, I had a bit of time to set my appointment times for report card conferences, organize my room, plan, get copies made, and catch up on e-mails and correspondence from the day before.
After the movie, the day followed the usual routine until 1:45, when parents started showing up to set up for the party and help children get ready for the costume parade. At 2:15, the children paraded out of the building by grade level. They traveled down the main hall, out and around the bus loop, and back into the building to line the hallways and watch the other grades pass. It's a neat thing, because we start with kindergarten and end with fifth grade. Having the children line the hallways allowed the younger kids to see the older kids as they walk through and vice versa. The kids are excited to see their siblings and friends, and you get a chance to see a lot of interesting costumes. From fairies to the cast of the Wizard of Oz (our first-grade team), from cartoon characters and superheroes, from cowboys to Star Wars stormtroopers, we saw it all. One of my favorites, however, was a student who dressed as the character Phineas from the Disney series Phineas and Ferb, complete with the giant triangular head and orange pipe-cleaner hair on top.
When the parade was over, it was time for the party. The children had a great time making little tissue ghosts, guessing the number of candy corn in a jar (to be raffled off), bowling with baby pumpkins, searching for treasure in a jewel toss game, eating, posing for pictures, and dancing. I didn't have much to do regarding crafts or games, but I was exhausted by dismissal time. In all, however, it was a fun day.
On to the weekend...to sleep!
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