Hal Way Point!!

Promised Nikki I'd get to this last night, but as you know I didn't! This is National Lutheran Schools Week and things are a bit levely for me right now. For all our darling little Lutheran kids, they are of the opinion that this means PARTY WEEK--no classes, no homework. Unforutnately, there is a bit of truth in that since today was the first real day that I managed to teach actual classes!!
The week started off with my directing and Dale playing for our Primary Grades Choir as they sang in the 8 AM worship service. Monday was our school "kick off breakfast" where the ENTIRE school sat down and had a full breakfast together--nothing like eating with 150 kids. We returned to our rooms for an hour's worth of "lessons" which in reality was spent getting our booth ready for Tuesday's Geography Fair before returning to the gym for the annual Primary Grade pillow fight between students and/or teachers. After that fun filled half hour, it was lunch time--and oh boy, we got to eat in our rooms with our teachers!!! After lunch and a quick story, it was off to the movies complete with popcorn and soda!!! (One of the purposes of National Lutheran Schools Week is to teach little Lutherans how to eat, and eat, and eat!!! By the way, this was all done dressed in pajamas, robe and slippers.
Sounds like fun. huh? Well, with all this going on we also had the fortune to have our compouter lab flood--complete with water, mud and smell (which is STILL permeating throughout the school)!! Dale spent the morning with our principal and custodian, moving EVERYTHING out of the room. This required his disassembling every computer!! The entire lab is now setting in our library as we wait for the insurance companies, painters, floor people, etc. to come in and do their "thing". Dale is hoping to restore the lab on Easter weekend with some help from his daughter.
Tuesday was "Vacation Destination" day. The dress--an outfit that displayed your favorite vacation destination--Florida and Disney World was the winner in my class!! Classes had a chance to finish up their booths for the fair. Again, lunch was in our room with the teacher. The afternon marked a trip to such destinations as Florida, Idaho, Virginia, New York, Wisconsin, Hawaii, and San Diego, California. As we learned, you guessed it---we ate foods that represented the various states!!
Today was "Hat and School Spirit Day." Some of our kids spend time during the rest of the year looking for that perfect hat--need I say more. We all go to Chapel and then, for the first time this week, I actually had some sort of regular classroom lessons--complete with, OH NO--HOMEWORK!!! Of course, we did take the time to eat--ice cream sundaes with chocolate, and strawberries, and caramel, and whip cream and sprinkles---yum, yum!!
Tomorrow, is "Sports Day" and everyone wears something representing there favorite sport--I'll luck out here and wear my bowling league shirt--I won't have to go home and change into it (yeah, I know Nikki--I don't wear it that often!). It'll be another short teaching day as WIU is coming in and presenting the play, "Cinderella" to the kids. Food for the day--why pretzels and cheese, of course.
Friday, the day we're all dreading, is "Crazy Day," and it's a great discription of the outfits these kids come up with for the day. We start off with a "fashion show" so everyone can see what everyone is wearing. The day is turned upside down and "anything goes"--classes are backwards, teachers switch classes, whatever "fits." We end the day with the movie "Freaky Friday" and brownies as our snack.
Saturday the parents take their turn as we hold our annual "Spring Fling Dinner and Auction". This is our giant fund raiser for the year and we auction off all the "goodies" that the PTL can find. Each class also submits a special project to auction off--my class has another painting to submit--we did a take off on Van Gogh's daisies. We'll see how well it goes--I can't imagine it breaking last year's Iris record of $825! (At that price, you know it's NOT hanging in my living room!!!!!) The dinner and auction are a lot of fun--Mom and Dad, Nikki and Bryan, and Jessica and Rocky have tickets for it. Chris, Tony, and Laurie usually attend, but our weather has been so iffy, they thought they had better pass. (Sidenote--Chris if you would still like to come, tickets are still available--let me know and I'll turn your name in.)
Anyway, this week by the time I get home, I am REALLY tired!! Oh well....
Well, gotta run..church tonight, then home to nake a cake for a funeral dinner tomorrow. Do hope everyone is staying warm. Love to all.