summary of week

yeah, i didn't go on the trip today, i'll try next week. i'll be leaving soon with jake for easter at home.

speaking of easter, in our classroom this week, we made easter baskets! it was so much fun. we worked with paper mache and used the top of a balloon as a mold. it took three days because of drying time, and the kids did a great job following directions and they had a great time. people were impressed to hear about this, but it was easy because of the class that i have this year. i am sure i'll pay for it next year, as the pendulum of fate swings the other way... i'm trying to enjoy the time i have with this class. i mean, i never had a class where half of them could start on their paper mache project while the other half writes a detailed description of their favorite toy (as a required assignment for the Open Court Reading Series)... and they kept the room clean while we were at it. sigh...

(a lot of people already knew this because i couldn't keep it to myself, but i wanted to write it down for my own future reference!)