Meteorologist from Topeka's Channel 49

I was pretty excited  to be able to get Ed Bloodsworth, meteorologist with the ABC-TV affiliate in Topeka, KTKA-Ch. 49, to come to the school for Lutheran Schools Week activities.  In the past years, the kids have gone down to the movie theater here in town for a private showing of a movie some afternoon, but I wasn't able to connect with Alex, the theater owner, and plus, I just thought it would be cool to get something different, something new.  He was good, pretty entertaining, and had a pretty engaging presentation.  They do a "Weather in the Classroom" presentation, and I think this must've been part of it.   

This is the "Storm Tracker"...it's a pimped Hummer.  The antenna looking satellite thingie on the back is able to be raised and lowered when the truck is parked somewhere and they want to do different work or satellite upfeeds.

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Allison's New Classroom

This is incredibly exciting.  I don't know if anyone can fully appreciate the excitement that moving the kids into their new classroom really was like. I don't remember exactly how long ago they decided they "needed" a new classroom because Allison's class is the largest they've ever had (15), and the room they were in was inadquate (TINY).   Work was supposed to begin the beginning or middle of last summer (2010); in fact, we were not allowed to have VBS there at the end of July because they figured there would be construction, water turned off, etc.  Well, due to circumstances that I am not willing to document here, the construction was not begun until....wait for it, wait for it.........October!  Isn't that crazy!?!?!?!?  Justification for this huge new room was the class of 15.  When did they get moved in?  The first week of March...with only about two months of their school year left as kindergarteners!!!! Crazy, isn't it?  It's a gorgeous space, however.

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Lutheran Schools Week - Wednesday activities

On Wednesday of Lutheran Schools Week, we had a potluck breakfast before school, with chapel following for parents and grandparents to attend.  Because I was on the LSW committee, I had to help in the kitchen, making sure things were running smoothly for the breakfast, etc.  That left Allison pretty much to her own devices because the kids were with family members, not with their class.  She does very well, and I know I can trust her, but this was an interesting place that I caught her, following the breakfast, while folks were waiting for chairs to be moved, etc., and chapel to begin. Bless her heart.

 Following chapel, students, staff, and family members went outside for a balloon release.  It started to snow lightly about the time the kids went out to release their balloons.

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Lutheran Schools Week

Each year, Lutheran Schools across the country celebrate being fortunate enough to be a Lutheran School.  Our school is no different.  The first week of March 2011 was designed Lutheran Schools Week. The theme this year is: Securing Each Child's Future: Making Disciples.  I was on the LSW committee, and it was a lot of work, but it was rewarding. This is a bulletin board I did for Mrs. Harries, and fortunately I could incorporate LSW into it.

Each day of the week the students dress up to different themes.  Monday's theme was the kids' favorite one I hear:  Pajama day!

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Allison's New Specs! :)

My girlie has my eyes!

This is usually a very good, heart-warming comment.  However, this time it has to do with the actual working mechanisms!   She has eye 'issues' too, just like her ole' mom.  She has difficulty seeing far away already, and has a little issue with her left eye, just like me.  They didn't call her left eye a "lazy eye" like mine was identified as, but maybe hers was caught sooner in her schooling life.  The school nurse caught the discrepancy  in a routine school vision screening a few weeks ago. 

Allison is actually very excited about her glasses.  I am so glad about that. I just hope it continues. :)

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Swimming at the Y

Last Sunday afternoon, our school had the family fun time at the YMCA in Beatrice.  The PTL sponsors this activity for the children and their families.  The facilities are rented and anything pretty much can be used: swimming pool, basketball courts, raquetball courts, etc.  Allison spent the entire time at the swimming pool...imagine that :)     We had a good time. 

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Gratitude

I'm not feeling all that gracious about the weather right now...supposed to be freezing drizzly stuff off and on pretty much all weekend...ick!

So..........I am trying to think of things I AM grateful for...............

1.  My beautiful, intelligent (although sometimes ornery and mouthy) daughter, Allison.
2.  My incredibly supportive husband, Bruce.
3.  A beautiful, comfortable, warm home.
4.  A car that runs...most of the time...pretty much....
5.  My family, although I don't get to see them as much as I should (ahem...Amy....ahem....).
6.  My education...very grateful I was able to go to college. I do hope/wish sometimes that someday maybe I can go back and get my master's degree.
7.  My teaching degree...even though I don't technically use it to its extent right now, I'm still how happy and proud to have achieved it.
8.  Friends and acquaintances.
9.  Having a fair degree of intelligence and creativity...I'm not the brightest bulb in the package, but I'm also not the dimest! :)
10.  Opportunities that are not always available to everyone!

to be continued............................................




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Subbing

Had a great subbing day today.  It's been about a month and a half since I've subbed.  It feels like such a long time ago.  I was supposed to sub again tomorrow, but the teacher's conference 2nd day was cancelled due to the threat of bad weather...:( bummer!  Well, at least I'm scheduled for a couple more days next week (crossing fingers).

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Hiding Out

Dad and daughter day...so I'm 'hiding out' at the radio station now after tutoring.  Is that silly, or what?  Oh well!


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Little Cheerleaders

Gotta go pick up the Little Miss here in a few minutes.  She has spent the morning at the high school cheerleaders "Little Cheerleader Camp" this morning.  After three snow days this week, the school had a scheduled day off again today! :)  She's been really looking forward to going to this ever since she brought the information sheet home.  After a week of feeling poorly, I hope she had fun this morning.


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