Today's Topic? -- FOOD!!!!!

I know, I should be writing about science, but, you shoulda' seen the food, today. First, I got the left-over turkey, gravy, stuffing lunch from the cafeteria. Yum, but bread expands too quickly and I ended-up tossing more than half the plate of food, away. Then, the Cultures of the World club - our English as a second language kids, cooked up a mess o' vittles fundraiser that made me cry because I can no longer eat foods like corned beef and cabbage, etc. -- Aaarrgghh! Boo-hoo. I did see Mr. Fausnaught smiling as he walked with a bowl of corned beef and cabbage. However, today was club day and the club "There's a Chef in my Soup" featured local chef Paul Mach. What can I say, I sampled the escargot (snail) -- to die for. I never had escargot so perfectly seasoned and so tender. I also got to sample the “Quick Meat and Bread with Vegetables.” Totally, awesome. Chef is a really nice guy. He not only knew some of the Polish dishes I shouted out, but, he knew them by their Polish name.

Back to Business
Miss Riggs, a third-year education major at Clarion University, and daughter of our own ESL teacher, played the part of teacher in my classroom, today. She is focused on English and Library Science, but, taught a lesson on the rock cycle. She did very well. Nasty me, I gave her this large lesson plan and we ended-up teaching just a portion of it. You see, I already taught most of that lesson, earlier.
My students were so well behaved for Miss Riggs. I am so proud of them. I hope Miss Riggs asks to come back and teach, again. Getting your feet wet and doing a cannonball into cold water are two different things. The more she gets wet, the more acclimated she will be to getting into the water.

The Malady that ate the Sixth Grade
struck. yesterday, Mrs. Antonacci, Mrs. Pulizzi and Miss Porter were sick -- they were really uncomfortable. Today, I learned that Mrs. Dincher, our aide, became very ill after leaving here for the day. She said she spent Thursday night in a near comatose condition -- not really, but, she did say it sent her to bed. Not sure how Mrs. Phillips, did. She went to a conference, today. Me? Well, I got nailed last weekend after being bitten by some type of creature in Mr. Conoway's room. I spent last weekend with a very uncomfortable rash on my jaw and neck. Similar to the rashes Miss Porter and Mrs. Antonacci suffered. My week has been a gnawing headache just above my eyebrows.

Ready for Conferences
The cherubs should have given you the student-led conference time slip. If you did not get one, better call Mrs. Antonacci on Monday morning.

Well, have a great weekend, folks.

Holy Cabolees!

1. Mrs. Antonacci became ill and left.
2. Miss Porter and Mrs. Pulizzi were ill, but, stayed.
3. We gave 4-sight tests
4. Kids were spread out throughout the building
5. We prepared for student-led conferences.
6. A kid kept a milk bottle in his locker and it soured and popped sending the most obnoxious odor throughout our hallway.
7. Progress reports were printed for the office
8. They served turkey, gravy and stuffing in the cafeteria and I could not tear away for lunch.
Why? Because we had cherubs with no place to go after their lunch, so I opened my room to them during my lunch. That has been my favorite lunch since I was a kid, here - and that was before turkeys were even invented. I missed out on turkey, stuffing and gravy --MAJOR BOO-HOO.
9. Skipped breakfast.
10. Mr. Fausnaught advised us not to eat yellow snow.

I left pooped, yesterday -- came in pooped, today. Am super-pooped, right now. Supper is on my mind, but the dog probably wants her walk. My remaining kid and wife, both, work second shift, today. After walking the dog would I really want to go out to buy supper? Should I make something? Naw, last night, I opened a can of corned beef and sat in front of the tube eating it right out of the can. I hate eating out alone and do not feel like bringing something home.

The day has been one dilemma after another. Worse, yet, the holidays are coming.

Have a safe night, folks. Here's to all the special people in my life -- my family, my school family, and my friends. I proclaim this, the summer of George.

Summation of My Day?

Ugh!
I am pooped!!!
4-sight testing today and tomorrow
progress reports are due
getting ready for student-led parent conferences
assembling lesson plans.

Have a great night, folks. Give your cherubs a bear-hug, tonight.

There Is A Little Known Law. . .

That if snow flurries are present for more than 10 minutes, after 2 p.m. and before 3 p.m., bloggers are not required to post a blog. Heh, heh.

I Meta Mor Phic
and he was boring. Okay, the cherubs were introduced to metamorphic rocks, via Power Rangers. Say, what? Ask your kid.

4-Sight, Tomorrow
I get to do mathematics. My homeroom, tomorrow. Mrs. Pulizzi's homeroom on Thursday.

Have a great night, folks -- think there is enough snow to build a snowman?

Boy, We're All Fired-up, Now

Our brief study of igneous rocks -- means, born of fire -- resulted in learning the definition of extrusive and intrusive rocks, identifying basalt, granite and obsidian rocks, and the definitions of those three rocks. Then, using magnifying glasses, we looked at several rock samples and made comparisons. That's about it, folks. It's Monday, snowy, cold, and we're all still pretty "weekended. "

Have a great night, folks.