The drive went smoothly today. It was chilly out, and damp with rain - I didn't want to get out of the car. I sat there for 10 minutes. I eventually made it inside.
Today started out early with a science review session for students who were interested. 24 kids showed up out of 75! Ms. Wink reviewed the topics of each subject on the test with the group. She also praised them for coming - saying that because they are putting in the effort, they are more likely to succeed. She also gave them challenge tickets for showing up! They were thrilled and so proud of themselves!
The science test was given first thing today. Electricity and magnets were the main items on the test. Awesome! Amy corrected the lion's share of the tests, but I took on about 1/4 of the tests. Man, they were loooooong. Not terribly difficult, but long. I did notice that the long answer portions of the test were tricky to assess. There are many different levels of understanding/performance within the grade, and the answers varied drastically. I think I would have given very specific instructions for the long answer - like make sure to include x, y, and z in your answer. Some of the student's answers were correct, but weren't as detailed as others. As a whole, the students did really well. I'm so proud!
Today was "Special Thursday" and "Creative Arts" day - this meant that the students were barely in class today. Right after the test they had a quick indoor recess, then it was off to Creative Arts! This is an initative in Newton to enhance the lives of the students - basically, it's an assembly. This Creative Arts was a brass quintet whose members explained how each brass instrument worked, played a little diddy, and cracked corny jokes along the way. I think they may have been from the BSO. It was great! They played music from West Side Story (Maria), The Beatles (YES! Obla-di, Obla-da), The Nutcracker (Arabian Dance), and The William Tell Overture (Theme song for The Lone Ranger). It was a great show, and my ballerina student was so excited that they played a song from the Nutcracker!
More indoor recess, then it was time to finish up the Read Aloud book, and they were off to PE, Music, Art, and Library. It was a quick day, but Ms. Wink was able to sneak in one quick talk about candy - no candy before 10:00 am, and only one piece per day.
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