We have another snow day.
#insertrandomcursewordshere
Our district, from one end to another, is approximately 30 miles wide, and really encompasses all of what I see as typical here in Iowa. On one end, pretty wide open flat area, the stuff you’d think, “Oh, that’s Iowa all right,” and the other end, rolling hills, oak trees, and a quizzical “what Iowa is this” look on people who drive through!
Either way, because of this, we’ve had more snow days this year that in the last three combined. Ugh! So, I jumped onto my Kidblog (https://goo.gl/i3QWMQ) and threw down the “Snow Day Challenge”. If, in the next 12 hours, they can comment on 8 different blogs, they’ll get a sucker.
#ummmwhat
I know it doesn’t seem like much, but this group loves Tootsie Pops. They are my carrot to pay attention as they are reading. If they find a mistake inside a book (misspelling, improper punctuation, something like that), then I’ll give them a sucker. I’ve spent a great amount of money on these suckers because they are like hawks, finding all sorts of misprints!
Anyway, with another snow day, I need to catch up on my grading, so until tomorrow…..
#enjoytheday
March 5, 2018 at 11:27 am
Today, as school is canceled again, my number one reason I’m glad I retired is I don’t have to make up snow days. Find some time to enjoy this day off, Darin!
March 5, 2018 at 8:04 pm
I took two different naps, we drove through round two of the freezing rain (much to my wife’s chagrin), and are watching “Republic of Doyle” on Netflix. Yes, we did enjoy our day off!
March 5, 2018 at 1:41 pm
My coworker introduced me to doing a stamp participation sheet, and it’s amazing how effective it is (and these are college students!). So whatever works, I say.
March 5, 2018 at 8:03 pm
You do something like that with college students?? I would have never guessed something like would work! 🙂 However, I so agree with your last sentence, whatever works! 🙂
March 5, 2018 at 9:05 pm
Me neither! But it does. My friend is a genius, basically.
March 5, 2018 at 6:48 pm
I used to share smarties and dumdums. 😜sadly we aren’t allowed to give food to kids anymore.
March 5, 2018 at 8:02 pm
Ugh. And why can’t you give food anymore?
March 5, 2018 at 8:08 pm
Some crazy lawish thing.
March 5, 2018 at 8:19 pm
Ah yes, always trying to help us, help ourselves…..8-)
March 5, 2018 at 7:34 pm
Bonus day! I still have to go to work on Snow Days – the busses are cancelled, but schools are still open. Every time, I wish I could just stay home and do a few things here.
March 5, 2018 at 8:02 pm
Ok, I have to ask, where do you live that the busses get cancelled and school is still on?? We taught in a bush school in Alaska where that would happen, but no where else until you comment! 🙂
March 5, 2018 at 9:25 pm
Snow days are always fun…until they start taking away from summer vacation. Hope you don’t have to make it up. I love the comments about your day. The Alaskan bush job sounds intriguing. My brother/wife just moved from Illiamna. What was intriguing is my sis-n-law coached the girls basketball team and for the games they would have to fly to another village. The hosting village had to provide overnight accommodations and meals. Sounds exciting.
My treat was always lemon drops until one got stuck in a girl’s throat and I had to do the Heimlich to dislodge it. From then on it was Life Savers. 🙂