Red Nose Day
Today was Red Nose Day: a day set aside to do something silly to raise money for charity. The money raised "will help poor and vulnerable people, both in the UK and Africa." We all wore red, including some red noses! Apparently each year the noses are a little different. This year they were several different dinosaurs, all funny and curious little creatures.
The school also celebrated by having a bake off amongst some of the teachers. Six teachers competed in the food tech lab for the Great British Bake Off, Fulbrook style, supported by thirty screaming kids and a host of on-looking staff members. It was certainly a hoot and lots of fun watching as they raced to create the batter for the fairy cakes and then eagerly watched them bake.
Despite all this excitement which usually changes the behavior, I had a great day with my kids. My year 6 English class has been near perfect this week, and so they were rewarded with a little extra playtime. And I had a blast this afternoon with my American Studies Class. They had asked to learn about a variety of things so I threw it all into one lesson. We talked about weather (specifically tornadoes and hurricanes), Helen Keller (I found an amazing video of Annie Sullivan teaching her how to speak), Hollywood and then I taught them something they didn't even know they wanted to learn: line dances! My twelve and thirteen year olds were really very good at the Cupid Shuffle and at the Cotton Eyed Joe! I had a blast with them!
Moving from red to green, I'm now in Dublin where the city is all lit up in green to celebrate St. Patrick!
The school also celebrated by having a bake off amongst some of the teachers. Six teachers competed in the food tech lab for the Great British Bake Off, Fulbrook style, supported by thirty screaming kids and a host of on-looking staff members. It was certainly a hoot and lots of fun watching as they raced to create the batter for the fairy cakes and then eagerly watched them bake.
Despite all this excitement which usually changes the behavior, I had a great day with my kids. My year 6 English class has been near perfect this week, and so they were rewarded with a little extra playtime. And I had a blast this afternoon with my American Studies Class. They had asked to learn about a variety of things so I threw it all into one lesson. We talked about weather (specifically tornadoes and hurricanes), Helen Keller (I found an amazing video of Annie Sullivan teaching her how to speak), Hollywood and then I taught them something they didn't even know they wanted to learn: line dances! My twelve and thirteen year olds were really very good at the Cupid Shuffle and at the Cotton Eyed Joe! I had a blast with them!
Moving from red to green, I'm now in Dublin where the city is all lit up in green to celebrate St. Patrick!
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