we were just at the point of getting ready to pack it up and leave when our 'head of security' (the nurse) came over the intercom and advised of a lock down. i thought, "this is silly..." then i figured that it was not a drill, so i began looking for local breaking news to see if there was anything going on in the neighborhood. nothing showed up, so we sat. then they came on the intercom and said students who rode the bus could make their way down to the bus...so i had one and basically i pushed her out the door and locked it behind her...God speed little grasshopper...may you get to your bus. whatever you do, don't come back knocking on the door, b/c i will NOT let you in!
when it was finally over, we were informed that there was a man on the bridge throwing rocks at people and not letting them pass. first thought that came to mind: THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF. that homeless dude was the troll.
then we had a bday celebration and training. we went over our data, and we have a long way to go to bridge the learning gap with this group. i've never shied away from a challenge, but i fear there are not enough building materials for this bridge to span this broad chasm.
this ed-policy program through the teaching trust is very interesting you can check out their blog post about it here if you're curious to know what it is about. while we were there, they made an invitation to something called pub-ed this monday evening at the west end pub. my understanding is that it is an invitation to educators which will involve discussion about issues, solutions, dialogue...it will be interesting to hear different opinions. urgency is key.
i left right on time today, and it felt good! i went to the office and picked up my package-i LOVE vistaprint!
my 'stuff' came in!
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| classroom calendar! |
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| mouse pad |
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| Christmas cards! |
julie
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