My (School) Kiddos

When you spend 6 1/2 hours a day with a group of students, they become 'your kids' very quickly.  At this time of year, we are like family and they are like brother and sister.  They are each unique, quirky, silly and annoying...all rolled into one.  I am the same.  That is why we get along so well!

This week was very busy at school.  We had three days of SBAC (state) testing and everyone is tired! They all worked hard and did a good job.  I am proud of them!  I have a big art project planned for tomorrow morning.  They deserve it!

The excitement for the week was when Ava stopped by for a surprise visit!  What a treat for us and it was just what the class needed.  We talked and shared with Ava about all of the "news" that's been going on in each other's lives....Christian just became a big brother again. Jackson went on a surprise trip to Disneyland. JJ crashed and banged up his knee.  Ava shared about looking at puppies and reading books.  I love that they talk and share and nothing comes up about chemo or cancer or hospitals!

The kids working hard on thier SBAC tests.   This was just the ELA (English Language Arts) tests which encompasses reading, writing and listening.  Math is coming next month.

We took a lot of breaks during testing...they just needed and wanted to get up and moving.  We played thumb wars, arm wrestled, played tag outside, played silly games in the room and ate a lot of snacks.  You have to make three full days of testing bearable.  I also handed out smarties, gum, tictacs and mints while testing.

Enjoying every moment!