Yet another great week! Monday, I made my rounds through Mauldin Elementary School. I listened to the morning warm-up with Maddy's kindergarten class and watched her cut out spoons for their healthy food pots. 
Then, I sang "Rise and Shine" with Chloe's kindergarten class. She has an adorable class who clearly loves her. She also has a neat hidden office where found her working hard. 
I found my way to the third grade hall where I discovered Cortney teaching (by herself). I was so proud of her! Her teacher had slipped out to the restroom, but Cortney didn't miss a beat. The class was fully engaged. 
I then ventured over to the second grade hall and found Alex helping out with morning work. - What a great way to spend the first day of the week. 
On Tuesday, I drove out to Bell's Crossing. Miriam's teacher was absent, so she took over the morning .... like a pro. She went over homework, and then watched a video with Bryan the Science Guy. Miss Berry looked more like the teacher than the sub! Most impressive! 
Wednesday was an adventure in high school land. I visted Surena at JL Mann and her class of Freshmen Global Studies. Interestingly, the boys sit on the left side of the room, and the girls on the right. Surena did a bell-ringer (tough one) with the class and then gave them directions for a one-page reflection essay. 
Thursday took me over to Hope Academy where I met Katie's class. She was working with a small group and introduced me to her class. I also met Michael, our hero from Spirit Week. We moved to the music class where I had wonderful flashbacks with Whadalee Atcha (however you spell that) and playground hand games - now called Tic Tac To. Such a GREAT morning! 
Friday - well - I'm off to Sue Cleveland! I found Jessica hiding in the reading corner bouncing on the seaty balls! ;-) I met several of her students - especially the sweet one with a crush on her. I then watched her lead a mini-lesson about the alligator chomping on "greater than" numbers....very sweet!
