October 26, 2015
Today was the first time in over 2 weeks that we had a full class of students. There have been kids out sick and 3 students had extended excused absences in the past month. One student spent a week in Disney, another spent a week in Boston and another spent 2 weeks in Hawaii. Students get absences of this length approved ahead of time. This allows them to also get their work in advance. This is nice because they don't get as far behind. However, it is challenging from the teacher's point of view to prepare work for a single student two weeks in advance. Two students returned from trips today and I spent the beginning of the day correcting their many packets of work. Each of them had an error here and there but there were no major issues with specific topics. This indicated to us that they are able to take the tests they missed while they were gone. Since there are multiple we will spread them out through the week so they are not overwhelmed with so many in one day.
It is definitely difficult when students miss school, for both the student and the teacher. You have to add in to your daily plans upon their return on how to get them back on track. Students also get out of their usual school routine.
We have an exciting week ahead of us. It may be challenging to keep the class' attention throughout some of the days because they have a lot to look forward to.
Tomorrow is Pumpkin Day.
Thursday is the This is a Moose Play
Friday is the Halloween Parade and Carnival
I'm excited for this week, I can't imagine how the students are feeling!
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