Happy Day!

Well, so many great "Mom Moments" have happened this week that I just have to share...
Friday, my daughter had her first field trip. Her face was just glowing! She woke up about an hour early and made sure that I made the right lunch. Then she talked all the way to school and when we got there she just BURST how excited she was and that they were going on the bus and feeding goats all those exciting kid things. When she got home last night she kept remembering things that they did and had to be sure to run and tell me so that I could be excited to. Don't you just wish you could rewind your youth and remember those moments as well?
Today was exciting too. We went to the Circus. My husband and daughter had never been and you should have seen their faces. It was like the MasterCard commercial says, "Priceless!" They both talked about all the amazing acts that they saw and of course my daughter talked about all the pretty costumes that the ladies wore. I didn't realize how much I had experienced in my life until I realized how many people had not even gotten to see things like a circus.
Now I am sitting down to finish up my Webquest. After reading Leah's I am not sure it meets all the criteria, but I had to adjust it for my students ability (which is very low since they are first graders.) I hope it is clear enough for them to enjoy as we do it in class, but complex enough to have the elements that our Professor is looking for. Well, if you are reading this make sure you stop and watch the face of a child. It really does bring joy to your heart!

Webquest Woes

I having been working on my final class project this past week and weekend and I am just not feeling quite right about it. I do wish that I was teaching older children so that I could make it more difficult and varied, but with so many children that are still learning their letters I just can't.
I did take the time this week to call all of my families to see who had computers or email access and only 6 out of the 25 did. A few expressed desire to have a computer, but finances were a factor. I was thinking of doing a webquest that the parents could help them with at home, but that is not going to work either. Well, I guess you work with what you have got!
I have gotten a little behind on grading my papers so I have set aside tonight for catch-up. Things appear to be going well in my class though and that is good news. We will start our reading program this week and the students appear really excited about it. I am really having a great year so far. I just wish I could add about 5 more hours into my day!

What happened to this week?

Holy Cow! I can't believe that it is already Thursday night. I feel like I have been living at school this week. I have not had a chance to work on my WebQuest so I have hired a babysitter for Saturday and hope to get at least 6 hard hours in. I have a lot of the main things hammered out, but I have to figure how to put it all together.
School has been really rough. I have some behavior issues at school and I am black and blue as a result. (Who know that 1st grade could be so rough?) Anyway, I have been able to organize things in my room a little better. I have also finished by testing for the beginning of the year, which gets a few people off of my back. LOL

I sent my Website to my Principal and he turned around and sent it to everyone! I was not ready for that, but at least he thought it was pretty cool. I have had quite a few compiments on how I incorporated the HotAir Balloons from my room to the Hallway and now on my Website. That made me feel really proud to have accomplished that. I think that may have been the best project I have done to date because my whole staff could see it not just my class and thier families.
Well, since it is almost Friday I better go and get a little rest before starting another day with the kiddos.