It’s been a really long time! I wrote this post back in June 2018 and forgot post it. I’m posting now and will follow up with the upcoming school year soon.
6/10/2018
I realized this morning I hadn’t posted since November! A lot has happened in my classroom since I wrote about this year’s social studies.
On December 5th, our county was ravaged by the Thomas Fire. Being close to the start of the fire, my school was closed for five weeks. Families were evacuated, battled flames, and one lost everything. It was a very emotional holiday, followed by yet more fear and anxiety with the rains that caused all the mudslides in January.
Coming back to school after the fires and dealing with the rain was challenging, as my students were stressed and scared. Still, we tried to make the best of our returning situation. We had our school Spelling Bee, Science Fair, auditions for the school musical, and the 5th/6th grade Outdoor School Trip all by the end February.
Outdoor School was wonderful. We went on hikes and sang at campfires, but again the rains came and we had to leave camp early due to possible mudslides. My students and I were sad to leave, but thankful we were able to attend even for the short amount of time we went.
This year’s musical was The Seussical. I’ll admit, when the drama teacher said this was what she wanted to do I was worried. I’d never heard of this play, and when I started listening to the sound track, I wasn’t sure we’d be able to pull it off. The shortened version we were doing had 18 musical numbers, and being based on Dr. Seuss stories, some songs had tricky wording. Our entire school worked so hard, and on a Thursday in May they performed in front of over 100 people. It was wonderful! They all did such a phenomenal job!
It’s been a whirlwind of a year.
