We started testing yesterday. I banished one student to the special ed room (the plan in case it was necessary) because he couldn't. Sit. Still. Several of the logins didn't work. We had to try and try again. One girl had a full on panic attack and an aide took her to the office and Camie talked her down.
We only did one hour. I told them that the test was long enough that I didn't want them to finish today. They shouldn't finish today. If they finished they were not taking enough time.
Two students finished and got low low scores.
From there, the day only kept on its trajectory. Since it was Monday, we had no specialties. It rained all day long. A girl had a bloody nose. We had inside recess all day long. They were so amped up by the afternoon that we abandoned all the ships and I taught them how to do the Mexican Hat Dance. They love it and they kept running and crashing into each other for no reason except they hadn't had recess all day.
The last part of the day, third grade had Read with a Cop. They usually bring a book, but yesterday they did not. I found a book and we assembled in the cafeteria. The kids were antsy and giggly and generally out of control. I told the policeman that I apologized in advance. He did great and taught them a game and read the book and then fielded questions and got a little too specific about the statute for kidnapping charges.
Moving on please.
After he was done, we stayed in the gym and played red light green light for five minutes. Anything to not have to go back to our classrooms.
They cleaned up and I shooed the last of them out the door and it was the first time I had my classroom silent all day. I tidied up and straightened the desks and turned off the lights and sat quietly at my desk in the rain soaked light coming through the window and mapped out today.
I also checked the weather.
We aren't supposed to have rain.
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