The day after Valentines and there is a general malaise throughout the classes. At Merced High the week has been the annual multicultural week. One of my students asked me,"What is a Hindu?" I spent about 20 minutes talking about what they believe. All he knew was the many armed lady image that he portrayed with outstretched arms and out stretched hands and one leg tucked up under himself. He wanted to make sure that everyone in the class saw his image.
Another of my all starts just got back from 5 days of suspension for exposing himeself. the guardian was miffed because the behavior was identified in the IEP. He is a little obsessed with the word toilet. I worked today to teach him some alternatives. Facilities, lavatory, restroom, the sign language equivalent of restroom. He is working his diary book for an external reward at home. I logged in the info and noted that he was learning it.
Other kids were wondering about the significance of the ashen cross on people's forehead. I explained lent and fat Tuesday that preceded it.
The morning classes were playing the worm with the easiest answers coming from my vocabulary list. Classes were only 32 minutes long due to the minimum day and the need to get all six period covered and two assemblies during that time. The big basketball game is tonight. Crosstown rivals, Merced High vs Golden Valley High School.
The walk was just cold this morning.. no wind. That made it welcome. We are quickly approaching the time that frost is not expected. There was frost on the car window by the time I went to work today.
The lunch crowd was not the same today.
Tom was off to Vancover today to capture a lighthouse or two in the BC harbor. Ron was home the last half of this week since his wife had this week off. I am hoping that by next year we will have a cruise vacation planned for this week. The rates are at least half the cost of the Christmas Mexico week cruises. Linzi and Heather think that they could pull it. Sean's job would make it iffy. I would be great cruising into Acapulco Tuesday or Wednesday.
The girls are coming down this weekend to have some fun and give us a hand.
We ate the leftover shrimp from last night. (Sue did) I got the go ahead to make that recipe again. I ate the leftover meatloaf with the chunky onions. The cats all had a go at the left over shrimp sauce. I added some fresh microwaved broccoli to the larder and sliced up a Maui gold pineapple from Costco. They are yummy.. but they need to be consumed as soon as possible as they go rotten soon.
Tonight Sue and I went through our old medicine shelf in the hall closet. My we had some old stuff in there.
I hope you had a great Friday night.
Love
Pat
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