5-Day Weekend Ahead

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For reference, we run on an A/B block schedule. Monday/Wednesday we have the same 4 classes and Tuesday/Thursday we have the same 4 classes. We have no school on Fridays. Normally, holidays will throw things off. For example, Monday is President's day and we would miss an A day. But we would go back on Tuesday and have the B day. Since I have the same subjects on A and B days, that means that the A day classes will be out of sync with the B day classes. I try hard to keep everyone on the same page, it just makes life easier for me. Well, this year they decided to add holidays on the day after a holiday so that we miss both A and B day. For example, Monday is President's Day so we have Monday and Tuesday off. That means with our normal Friday off, we have a 5 day weekend. Initially I wasn't a fan of this. 5 days is a long time. But I have come to the realization that it is kind of amazing. So we have a 5 days weekend coming up. Then, in 2 weeks is Spring Break. I like this a lot. 

In other news, I gave my biology class a mini project on Monday/Tuesday and it was due yesterday and today. They had to research a type of behavior and explain what it is, why it's useful, etc. I figured that would cover a whole lot of behavioral adaptations in a very short amount of time. And I was right. Not only that, they are hitting it out of the ballpark. Seriously. I gave them very little guidance and they really just ran with it. They were to pick a behavior and make a presentation about it. I told them to explain what the behavior is and why it benefits the animal. That's all. They really have done an amazing job of it. I'm so proud and I see that they have the ability to do good work when they want to. So that gives me hope. 

I do need to spend part of my 5 day break drawing this unit to a close and planning the next one. This unit seems to have drawn out a long, long time. Probably because of not great planning on my part. 

That's all I have to say for today but the tree isn't done so I will keep typing. Oh, there is my tree. I'm out. Want to get my day going so that it will end. 

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