Dead Things Make Flowers Grow

Today we had...

• the most efficient Math test ever.
• a good time letting our anoles out of their cages for a little free playtime while the kids observed them and their natural habitats.
• an interesting lesson on how decaying animals, plants, and manure are all amongst the most fertile grounds for growing new life.
• lessons on conjunctions, interjections, and compound words.
• a lesson on the founding of our nation, which will lead right in to our chapter on the Bill of Rights.

It was a really great day. I also had an abundance of flowers, pictures of flowers, a wonderful metaphorical poem about flowers and teaching, edible flowers, drinkable flowers, and t-shirts.  Thanks to everyone for making this Teacher Appreciation Week feel a little extra-special.

Oh, and don't worry, I will put up a special birthday post later on tonight.

In the meantime, in the in-between time, here is this week's spelling list:

1.  barefoot
2. household
3. keyboard
4. newscast
5. salesperson
6. teammate
7. teaspoon
8. touchdown
9. worthwhile
10. masterpiece