Will They "Sink the Sub"?

This year I have been lucky and haven't really had to be absent from school. So I wonder how the kids are doing since I am out for three days. My two year is old is getting his tonsils or as he would say, "tonkles" out. We are having quite an adventure at our house. I have a feeling they are probably having an adventure at school as well. Miss Highlander is the substitute and not only is she 22 years old, precious and sweet. She is also gorgeous. When I told our classes that I was going to be absent and that she was the sub, they burst into applause. I said, "Let's try that again. I am going to be absent." Then they all went "Awwww"....and acted sad. It was pretty funny. Anyway, I posted some pictures from our week. Shan Hawkins came and read a Thanksgiving story and made these cute pilgrim's hat cookies. They were a big hit. I also put a picture of the abstract cactus prints we made while discussing story elements and the book Holes. I love the fact that MSE integrates the arts into everything we teach. For instance, our artist study is Henri Matisse and you can see Matisse's style represented everywhere on the fifth grade hall. They made some really cool function machines in math this week with Mrs. Harris. I put a couple of pictures of our alliteration alphabet as well. The students chose a letter to watercolor and write a silly, creative alliterative piece with that letter. We have been focusing on plural nouns in language. Reading Fair books must be finished by December 1. Ask your child about the field trip to Madison Central. I hate I am going to miss that. We also had visiting author, Jenny Cole, as a guest at MSE this week. I will be grading papers over the holiday so check your active parent accounts for updates. Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving! I am thankful that you share your children with me each day. I feel very blessed!