A Perfect Monday.. Is that possible?!

Well if you are wondering, yes, it is possible to have a perfect Monday. I finally figured out the magic solution!  

Step #1: A trio of wins from my favorite teams!

Badgers win 59-7 vs Indiana!

Packers win 24-3 vs Rams!

Cardinals are headed to the World Series!

Girls a little shy about their friendly letter parts!

Step #2: Have a fantastic day of teaching 6th graders!

Boys presenting their friendly letter parts!

I taught three 6th grade classes on Monday. The class size ranged from 14 students up to 22 students. We did a fun creative writing prompt. I used the website photofunia.com and put my picture into 6 random backgrounds. I had the students write a funny story about what happened to Erin Teacher. They came up with some funny scenarios like Erin Teacher got put in jail for stealing money so she fled the country but fell in love with Edward Cullen (Twilight) or Erin Teacher and Edward Cullen are terrorists in love so they are wanted for money and their pictures are all over the country in the newspapers. I thought they were pretty funny. Next we learned all about the parts of a friendly letter using a PPT that I made. We played a game (pictured above) where the students put the parts of a friendly letter in order according to their body parts. At the end I showed them a video that Falyn, Betsy and myself made. We had more fun making this video so expect more! Please remember that we are not actresses nor singers.. but its too funny!

Joy Teacher gave me some great feedback. She said that my lessons went well and she can tell that the students feel comfortable around me. I make eye contact with any student who is talking but I am aware of what other students are doing at the same time. Joy said she was impressed with the time that I put into my lesson and it showed. A student came up to me at the end of class and told me that my English was very easy to understand and that she had fun in my class. It is always good to hear student feedback as well because they are the ones participating in the lesson. I was very ecstatic about this! :)

Step #3: Enjoy a school lunch and it's not even good-food-Wednesday!

I think this is the first time that I have actually enjoyed a school lunch on a day other than Wednesday. The food that was served included sesame seed rice, spicy chicken, cucumber salad, kimchi, and a seaweed soup. The only thing that I really did not prefer was the soup but it was not the worst thing we have had. It was nice to eat a school lunch and be pretty satisfied!

An example of school lunch. Not what I ate this Weds,
but I have had this before.

Step #4: Receive 31 letters from 3rd graders!

Yes, I received a gift from the 3rd graders I taught last week. Each student wrote me a letter. I read every single one and loved them all!! It put a huge smile on my face! I think every student managed to say "I love you Erin Teacher" at some point in their letters! Many of the students said that they had a great time learning English with me and it was a fun and interesting week. I am glad that I could make such an impact on students from just one week of teaching and learning!

31 wonderful letters :)

Step #5: Have a relaxing evening catching up on laundry, assignments, and sleep!

My laundry is done. My second lesson for my unit plan is completed. I skyped with my mom because I was not able to talk to her all weekend. Finish it off with a great nights sleep.

Mix all of these fantastic things together and you end up with a person named Erin who is in a great mood :)

~ E