January 29, 2015

I am hoping this entry will be short because I have a headache and I'm tired and I am looking forward to sleep.

This morning I retested a fifth grader (who ended up going up 23 points so that was good) and nearly finished testing the first graders. That was the class that didn't have their first scheduled test because the internet was sucking. And I can't remember but I think one of their other testing times was a bit truncated. This morning we were able to finish their Math test, minus the two kids who were gone, and this afternoon one girl came back and finished part one of her Reading test. Hopefully she's not sick tomorrow so we can get that finished.

Speaking of first graders, this afternoon the first graders had a performance in the gym with the theme of Clifford the Big Red Dog. This morning when they came to the lab they were all wearing red, a fact that I didn't pick up on until they were lined up to leave, and one of the kids mentioned it. It was a pretty cute performance, with some choreography, and I could almost understand most of what they were singing.

I accidentally discovered that I didn't have to make all the pie charts I made for the last MAP test, for this MAP test because I saved that file 'As' and when I put in the numbers for this round of testing the pie charts automatically updated. That was a nice surprise. Then I figured out a way to put the charts in Publisher and I'm working on a new way of arranging them. To get them into Publisher I had to copy the chart in Excel, paste it in Excel as a picture, cut it out of Excel, and then paste it in Publisher. Probably more convoluted than it needs to be but it works.

I remembered that I was going to go to Target after school after I got home for dinner and picked up a Target bag filled with stuff I brought from the old house. We'll see if I remember tomorrow.

I went to the old house after work to read a textbook and that was successful. I managed to start/finish a chapter and that only leaves one more for the week. I still need to post at least one reply on the discussion thread for this week but my brain isn't in the mood to come up with coherent thoughts right now. At least ones I will be graded on.

Now I'm watching the Neebs livestream, for the first time in the new house. It is really nice not having to drive across town to watch it. And with the way I'm feeling tonight I probably wouldn't have gone, which would have been a shame because it is a good stream tonight.

It was my brother's birthday today and I sent him a text because that's what people do now. He apparently has bronchitis so at some point in the future when he is feeling better we'll get together and I can give him the books I got him and send him the Neebs birthday song. I could have sent that to him today because I kind of want to see his reaction.