Snow Day and Popcorn Balls

This past Thursday I got up as usual and was in the midst of my morning workout when my phone beeped with a text message.  Knowing that there was a chance of flurries the night prior, I expected to find a message that school would be starting late.  Boy was I surprised to learn that school was cancelled!

At first I was bummed.  We didn't have that much snow (though it's been absolutely freezing), and I was really wanting to be at school.  My students are doing interesting things, and I've been energized by getting into other teachers' classrooms to observe.

But, since we were home, we made the most of it.  I baked two loaves of bread to freeze for the annual Soup and Arts Fest, and the girls and I made popcorn balls.  Blue popcorn balls, no less.

They do tend to stick in your teeth pretty badly but are quite yummy anyway.

We also experimented with our first ever online learning day.  This is something the school planned before Christmas, when we missed some days of school due to a hurricane.  The idea is that students have work to do at home on a day off, and therefore the day can count as a school day and not need to be made up.

So bright and early (once I was done with my workout), I got my assignments posted on Haiku for the students.  I was pleasantly surprised to learn that most of them did the work they were supposed to do.  Others will get it done this weekend to turn in to me on Monday.

The girls each had a "snow day" folder that had already been prepared by their teachers with assignments for them to do.  They had been itching to do this work and were so excited that they dove right into after eating their breakfast.  They dismissed themselves to their playroom to play school while doing their real school work.

All told, it was a successful day, though it certainly was hard to return to school for just one day before the weekend.  (Turns out it was only a half day since we were released early due to yet more snow.)