Twitch from So You Think You Can Dance was in the movie, "Hairspray"!  Vincent & I were watching it tonight and we saw him :) We're probably slow in finding that out...but it was still exciting!

I also burned my forehead with my curling iron today :( No fun...I hope it doesn't leave a permanent scar...

Today in the middle of class, I was reading a book to my students.  Then all of a sudden, out of no where, one of my students named Adam calls out, "A BIRD!!"  I look to my right and there inside my classroom by the window was a small bird frantically flying in place.  I shrieked.  After a few seconds, the bird stopped flapping, realizing that it could not fly through the window.  It then proceeds to fly across to the other side of my classroom towards another closed window (keep in mind, all of my windows were actually closed).  At this point, all of my students are out of their seats and running all over the place.  Good luck trying to get 25 fifth graders seated during all of this excitement.  So, then it flies back to the other side of the room again.  After a few more seconds, it flies back to the other side.  Then, finally, we decide to try and open a window so that it can fly out, but as we do that...the bird FLIPS out and flies towards the opposite window and SPLAT...flies straight into the window at FULL speed ! Then, as if in slow motion, it falls onto its side flat on the countertop.  We all *gasp* and stare at the bird which apparently looks as if it had stopped moving.  When we look at it carefully, we can see that its still breathing.  One of my students, Xavier, then walks slowly towards the bird and cups it in his hands.  He places it gently on the floor outside and my whole class gathers at the window to see what will happen next to the bird.  We see the rising and falling of its body begin to slow down...did it stop breathing? I didn't know what to do next, so I called the office to give them a report as to what happened.  Then, one of the ladies from the office comes with a box top, scoops up the bird and walks off.  All of my students freak out because they think the bird is dead.

At recess, I went to talk to the lady in the office and she reassures me that the bird was just stunned.  After a few minutes, the bird finally calmed down and was able to fly away home.  *phew*...what an exciting morning :)

My students have been working on their 5th grade state reports for the past few months.  Each kid got assigned a state and had to write a 5 paragraph report including all the information they learned about their specific state.  As I was reading this one specific report, I got kind of depressed.  It got me thinking...how many students actually have NO CLUE when it comes to what their teacher is saying? This paper got a  few giggles out of me and it had my husband literally almost rolling on the floor, but when I think about how it's supposed to be an actual final REPORT, I feel like somewhat like a failure.  Here...let me share..read it, it'll probably get a chuckle or two out of you.

    Do you know that Nevada milk come from girl cows have more milk to drink are for good energy.  Good things come to you to get smarter so you can get a lot of points so every time you go to Nevada so you can see how big the cows and little cows look like.  I can tell you more about Nevada.  Nevada is really cold and ht their and you have to stay in the house all day but you can go outside to work in the farm raking then you have to come in the house and take a shower and eat dinner.  Then go outside it is very hot, cold, and even it could snow.  What I told you about Nevada milk.  So don't go to Nevada.
    Every time you go sume were like the farm you can milk some girl cows because girl cows have more milk than boy cows because boy cows have less milk to drink every time.  Like when you look in the internet because Nevada milk is good to drink and tasted yummy when you make a shake out of girl cows milk your whole family can drink it.  Every day because you can drink it at school and at home after school because its great energy to run.
    Every time you drink milk you will get smarter so everytime you will get so smart and Nevada milk is so good when you add chocolate or vanilla it will taste good when you can milkshake so everyone can drink it.  So they learn have good energy so everytime when you can drink it everyday and so they can find it in Nevada milk it can last for a long time so can we drink milk so Nevada milk is very good to drink at home and at school or at home and before bed and at a restaurant and at the store.
    The great majority of Nevada are European ancestry about 96 percent so of home where born in the United States.  One interesting group is the basque population numbering between 5,000 and 10,000 who were originally brought to america shepherd from their homeland in pyrenees montains France, Spain, Mountains so every people can come to Nevada so they can see how big Nevada looks Las vegas so the can see what they have in las vegas they have schools, houses, and churches.  So I told you all about what Nevada has.
    To help gambling to help the poor so go to carsinos to gambel so more money for some clothes to were and ome winter clothes too so Nevada have snow everyday so go to Nevada it is so fun so Nevada in Nevada you can sleep for a little bit and work all day and you have to clean after them and you have to were boots or you will step in cows doodoo and take a broom with you.  I told you all about Nevada.
 
Now, did you learn ANYTHING new about Nevada?  Sometimes I feel so mean giving out bad grades, but how can I NOT when my students don't listen to anything that I teach them?   Good job if you read through this entire thing!