December 19 in Room 11

• Mrs. Lojkovic led a school Christmas sing-along this morning. She told jokes between songs. Some teachers held up signs telling everyone whether to laugh, chuckle or groan. Austin told his teacher that although the groan wign was held up, he thought it was a pretty good joke!
• Elf Books: finished, bound and ready to be enjoyed.
• Crafts: painted, repaired, wound, strung, wrapped and packed. If you haven't seen these items, check the bottom of your child's backpack.
• For some old-fashioned Christmas cheer, Room 11ers cracked nuts with hammers, ate oranges and peanuts, popped popcorn and watched Horton Hears a Who this afternoon.
• Two children left their crafted gifts on their desks.
• Five jackets, four sweatshirts and a swimming suit remain hung on hooks in the classroom.
• The class spent ten minutes feverishly cleaning up the classroom before leaving for home.
• This blogger is currently standing on nut shell fragments and bits of yarn.
• This blogger is exhausted but thinking about how much she loves her job.