!$#@! state employees!!!

to all those who envied us teachers who had a nice loOong weekend, here's my short "to do" list from this past weekend:

• academic progress reports (3, one for each of the "r's")
  
• workshop planning sheet (thankfully only one sheet!)
  
• read writers' notebooks (5, two of which are completely full since last time!@#%$^@$#)
  
• review ELD folders (including "word parts journals" and thinking maps "grammar" work)
  
• scrutinize OC workshop folders (all the MUST DO work)
  
• grade OC assessments (comprehension and spelling for all students)
  
• check OC resources folders (including "word knowledge," and "clues, problems, wonderings journals + assess "vocabulary skills worksheets")
  
• inspect math notebooks (check that they're including the "problem of the day," the "objective," and basically trying the "independent practice" at there desks while i'm pulling small, intensive work groups)
  
• turn in essays to anaheim community police center ("have your teacher check them for grammatical and spelling mistakes, kids." GREAT. THANKS A LOT, LADY!)
  
• turn in middle school special programs request forms (write about each applicant and how they're qualified--only about 20 students applied for this...)
  
• plan for next week (another short week, where i must cram 5 days of work into 4!)
• write a blog post

guess which was done last?


(sorry, ed...i don't blame you... i know you gotta do what you gotta do...)