testing

so this week is going to be a rough week for the kids..... it's terra nova testing... and it's the "complete battery." it is actually as scary as it sounds. my kids have to take an hour long reading test, a 35 min long grammar test, a 70 min math test, and 40 min science test, 40 min social studies test.....

THEY ARE DOING THIS ALL IN MY CLASS.

i've had to bribe them beyond belief to get them to be quiet and work haha

it's made me realize that we really test our kids too much.... i mean who really wants to sit and take standardized tests all the time!??? i always hated them.

i guess i need to figure out a better way to invest my students in them.

on a different note:

today was an interesting day for another reason besides testing.

one of my students ran into my classroom after lunch today, started dancing and actin a fool, and then slipped on some paper that was on the floor. it was like amovie, his feet came out from under him, and he fell, i think his head might have hit the table, but i don't really remember, but his head def hit the floor--HARD. he continued to act a fool on the ground, and my worry went out the window, until he came up to me about 15 min later saying "ms b, i think i'm sick" and he was tipping his head back cause he had vom in his mouth.

not good.

some craziness happened ( i had to watch a class for a hot sec and my student as still in the bathroom.....)

and then we went to the nurse. ... in the end mys tudent came back to my class and the end of the day he seemed normal....

an incident report was written and a call home was made, tomorrow iwll be interesting to see how he feels.

all in all a stressful day, on top of which i sat at the tfa offices for 3 hours.. BOO.