Corpus Christi and World Record possibly set...

Wow- time flies when you're having fun... that or I have just forgotten to look at a calendar for about a month.

I lose track of the days, I lose track of the hours, sometimes I think it's last period on a Friday when really it's 2nd to last period on a Thursday- not the best days those ones. But sometimes, I'm having so much fun that I think it's 2:00 and it's really 3. It's an emotional roller

coaster, teaching.

There definitely are some perks though...Sunday afternoon I left for 3 days of professional development, all expenses paid, in Corpus Christi which is about 4 hours south of Houston. Four of my friends and I packed up a jeep and headed out on the open road. We got into Corpus around 6 grabbed some dinner, and hit the hot tub. Our hotel was on the beach, and we each had a room to ourselves (mine even had a balcony!). We called it an early night because we did have to wake up the next morning for the conference.

Monday- Woke up at 7:50 was downstairs by 8. I was greeted by a buffet of breakfast. My breakfast usually consists of a toaster strudel or some cereal in a red solo cup. This was really breakfast, eggs, bacon, sausage, breakfast potatoes, fruit, cereal, and fresh squeezed orange juice. Yummy.

The conference was really fun, actually. We did little experiments having to do with energy. One of the biggest things I have been struggling with this year is Science. Yes, the content of what I teach. Well, I have already taught energy and energy transformations so I was a rockstar. I felt so smart, it was phenomenal. It gave me hope that by next year I will be a Science genius and be able to teach my kids everyyyything they need to know.

Anyway- back to the food... lunch was a fajita bar which was glorious, we all stuffed our faces then headed out to the beach. After lunch we did a debate about the different energy sources outside which was kind of intense and a little too competitive- even for me, shocker.

Afterwards we headed out to the beach again and then got ready for dinner. We went to this sports bar with even more delicious food. We played some pool and had a grand ole time. We did some trivia then went back to the hotel and back to the hot tub. It was about 70 degrees up by the hot tub and after that we went down to the beach where we thought it would freezing but it was so nice, the water was even pretty warm! We did have to watch out for the jelly fish though!

Tuesday was another day of the conference- fun science and another great food day and then we were headed back to Houston.

Sorry to be choppy but I must watch the Bears game...

My school has been implement tardy sweeps. All the teachers lock their doors when the tardy bell rings and anyone who is left in the hallway must go to the auditorium and receive a detention for being late to class. In my last period class one of the kids was swept up and received a detention. He came into my class and did not have his homework. When you don't turn in your homework you receive a detention. Frank had gotten 2 detentions in a span of about 20 minutes. Halfway through my class we were doing independent work. My kids were being especially rowdy so I said if you talk you will receive a detention. Nothing shuts them up like that phrase. Frank decided to talk. I had to write him a detention. That was 3 detentions in about 45 minutes. I think he set a world record. After class I needed some help bringing stuff down to my car. In an interesting turn of events, Frank was the very first one to volunteer to help me. He either has a really short attention span, really likes me, or doesn't give a crap about detentions. It's probably some sort of combination of the three.

Until next time (which will hopefully be sooner than later)

Caroline