Recently, my students wrote character essays and had to pick one of the school's 6 Pillars of Character as their topic. It is worth clicking on this essay and reading this very long sentence about Trustworthy. It's supposed to be several sentences about Trustworthiness, but you get the idea.
I am loving the new table arrangement in my room - everyone has more space and the special few who need a desk now have them. The kids love the new table names and I am hoping to subliminally help them memorize the planets, just like we did the continents with the last table themes. 
The weighted blanket I made for a student turned out surprisingly well for making it up as I sewed. The pockets are filled with baggies of pinto beans for weight and as soon as the child put it on, she was in love. The weight really comforts her and hopefully this will help her keep better control of her tantrums. I also made a seat cushion out of the same material and filled it with rice for another student. It doubles as a lap weight and it seems to have made a difference in his behavior as well. Maybe I should have gone into OT...
All my students have been begging to have a Valentine's Day party. I told them we had too much to learn to stop and party. What they don't know is I am going to make them write Valentines to each other full of compliments - specially paired with a student they don't necessarily get along with. Oh, and I got my first box of chocolates already. Sometimes, it is nice to be the one in charge.
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