Another Year Done

What have you done today to make you feel proud?

So. What have you done {this year} to make you feel proud?

{Proud -- Heather Small}

Well. As of 2pm today my school year is done. 
The kids finished Friday. Teachers wrapped up today. 

What a year. 
I know I say this every year, but what a special, amazing, smart, curious, funny, hard working....I can go on...group of kids! 

166 days of learning, laughing, reading, writing, math, research and more. 

I tell the parents on back to school night "they enter as second graders and leave as academics."
Last Friday, at our end of year museum, a father said "you were right, it is amazing to see how much he's grown academically this year!"

I couldn't be more proud of these kids. What they learned. What we did together.
What a year. What a class.

Another super special year and group of kiddos I'll remember forever.
Here's to a great year...and now...bring on summer!

   

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The Good. The Random. The Fun. v. 24

The Good:
The pool is open and will be much used this summer! Perfect place to read a book after my long run.

The Random:
I've run by this marquee a bazillion times and chuckle each time...

The Fun:
We had a Heartbreak recruiting night this week, a fun run to Harpoon then drinks and hanging with the crew. A fun way to kick off summer!

   

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Scav Hunt Sunday: Windows and Walls

Fill the Frame:

Fill your world with color.

Half:

Half white brick. Half red brick.

Transparent:

A super awesome new building downtown. Love how you can see all around the neighborhood through it.

Playtime:

Tic Tac Toe anyone?

Sign:

Did someone say there were chips?

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June Randoms v. 1

 new pencils...stacked circles...boston sunrise

succulent succulents...water colors...enjoy now 

hancock tower...compass circles...woven art

 el deafo...puddle reflection...ceramic spoons

door tree...half brick...tulip fields

bottle opener...june donut...air show

blue angels...pride ducks...pea pods

transparent building...game time...reflection time

vintage sign...big berry...t stop

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Things My Third Graders Say v. 23

kid 1: these potato chips have 3 ingredients 

kid 2: pringles have a lot of ingredients

kid 1: yeah, but they're fake chips...like fake news

kid: tomorrow?

me: it's only a day away

kid: who are you little orphan ms benjamin?

kid: i'm afraid of pickles

me: well that can put you in a pickle

kid: why would I want to be in one!

me: what is a dialect?

kid: when you collect dials?

me: can we spell that correctly?

kid: i never said i had good spelling nor good grammar

me: yet you just used the word nor

ms. gerber: why would we make your life easier

kid: because you care

ms. gerber: true, i love you...your teacher....eh

me: hey!

girl 1: i went to a wedding, they kissed, so gross

girl 2: my mom and dad kiss before my mom goes on business trips, the worst part of hr going away!

kid: savana-oo-na-na-na, a giraffe took me back to east savana-na-na-na

me: wow

kid: do i want to

me: no

kid: do i have to 

me: yes

kid: but....

kid 1: stop being a hypocrote....hypocreak....hypoquit!

kid 2: quit trying to say hypocrite! 

me: do not use the headphone cable as a jumprope

me: can we please work quietly for the next 10 minutes

kid 1: yes

kid 2: no

kid 3: maybe

kid 4: haha

kid 5: that wasn't a question was it

me: wow don't be too ruthless

kid: i'm not ruthless, i have an aunt ruth

kid: i can't believe it's the end of the year...now we'll be in 6th grade

me: time isn't move that fast, two more grades

me: you are not helping the situation right now

kid: i'm not trying to 

kid: i'm so sassssssy! 

kid 1: you cleaned up all the green cards

kid 2: i don't work for the government

me: speakeze english

kid: what about italian

me: whatever floats your boat

kid 1: all boats float

kid 2: not the titanic....

kid: stop...!

me: hammer time? 

kid: you need summer vacation very badly

kid: ms. benjamin, he called me dumb

me: did you provoke him

kid: well i asked him who looked dumber

me: can we attempt to act like third graders

kid: but we're almost 4th graders

me: can we act like almost 4th graders

kid: that's asking a lot for the end of the school year

   

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Blue Angels 2018

We'll get higher and higher
Straight up we'll climb...

We'll get higher and higher
Leave it all behind...

{Dreams -- Van Halen}

Another amazing showing by the US Navy Blue Angels at the Rhode Island Air Show! 

It is just amazing to watch their air choreography. They come as close as 18 inches to one another! 
The zigs and zags, the turns and flips. It is just amazing!

Even more fun was getting to meet some pilots after the show thanks to Shifra and Ellie knowing one of the pilots from their college days!

   

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