Week of 4/30 to 5/4
Mood:  happy
I was only in the classroom 1 day this week due to Senior events. The one day I was able to attend, students were interacting in a school-wide assembly, where they learned about being kind to one another. Because it is the end of the year, I will not be able to spend as much time in the classroom as I would like to.

Week of 4/23 to 4/27
Mood:  happy
This week, students focused their studies out of the text book. They read about Greece and worked on classroom worksheets. Unfortunately I was not able to be in the classroom everyday, so I missed out on a few activities.

Week of 4/16 to 4/20
Mood:  happy
Students finished presenting their posters at the beginning of this week. We focused on The Wilderness Classroom for a couple of days, because we haven't had much time the past couple of weeks. I presented the class with the interactive website that I created for my Independent Study final project. Many of the students seemed interested and have been using the tools that I have placed on the site for them. I also created a BLOG so they can interact with myself as well as fellow students. I was sick at the end of the week, so I missed out on some of the activities.

Week of 4/9 to 4/13
Mood:  happy
Students were assigned countries for projects. They were able to work on these projects for the past couple of weeks and began to present them at the beginning of the week. Students are continuing with The Wilderness Classroom, and seem to be enjoying it at the same time! Many of the facts that are on the website are extremely interesting!

Week of 4/2 to 4/6
Mood:  happy
Mrs. Hasseler was gone a few days this week as well. We had substitutes and the students took the Eastern Europe Map Test 2 times. Many complained because they had to take it more than once, even if they scored high enough on the first. We tried to convince them that it would be good for future reference but they didn't seem to care. I also created a worksheet for students this week, because of Mrs. Hasseler's absence. They performed well, and eventually received extra credit! I bet they were excited to find that out!

Week of 3/26 to 3/30
Mood:  happy
This week we began studying Eastern Europe. Mrs. Hasseler was missing a couple times this week because of family issues, so we had substitute teachers. The students acted mature the majority of the time, but some had their moments. We also wanted to begin The Wilderness Classroom Project this week, but because of Mrs. Hasseler's absence it will have to wait until next week!

Week of 3/19 to 3/23
Mood:  happy
This week is Spring Break so we didn't have class! I must say that having Spring Break was nice. I was able to relax from my stressful life, but I am looking forward to going back to the classroom next week.

Week of 3/12 to 3/16
Mood:  happy
All of the students have taken the Western Europe Map Test, and all received a 100 percent or higher! They had their ice cream party and enjoyed it thoroughly! Everyone is really excited about Spring Break next week, and it was hard for some students to focus in class because of this! Personally, I am very excited for Spring Break!

Week of 3/5 to 3/9
Mood:  happy
Once again, Western Europe was focused on this week. Countries were focused on more in-depth and students took their first Western Europe Map Test. Several students performed very well on this test, because they were given the incentive of an ice cream party! Because everyone wasn't at school when the test was taken, the results will not be released until next week, that is the results of yes or no to an ice cream party. Everyone seems to be behaving well, and many are beginning to get anxious for Spring Break, including myself!

Week of 2/26 to 3/2
Mood:  happy
We continued with the teaching of Western Europe this week. Students learned about various countries including: Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Greece. Students also were able to identify several water bodies, capital cities, and bordering countries. This week was just basic book work with worksheets.