A Change is as Good as a Rest

This past week has been Thanksgiving break. I feel that I have had a week of Saturdays. I rested, watched movies, read, played scrabble, organized, and visited with family. We heard from all of our children on Thanksgiving Day, and Grandma Bonnie spent 4 days with us. It was been a very nice change. I am so rested that I actually thought about exercising this morning, and I ate a healthy breakfast of fresh fruit and oatmeal. I am ready to return to work.

The Lost Hero

I have finished reading The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. It was a good book. If you liked the Percy Jackson series, I think you will like this one. It is set in the world of Percy Jackson. He does not show up in book 1, but they talk about him. I think Percy will be in book 2. I liked returning to Camp Half-Blood, and reading about familiar characters again. The next book is due to be published in the fall of 2011.

 I assessed the reading level of one of my students today. Previous testing showed that he was below grade level for reading.  He tested in a quiet room with no distractions. He has AD/HD and everything distracts him. He tested at grade level. This is great news! I think he tested so well because there was nothing to pull his attention away. He is not a behavior problem in class. His attention just drifts away. Often students with AD/HD are late bloomers. I think this student has started to bloom.

Reading and Relaxing

School finally ended last week. I am so happy to be done. I am very tired. School got out Wednesday, the 17th, and I so far I have done a lot of resting. I have many plans for the summer, but resting seems to be a priority. I have been reading and relaxing.

Right now I am reading the book series about Bobby Pendragon by DJ MacHale. I love to find a series where I can finish one book and pick up the next. That way I don’t forget what the characters are doing. This series has 10 books, and I am now on book 9. I will be sad when the series ends, but I already have my sights on more books. Reading is fun! Sometimes I listen to books from Audible.com. I can do many more mundane tasks when my mind is focused on an adventure somewhere else.