This week is a very weird week at school. About half the 7th and 8th grade students are going to Outdoor Education, and the remaining 7th and 8th grade students are going on walking trips and doing other activities in groups. Since four of my five classes are 7th and/or 8th grade, I’m one of the teachers taking students on the walking trips. It’s going to be so weird to be at school, but not have any of my regular classes. In the past just the 7th graders went to Outdoor Ed, so I would still have my 8th grade classes, though I might be covering something random here or there. I’ve never had an entirely different schedule before. It’s going to be very weird.
But I like weird. I like different. I’m ready for a week of being outside.
And then next week, we have our Mid-Winter Break! (I guess that is what we’re calling our Presidents’ Week now…) So it’s two weeks of “rest,” which I need right now.
We’ve been enjoying our annual February heat wave. I swear we get a week of “uncharacteristically” warm weather every February. If it happens every February, is it really “uncharacteristic”? This one seems long though. It started last weekend and stayed strong all week. It’s been in the low 70s! Which honestly is warm for San Francisco, even in the summer. I’ve been reveling in it. It’s been a COLD winter, teaching with the windows and doors open. This past week I took my jacket off in my classroom for the first time in weeks!
I had a nice weekend. Yesterday I got the house to myself for three hours! This almost never happens and I panicked about how to spend the time for a while, before deciding to read a book outside in the sun for half of it, and tio watch a Spanish show for the other half. It was a delightful afternoon.
Today I ran early (for me anyway) at 9:30am, then came home and got us ready to go for an afternoon in Oakland while my husband made us brunch. We ate before we left, then drove to Lake Merritt, where we walked the three mile loop in the 70* weather. Then we spent 2.5 hours in the Oakland Museum of California. It was, of course, Super Bowl Sunday, which meant the crowds were light both at the lake, and the museum. The kids totally crushed the walk and the museum. I was ready to head home before they were! It’s so nice that they have the stamina for such a long afternoon. They are really good in museums too. They are always very interested in the exhibits, and today was not an exception. We had a really nice time.
And now it’s Sunday night and I’m wondering if I could fall asleep if I tried to right now. Saturday morning I slept until 10am! I never do that anymore, but I guess I needed it. Sunday morning I was up at 7:30am, because I knew I needed to get out the door early to run, and I know it takes me a couple of hours to do that on a weekend. So maybe I can fall asleep relatively early tonight.
I hope you all had a nice weekend as well!
They call ours a mid-winter break as well. 🙂 Enjoy the relaxing time!
Love the pictures and the sight of fog rolling in.
Last week was purely gorgeous and today we are back to normal chill. I always call the warm week that falls around now Pneumonia Season as so many would go out in sun dresses and no sweaters and then…. yupe. So I remember to carry a sweater and revel in the warmth.
Utterly grand you all lapped the lake and enjoyed the museum. I was impressed by the afrofuture special exhibit( Loved the Butler quotes in particular) and also the Heath Ceramics show last time we were there. And, glad you started your ‘walk around’ week with a warm up. Hope the 7th and 8th graders can match you and your family. I keep picturing them following you like ducklings holding the rope the way pre-schoolers used to do. Are there nice places to walk near the school? Hope so.
Three hours by yourself in your silent home! The idea brings me joy and I hope refreshed you deeply.
Wishing you all a week of Valentine’s love and laughter!