What a busy day! Two classes celebrating Shakespeare's 448th birthday complete with cookies, brownies, chips, and drinks. One more party tomorrow and the Bard of Avon will be aptly remembered. We actually combined Shakespeare's birthday and Breast Cancer Awareness. Strange combination, I agree, although Shakespeare does mention breasts and/or bosoms quite often!
     Two of my students, Mackenzie and Hailey, covered my classroom door with yellow paper and put up the pink paper ribbons the other students and teachers signed. It's looking great! My 4th B block designed and decorated T-shirts for Relay for Life this Friday. They look great. I'll post pictures soon.
     Special thanks to Mrs. Tindall, Natalie's mom for buying the T-shirts for the whole class. Thanks to Natalie for coming up with the idea. Also, thanks to Julia and Eliza for decorating a shirt for me and having the class sign the back.
     This post is actually a day late. I wrote the first part last night after helping Jarret with his school's Relay for Life banner. We didn't get home until after 8:00. I fell asleep before I posted.
     Today (Thursday) we finished up Shakespeare's birthday bash. No more cookies or brownies please! So far my students have cut out pink ribbons, boxing gloves, and very small shirts. We're hanging the boxing gloves on the ends of the ribbons and hanging the whole thing from the ceiling outside my door.
    Jarret and I will be at the Needwood Middle School tent site on Friday. We will have the heavy bag and some boxing gloves so people can "take the fight to cancer." Come by and see us.
    Rhonda Barlow, the Relay captain for Brunswick High encouraged me to walk the survivor's lap. I didn't feel right about it at first because technically I'm not a "survivor" as yet. But when I thought about it, I guess I am. I mean, cancer isn't winning. I am fighting it. So, yes, I'll be walking!