making scratchboard
two tips for the day:#1- Stain busters for art teachers to keep on hand. "Lestoil"- for anything oil based, "Kiss Off"- often gets paint out, "Borax"- great whitener and brightner, "WD40"- for oil based stains,
Yesterday I got paint on my gold purse, my white scarf, and my pants. I got it out of everything but my purse.
#2- Spend as much time as you can with family and girlfriends. Protect time with them at all cost! Life is short, Art is long- and love of family and friends is longer!
I had breakfast today with 3 of my teacher friends this morning- we meet once a week at a great local yocal place. It's one of my favorite things to do! We all stay until the last second, and pull into our schools at the last second :)
This is the schedule at my second building of the day; every other day is different- and every Wednesday is different - The first class of the day is from 8:30- 9:05 at a Private School about 4 miles away.
The first hr of the day I had 6th-8th graders at the Private school. Then I run over and teach 8 more classes at the Public school. I have a 35 minute prep period every other day. My student teacher and I have conquered 4 weeks of this! On Friday I move to another building and teach 4 weeks there. I'll have 9 classes a day, with a prep period every other day. After 4 weeks at that school I'll move to a 3rd building where I'll have only 8 classes a day! and I will actually have a prep period every day! wow! maybe I can actually have time to look at my email at work! I feel like I am running a rat race- but I am stain free, and I have friends I love!