Slice of Life Challenge Tuesdays: June Memories
Posted by blk1 on June 10, 2008
I just got tagged by Stacey as I was just about to begin my Slice of Life Writing for Tuesday and I read through her list of summer plans and I can’t relate anymore:
I remember summer- summer a gift after a crazy, frenzied month of June, racing to the finish line with kids who were already in summer mode, and had been there since the first hint of spring arrived. I wanted to be with them but I was the teacher. I had to hold on tightly to them to finish the year with me.
We finished Dramatic Arts with a collaborative creation for their families, finished English 8 with an original monologue and presentation. So much to do before the last day of school, before graduation. I could have made it easier for all of us but what would June be without the last great challenge?
And my challenge? When we were in that last week of school and the temperatures were climbing in our non-air conditioned building I still needed time to finish my cross-stitch drama masks marathon for the drama-centered graduating seniors who bonded with me on the Pearl River stage: 5, 10..more… sewing, me? I sat in front of the tv and it took about 24 hours to complete each piece. I couldn’t stop until I was out the door at my own graduation and then I was done…
June now is my preparation for July, an intense month of work, great work at the Hudson Valley Writing Project with our Summer Institute. As much as I feel the exhaustion, it so worth the one hour ride up and back from home to SUNY.
June 10th, 2008 at 8:18 am
The Writing Project kicks up in summer, doesn’t it?
I love how you weave your pictures into your post.
Kevin
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June 10th, 2008 at 8:27 am
You bet. All July. BTW, what’s happening with the computer issue? Any alternatives?
As for the photos, I hung in there with edublogs. Sometimes I can’t upload directly from my computer still. I get a white screen after I upload the photo, I see it in the Media Library but it won’t move into the post. Good thing I have a back door with Flickr and Flock and I can just drop and drag from the Media bar. Nice.
I am not crazy about my text, but the photos do shake up the words I think.
Bonnie
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