Luckily, I managed to book space for our grade eights to visit Stratford Festival in June of 2008. Just a few short days after Education was able to access the new offerings, there was very little to choose from. I was also able to book space for the fall of 2008 for our current grade sevens to visit. It is an awesome day of learning for this age group. They usually love Romeo and Juliet at this age too.
http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/plays/romeo.cfm
Recently, our grade eights also visited Dundurn Castle in Hamilton. It is exactly right for an understanding of upper class life pre-Confederation, Confederation and post. What an amazing Canadian castle!
http://www.myhamilton.ca/NR/exeres/07027F55-5B50-4553-807E-610C99B16EF6,frameless.htm?NRMODE=Published
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Biting off more than you can chew! One Bridge too far...
Hi My-Blog and those that Read:
I cannot believe that it has been TEN whole days since I was here....
I am thinking today of the phrase: "biting off more than you can chew." That is about the state of affairs just now. However, with student report cards home yesterday and IEP's for some, there is a sense of relief. Christmas - albeit still just a flicker of light in the far off distance - now seems more real and close. This week past was a tough one. Three nights in a row at school until 9-10 p.m. So tired on Friday I was a few cm's over the edge. But...just a few....
Folks seem to be running on one nerve, are tired and fed-up, and the long haul from September to December is definitely showing on students and teachers alike. But we ARE making it ...
I think I like the rather more literate and historical reference to "biting off more than one can chew" to:
"I always thought we were going one bridge too far!"
How cool is that? This would be an awesome site to post on a Librarian website at the high school level. Teaching and sharing a love of words and language and demonstrating curiousity. AND it connects to history as well...
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/42/messages/1361.html
I cannot believe that it has been TEN whole days since I was here....
I am thinking today of the phrase: "biting off more than you can chew." That is about the state of affairs just now. However, with student report cards home yesterday and IEP's for some, there is a sense of relief. Christmas - albeit still just a flicker of light in the far off distance - now seems more real and close. This week past was a tough one. Three nights in a row at school until 9-10 p.m. So tired on Friday I was a few cm's over the edge. But...just a few....
Folks seem to be running on one nerve, are tired and fed-up, and the long haul from September to December is definitely showing on students and teachers alike. But we ARE making it ...
I think I like the rather more literate and historical reference to "biting off more than one can chew" to:
"I always thought we were going one bridge too far!"
How cool is that? This would be an awesome site to post on a Librarian website at the high school level. Teaching and sharing a love of words and language and demonstrating curiousity. AND it connects to history as well...
http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/42/messages/1361.html
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