Happenings in My Classroom

Yesterday, I went to work super tired and not too crabby, but as the day wore on I was spent. So with a half hour left I had the students write in their Wonder Notebooks. It is a 4 minute write time for the students to write about what they feel, think, or wonder and their pens can't stop moving the whole time. I usually write with them and then I pick a few kids to read.
So yesterday after the kids had shared, I shared mine, which I rarely do:
Today I'm super grouchy and tired. I'm so ready to go home. Maybe it's because I haven't gotten a lot of sleep. Maybe it's because there are tears in my eyes. Maybe I just need a kiss and hug from my mom. Maybe it's because I miss my niece and nephew. Who knows?
I want to have hot coco and cookies for dinner, but that isn't healthy and I need to be healthy.
Oh wait, my face is getting hot. It's feeling red. Maybe I'm getting sick. Maybe I need to go home sick. Maybe I need to be sick tomorrow..
After reading that to them, they gave me a round of applause (which they do for everyone) and then I told them instead of doing work, I was going to read to them for the last 20 min. We are currently reading Diamond Willow, a battle of the books book, and need to finish it before break. They cheered. I read and felt better until I answered one of the kids questions wrong and all the kids yelled the correct answer out. I just sighed. I was done. That is when one of my students turned around and told the whole class not to yell at me because I might cry because I was grouchy and tired....
love that kid!!! well, today I do.