Open House in My Class!

Well, Open House in my classroom was a big success! All the parents came and eight of the kids came. The twins dad came but mom and the boys were in Santa Monica and on a Friday night the traffic would be horrible! So dad came and talked to me a bit and we ended up talking about the boys and their speech problems so that was helpful that I didn't have to bring it up on my own. The parent loved the memory books and they all expressed their gratitude at all the work I did putting them together. They really didn't have much of a clue about what happens since most of the parents are new coming into the school. Next year they will understand more about what goes on. But I think all of them really enjoyed looking at everything and letting their kids pull them around. I was going to put out snacks, cookies or something, but my lead teacher, Patti told me it makes them stay longer, and since I wanted to leave on time so I could see Kaleigh and Cole's classes, I didn't. As it was, I didn't get to leave until 7:00pm when my time was up at 6:45. Luckily Carl and the kids came by and as I am introducing them, Cole says, "when are you going to leave to see my class?" So there you go, they got the hint! It was a lot of fun and Kaleigh even had some art displayed for their Meet the Masters Program, where the kids all learn about famous artists and they do a project that imitates the artists style. Kaleigh was the only one with two peices up! Rembrandt and a french lady I don't recognize. So all in all we had a good time and we got to see everything we wanted to see!