1) Tomorrow is Pi Day!!! And who isn't excited about that? This weekend I made my T-shirt for the day. Several years back I made one that said "Be Inspired" so I needed something different. I looked up words and really liked the word "Aspire" so then I had to figure out what to do from there. My colleague helped me and we came up with "Aspire 2 be the [delta] change"!! Over the years, our students have used the motto "be the change" so this fits in perfectly. This shirt is what I made for myself and colleague. I wish I had the time to let my entire department in on the shirt and make one for them, but time isn't always on our side. Regardless, I'm excited to wear this tomorrow.2) Along with Pi Day, my math department is hosting a luncheon for our staff. This year, each month a department is hosting a lunch for everyone. So obviously we took March so that we could do 3.14 and make it everything circular. Our Math Club made Pi Day Facts that we can display at the tables and I had my peer tutors color a few of these Pi Coloring Pages I got for free at Teachers Pay Teachers. I also made copies of this Graphic Organizer and Pi Day Sudoku Puzzle, also free from Teachers Pay Teachers, that I plan to have out on the table for staff to grab.
3) Midterms is this week! We are 3/4 of the way complete with the school year and 1/2 through this term. It is going so quick. So Thursday and Friday will be exams. I decided this time to try our online assessment system for the Midterm. I spent last week inputting all of our questions and then this weekend added them to my exam so that I can administer it online. I'm excited and nervous about this. I think I may make a few sets of paper copies for students that may need it, but I'm looking forward to not having to make copies of the test for students. I always feel like I'm wasting so much paper!
With midterms at the end of the week, we are providing time the remaining days for review in our Financial Algebra classes. Today they did review problems. Tomorrow we are going to have them create test questions and Wednesday I'm going to use the test questions to create a Scavenger Hunt. With our 80+ degree summer-like temperature this week, I figured this will be a great way to get the students outside to enjoy the weather while having a different way to review. Here's to crossing my fingers it all goes as planned.
4) With St. Patrick's Day on Friday, I found on Pintrest the link to these shamrocks. So I'm making one for each member of my department. I'm hoping I'll be able to find a way to sneak it to them without them knowing it's from me, but we will see. I'm just hoping they will get a little message about how great they are!
5) Finally, we are busy practicing this week for the talent show next week. The math department is getting together and doing a dance to a mashup. We just started practicing last week and we have about half the song nailed down. We will be spending more time this week gearing up for the big performance next week!
If you haven't figured it out yet... I have an absolutely amazing department. I love working with them each and every day!!
