5:56 a.m. - Baby it's foggy out there! On the other hand, we are going to school for a second day in a row, and we have a legitimate shot and breaking a record for second semester and going for a third day in a row tomorrow! We are making strides.
Yesterday was a "ho-hum" of a return. The students have to receive mandatory internet safety training each school year, so Ms. Petersen takes them through a short presentation on an 11:30 dismissal day about this time every year. I get the students to the auditorium and go back to my classroom. There isn't really any English instruction for the day, but with only 20 minutes each class period, the internet training thing is a good way to use the day productively. I managed to get some things accomplished, including scoring some assignments that I plan on finishing today. Last night didn't exactly go so well on the basketball court. The game was at Galva, which means it was a drive of over an hour and the fog didn't make it any easier. It was also a girls game, and both programs are struggling right now, so the game was "competitive". And there weren't many spectators because the same schools' boys teams were playing at Stark County. The fresh-soph game was decided in the closing seconds, and the varsity ended up with a technical foul assessed to the Galva bench in the closing seconds, which had an impact on the game.
As an official, you really want to try to do everything humanly possible to avoid assessing a technical foul late in the game when the game is close. You really don't want a technical foul to be a determining factor. Unfortunately one of my partners last night couldn't resist assessing the Galva assistant coach a technical foul. The assistant coach wasn't happy about something the official had said to one of the Galva players, so he had to give his opinion. Then my partner decided he wasn't going to be shown up, so he decided to assess the technical. I did my best to intervene and calm the waters, so things didn't get worse, and I was worried for a quick moment that it wasn't going to stop. Finally the coach and the official stopped, and we finished the game. Galva ended up losing after being ahead pretty much the entire game. The whole thing was just awkward. I just wanted to get the heck out of there and commence my hour drive home in the dense fog, which took about an extra twenty minutes.
Today is going to be another "ho-hum" day. While it's been planned for awhile, the school cancellations we have recently had just makes today bad timing. The guidance department is going to be visiting my English III students today. This is necessary because students need to register for courses for the 24-25 school year. It takes time to get all of this course selection done, so that a master schedule can be created. This is all necessary, so teachers know their teaching assignment and students know their course schedule before the end of the 23-24 school year in the end of May. I've got some things to accomplish, so I won't be bored. If all fails, I'll begin another book to read.
I've also started putting a binder together of the 2024 summer vacation plans. I've got my reservations and maps and other information organized to make sure I've got all the necessary things I need.
Tonight....oh tonight. We have another girls game, which will be totally opposite of last night's game. Rock Island at Alleman. There will be a lot of spectators, the teams will be amped up. The coaches will be fired up. There will be a million fouls because that's what happens in the Western Big Six girls basketball games. Ya, it's going to be great. The good news is that it's only one game. That's nice because my foot is still bothering me a little. We can't get the day done, unless we get it started. Let's go!
Things for School
- make copies of training path to give to students
- enter scores for Khan Grammar Part 2 (after Friday 3:12)
- schedule Khan Grammar Part 3
- enter scores for Equiano analysis
- Jan. 25 - course registration
- make and post agenda for class 1-29-24
- Feb. 14 - ISBE - 1:00 p.m. online seminar for SAT PREP
Things to do
- send message to Galva and Stark County girls after Wednesday night
- send message to Alleman and Rock Island girls after Thursday night
- Feb. 1 - girls IHSA seeds posted
- confirm JH girls basketball dates from Morgan
- coat from cleaners
- write a letter to Chase and mail -1/25
- review pricing information from Porter Hays
- for professional development principal academy training
- complete #3000 (June 17, 2024) register by 6/10
- complete #1865 (June 13, 2024) register by 6/6
- March 25 - Colonoscopy appointment at Digestive Disease Specialists - 309-601-2800 Stacey 309-601-2901
- get camper wheels inspected at Mutual Wheel
- get truck inspected at Slayden's
- purchase national park pass
- purchase car pass for the days we are staying at Glacier (vehicle registration ticket)
25 - GBK at Alleman - 7:00 p.m. with Marcus and Tony
Tony drives - Pick up Marcus at 5:00 p.m.; Pick up Jay at 5:30 p.m.
26 - BBK at Macomb - 7:30 p.m. with Marcus and Keegan Steinkamp ksteinkamp5@hotmail.com
Jay drives.; pick Marcus up at WalMart at 5:30
27 - GBK at Galesburg - 1:30 p.m. with Marcus and Mario Melendez
Marcus drives; Marcus picks up Jay at WalMart at 11:15 a.m.
January
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