skygiants

Oh, we had the legal holidays and a two week winter break. They just weren't couched in holiday language. We did have Martin Luther King Jr. Day off and we talked about it, but the others just didn't blip on the radar. So no making bunny or egg art at Easter, no jack o' lanterns at Halloween, no turkeys at Thanksgiving - that kind of thing. I was saaaad at first, esp. for no Halloween, but man, did it make a difference in behavior and the tenor of the classroom. It was much calmer as a result.