I will be glad when this week and next week are over. It is state testing time at my school right now and they always rearrange the schedule at school so the grades who take the test do not have to have art, music, p.e. in the mornings. For me this means my students are going to those classes every morning just 10 minutes after school starts.
Lunch periods are not changed, however. This means that we still have first lunch. Our lunch is over by 11:30. School does not get out until 3:30. Four hours is a very long time for first graders to go without breaking up the time and having movement. Plus it means I have to adjust my thinking. I cannot wait until closer to the end of the day to make sure there is homework prepared and things such as that.
Luckily, our principal is understanding of this and lets us arrange extra computer lab time, a few extra minutes outside in the afternoon or even just walking around the building to alleviate the pressure of such a long afternoon. And, it's only for a few weeks out of the year. Still, I will be glad when it's over. I'm sure everyone in my building will be glad when testing is over.
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