Field Trips Galore

I am so happy that this Friday we will have our last field trip for a while.  For the past three Fridays, there has been either a field trip or no school.  So, we have had only four day weeks.  The kids are so excited by Thursday, though, that it feels like we only have three days.  Trying to play catch up with students who are below grade level takes time and we are behind on the standards.  If there's anything I've learned from this experience it's that everything takes longer than you think it's going to.  And, there's always something happening that limits your instructional time.