Today I didn't do much, yesterday I did...

ALOT!



I didn't get out of the schoool until 8:50 last night. Why? Me and the other part time assistant principal had to delivering water and snacks to every room that is going to be used for testing this week. It took a hell of a lot longer to do than I expected and I was very tired afterwards. Today I have done nothing. Really... nothing. I was suppose to go to a fundraiser and I didn't wake up until almost 1.



In the past couple of weeks I have learned that my fatigue and pain is not caused just by the arthritis but by a severe Vitamin D deficieny. I am now taking 50,000 units of vitamin d a week for the next 3 months in order to raise my levels. I am hoping that raising my levels will help with the fatigue and joint pain.


They are narrowing down the type of arthritis I have in hopes of being able to treat it better.

I have also decided that I need to change some things at work. I can't be on both sides of the fence any longer. I need to be an administrator or a teacher. Not both. Its just too much to split your brain on both sides. I want to be able to focus on one or the other. I am planning on handing in my resignation as a part time assistant principal at the end of the year.

The fund raising has gone VERY well. The amount raise is nearing the $2500.00 mark. This is enough for all of the eligible students to go to Six Flags with transportation, ticket, and drink paid for. Their may be enough left in the budget for a meal, but I am not certain about that yet. I have to get the final count of eligible students on Monday.

I am very proud of the fundraising that they did. There were two successful bake sales and one McDonald's night that brought in a total of $1100 between the three. The rest of the money was raised through sales at school. We sold drinks and snacks during class to raise funds. Not bad for 3 weeks of fundraising.

I must decide if I am going to teach summer school. I have been offered a position, but we haven't had a chance to talk about whether I should take it. It is extra money, but it is also less down time. We shall talk.

Fundraising

I have been very fortunate to get approval for a field trip that will allow me to take my students to Six Flags.

We now have to raise the money for it. We have been raising money a week now and its off to a good start. I think. LOL

We have begun selling snacks out of my classroom to raise the funds and are taking donations. As of yesterday we had just shy of $500. We need to raise near $1800 by May 1. The students are commited to raising the funds. Today we are going to a local lumber store to set up a bake sale/donation table. One of the other clubs at the school I teach out did the same thing, but without the baked goods to offer, and raised $1100. We are only hoping for half of that. If we get more, that would be AWESOME! However, half of that would be just fine with me because it would boost their moral and get us closer to our main goal of paying for the tickets and the cheaper form of transportation (school bus).

Fundraising isn't fun - but it does teach them to work together for a common goal.