Movie Day

There's a cold-wave racing through our state this week, and that, coupled with our district's lowering the heat as a cost-saving measure, has made it pretty chilly at school recently. Our boilers apparently also conked out, and some of our classrooms were in the 50's today! The art, music, and PE rooms were all in the mid-50's, but the library was a comfy 64 degrees. So with about four minutes to go until our first class of the day, we decided to bring all the students into the library and show a movie. I just grabbed something off the shelf and we showed "The Mouse and the Motorcycle" by Judy Blume. It was originally made in 1986 and it was just perfect. Every grade enjoyed it--from kindergarten through fifth graders. Even I didn't mind watching it six times today. I even found a favorite quote: the mom says to Keith, "Mice are not my favorite animals." The way she says it is just too cute. Then we had a little happy hour after school and now it's time to enjoy a four day weekend.