A Week of Sicknesses

It's been one of those weeks that some nasty bug is going around. Every day I have at least 2 kids absent, and there was even a day where I was missing 4 kids. It seems like a totally different make up with certain kids being gone. Budi even got sick on Wednesday! One by one they are getting plucked off my role call, some with stomach flu, others with migranes, and even one with typhoid! I know that I'm coming down with a stomach bug, but I'm hoping it will pass with the ample amount of water I'm drinking.

The more kids leave the classroom, the harder it is to do a complete and thorough lesson. I try my best, but I end up teaching that same lesson two or three more times just to catch up with everyone who is sick. I understand that it is part of being a classroom teacher, but it is definitely frustrating at times, such as today.

In Grade 3 we are in the first few chapters of "Charlotte's Web" for our novel study this unit. It is so fun seeing them get so intrigued. As I watch them, I feel like I am reliving my own childhood. It seems like just yesterday that I was reading this with my teacher. It's such a classic book. And as much as I enjoy reading it with them, I can't help but be pestered by the fact that in a few days time I am going to have to go over it all over again (more than once).

Oh well, sickness is nothing but a rotten cycle. Sooner or later it will catch me, whether I want it to or not. Until then, I will work diligently ahead so to cover me in case I am sick. Budi is doing the same, and since we are doing it together, we have a better chance of smooth transitions if sickness consumes one of us. It is such a blessing to have such a great partner like him!