A day early.

My birthday started a day early (yesterday) at about 7:30 in the morning when four students came up to me with a cake in hand. They had spelled "Mrs Riks" on top with m&m's. I almost cried. These students come from my worst class. In fact my first comment to them was, "But I am always yelling at you". I hugged all 4 and saved the cake for 6th/7th period (when they come in). I had planned a game for the day so giving them cake worked out. Except when they started the frosting war. *Sigh* I yelled at them again. (If we have a party at the end of the year there will be nothing that has frosting!)

Anyway, while we were eating cake and playing a game (the students where playing a math board game). One of my co-worker and friend popped in and threw in a bunch of helium balloons that said Happy Birthday on them. Then another teacher popped her head in and told me to open my pod door and with her door open, her students sang happy birthday to me and then my students joined in. It was funny and sweet.

And to top it off, the students talked me into showing that I could still do a cartwheel. So when the final bell rang, I went out on the lawn. My students where telling everyone I was going to do a cartwheel and many stayed to see this strange phenomenon. Before I did this strange and daring feat one of my students brought out a piece of cake and smashed it into a girls face. *Sigh, again* Now I have to write a referral, darn it! But just so you know I did the cartwheel and I believe I would have gotten a 8.5 for technique and a 9.0 for daring.

So now to see what today brings.