 Good morning friends. Happy Wednesday. Today is a special Wednesday because today we have parent-teacher conferences. So I am getting out of the house extra early today. I'm leaving at 6 30 and I'm gonna go grab Starbucks. I'm actually getting myself a beverage as well as my campus manager Missyana. She bought me lunch the other day and so today I would like to treat her to coffee. So I'm on my way. I'm gonna I'm gonna try to use the drive-thru today which is brave because the drive-thru is usually kind of crowded, but since it's so early in the in the morning I'm hoping that maybe today it isn't and if it is I Don't know what I'm gonna do. So Missyana wants a drink that is kind of difficult to order on the app So I'm gonna attempt to go through the drive-thru though so that I can order her special drink All right friends, so I'm here. I got my Starbucks. I just got a Trenta Ice coffee with vanilla and cream. I need to send a video off to a collaborator This morning. I need to eat breakfast. I have my first parent-teacher conference at 7 30. They're all virtual So that's kind of nice It it makes for a little bit less stress And I do need to empty out my lunchbox. You guys want to see what's in here today? So exciting. I went a little bit crazy. I went a little bit crazy at the grocery store I went to Trader Joe's last night I do have two nights of conferences where I have to stay at school late So I did get things that I don't normally buy but that's okay So I got a chicken Caesar salad kit not chicken Caesar just Caesar. I have chicken. Um, I got a chicken Caesar salad kit And I got some power greens to add in there So this will probably be my dinner tomorrow because I have to stay until 7 tomorrow an avocado to go in there and then I do have some chicken So that's probably gonna be my dinner tomorrow Snacks wise though. I brought some Genoa salami and provolone cheese snacking on a Rainbow wrap a roasted sweet potato curried hummus beet and spinach wrap from Trader Joe's. I've heard these are really good So I'm gonna try one and then I also got a buffalo style chicken wrap I think this is what I'm gonna have for dinner tonight. So that looks really tasty and Then I also brought a little adult lunchable like I call them. These are from Target I also brought some pub cheese. This is really nutritious you guys It's only 70 calories for two tablespoons though That ain't bad. There's only 700 calories in this entire jar. I mean there there's worse things you could eat And then I also got some whipped cream cheese because I do have some sweet peppers in my fridge that I want to dip into the cream cheese So I'm just gonna put all of this in my fridge. I actually need to really organize my fridge. Look at this It's kind of a mess in there. So I need to organize this and then I'm gonna get myself set up for my first conference and then get myself set up for the day So today is Wednesday. It is a shorter day. Our Google meats are a lot shorter today They're 30 minutes instead of 45 and so today with my students. We're just gonna do a Scavenger hunt cahoots. So that'll be really fun and then tomorrow and Friday I believe we're going to have some work days where students who are not caught up on their assignments get to just Do their work with me right here in the Google meat. So let me put this stuff away and then I'll catch up So every day when I get here, which is usually between 7 and 7 30. I just get things ready for the day I turn on all my computers. I get all of the things that I need for my Google meats up on one window And then I have a working window as well. So Basically, like I have Google meat open. I have Google classroom. I have cahoot. I have near pod I have class dojo pretty much anything that I use during an actual Google meat lesson I have open so that will be on one window and then on the other window I have all of the things that I use when I'm not with the kids so like planning So I have my email open. I have my Google Drive open. I have near pod open. So I'm editing and making new things So I just try to get myself set up for the day And then I check all my emails so I have a little to-do list that I write here This is just a little planner from the Target dollar spot It looks like this and what I like about it is that it is Not marked by date so I can go in here and Write down whatever day it is and start listing my to-do list out And then I can also write things down in my agenda my planner If it's kind of like a further out to-do list something that I need to get done That's like way further away So I have that at the ready So I am getting ready to start planning for next week Which is going to be us back in person, but I'm also starting to plan for social studies since it is February I want to do some black history month stuff even though it's not part of my technical standards Slavery and oppression are and so I would really like to cover that So what I'm gonna do is we're going to be doing a unit on the South American culture. So like Aztec, Mesoamerica The Mayans things like that, but every Friday during the month of February. I want to do a black history day So we'll study oppression slavery famous black people Influential black leaders things like that. So I've been perusing teachers pay teachers Just to find a couple of resources that I can use for that. My ELA teacher is a freaking amazing I honestly love her her name is Maria and she actually just created a teacher Instagram It's called electric dot ELA So if you guys would do me a huge favor and go follow her on Instagram and show her some love She has so many things to share, but anyway, her and I are gonna be teaming up She's gonna be covering black history in her class a lot with ELA and then I will piggyback off of her on Fridays and do a social studies focus so Really cool that we can collaborate. Honestly, we were thinking about bringing this up to our principal that maybe next year She takes social studies just because science is really thick and heavy And social studies can really be covered in ELA not that I don't want to teach it But I feel like I'm needing more time for science. So Something that we're thinking about bringing to our principal But anyway, her and I are teaming up and so we need to get together today and kind of plan what we're gonna do Another thing I wanted to mention I know that some of you guys follow me on Instagram and if you don't then you may not know this But I did get a class pet her name is Templetina and she is a five-month-old rat So I did get her using a grant. It's a pets in the classroom grant. I use the rebate one So basically just means that I can shop Anywhere and then I will be reimbursed. So I did go last week and find little miss Templetina And she's actually sleeping right now. You guys can see her little lump But when she comes out later, I will show her to you I have invested quite a bit of my own money into her though because I feel like when I get a pet I want it to become part of the family. So I did get her this like super luxurious cage I got her one for my house as well Because I will be taking her home on the weekends And then I did get her like a playpen and a little rat ball so that she can interact with the kids more and I know what you're thinking. Why did you get a rat? Well, there's a lot of reasons why rats make great pets Not just for classrooms, but in general first of all, they're super cute and sweet They form relationships with you kind of like I mean not like a dog But similar to a dog or a cat they recognize their owner and they can show that they're happy when they're with you They're super low maintenance. They're nocturnal. So during the day. She kind of just is Is lazy and sleeps and then at night she parties. So I don't have to take her out for walks I don't have to give her exercise. I still do those things because I know that they're good for her But I don't have to They're very clean as you guys can see her cage is really clean Every day when I walk in the door, I take some rubber gloves. I go in I grab her poop I put it in her little litter box. I'm trying to litter box train her You don't really have to bathe them. They bathe themselves They're easy to feed so rats make amazing amazing pets and they're also super friendly So the more you handle them the more friendly they are and the more less likely they are to bite and I have not been bitten yet So I've already had quite a few kids come in here just kids whose parents work here Come in hang out with a little temple Tina and they just love her already. So pet in the classroom is definitely Motivating as well as I'm gonna be using her as a reward So students who earn a certain amount of dojo points will get to spend them on spending time with temple Tina And I purchased this play room Specifically for that reason I'll I'll be able to have a kid You know take their shoes off Go in with Tina and get to hang out with her for quite some time and she can crawl around on them and they can pet her and It's a kind of safe environment for temple Tina and for the student to be able to interact so That is why I got a rat and I absolutely love her. She's like my little buddy. It's been great having her here with me During all of this Virtual stuff because I am sitting in here alone most of the time. So anyway, I do have my first Conference coming up here in like four minutes, so I'm gonna go get ready for that and then I'll see you guys Ethan we're playing draw a Soros. Do you want to draw with us? The password is the same as the room name Join us. I got it. I barely get any of them, right? You got it. Oh, I haven't figured it out yet Did I guess it who's your dad? Who's your dad? You guys and your nicknames your dad I Was thinking maybe it was a pillow But that's too many letters Blackboard that's like the whiteboard in class. It's just a chalkboard. Oh, it's my turn. Oh, it's my turn. Oh I'm gonna make you guys work Okay color Batman No, now that is the worst looking Did you get it did you get it? Yeah Yeah, I Well, you still got it. Oh What Camden's ooloo here's little Miss Tina Baby she's out for some fun with mama She's so cute It's good What do you put on your on before your shoes to keep your toes from getting blue I've got my cheetah socks today I have my crocs too. Do you are we crocs sisters? Let me see the socks guys. Let's see them. Oh, we got fuzzy socks We got light socks. We got strike socks Yeah, all right, sorry, I'm switching cameras here. Okay Let's see what the next clue is because we got 10 more minutes Okay from dirt to paint and everything between I'm your number one companion in keeping clean Let's see all the good stuff out there Let's see it purely clean. What kind of flavors we got. Ooh Dylan. I have that same soap at home Mrs. Myers seems to be the popular soap of the day I would just hang out with you guys live so I'm eating a rainbow wrap from Trader Joe's it is delicious by the way I Would be really good with like a dipping sauce and then I'm also eating some cream cheese with some sweet peppers So I had a visitor show up And he came just to see her Yeah Just to see you Bless you. I mean you got allergies. I Don't know if rats can get allergies, but you got allergies. It's always sneezing. She might I hope she's not sick Actually was saying if they sneeze a lot, they either they're just sneezy rats or they're sick I don't think she's sick though. You got your bro now. Oh No Okay, guys, so I am sitting here waiting for my next conference to begin the last one was a no show They did have some technical difficulties. We were able to contact them And they were trying to get on with their personal computer and because of our Google Sweet I guess because they weren't on their school computer. They were not able to get on So we did have to reschedule that one because we have one starting in about six minutes. So That was kind of an upset and that was a conference that we really need to have so Hopefully we will get that figured out for next week. We do have it rescheduled. So hopefully they will be able to get on But the rest of our conferences today are really awesome They are some really amazing kiddos and I'm really eager to talk to their parents and let them know how good they're doing And then I think my day is over today at 5 30 So I will probably eat dinner here go home and then cash has swimming So if anything else fun exciting happens before then and now I will let you know Okay, guys, so it is the end of my day We just wrapped up our last conference Tina was out hanging out with me for the whole thing. Huh, baby. We're into you. We're into you Hi, sweetie. I just love her you guys. I just love her She just hangs out. She snuggles up on my desk. She walks around on my shoulders. I just love her She's so a great companion So anyway, I'm gonna get myself packed up here. Scott is picking cash up from Preschool and then we do have swim lessons tonight So I'm gonna hurry up and get home And try to feed him and then wrap it up and go to swimming All right, you guys, so it is now 7 40 p.m. We just got back from swimming I had every intention of filming him and like making a little part of the vlog for him swimming, but I honestly Was just enjoying watching him. So anyway, we just got home at 7 40 we stopped and grabbed raising canes for dinner I know super healthy. I got the little chicken sandwich So we're gonna eat and then get cashed to bed and then you guys I'm gonna do it all again tomorrow So exciting. Thank you guys so so much for watching Don't forget to follow me on my twitch account at apples and tiara's and of course Instagram at apples and Tiara's and I'll see you guys in the next vlog. Bye