​No School?

It's a strange feeling to know that my students (and my sons) don't have school for the next two days, but that I (and the other teachers) still have to come in for work.  Tomorrow is a half day of professional development, followed by parent/teacher conferences that go until 7pm.  Friday is more professional development.  Our PD is about the "Fourth 'R'" which is unfortunately not the advanced pirate-talk workshop that I was hoping for.  [For the curious - the first three R's are Reading, wRiting, and aRithmetic.  The "fourth R" is for building healthy Relationships with our students.]  

Most teachers don't look forward to parent/teacher conferences, but although I don't like the long day, I actually look forward to meeting my students' parents.  Not only does the experience help me understand my students better, it also lets the students know that they have a team who wants to help them achieve the most out of their lives.

Speaking of parent/teacher conferences, we had ours with the younger boys' teachers today.  Both teachers had a great deal of positive things to say about Rowen and Connor.  One even expressed concern that our boys might not be challenged enough by the school's curriculum.  That's always nice to hear.

No news on our house, but I haven't given up hope that something will happen soon.