Chick Pox and other fun festivities

Today the office called me and notified me that I had yet another student diagnosed with chicken pox (That makes four in two weeks).  They asked me to sanitize the classroom.  We actually did that yesterday when we realized we were in the middle of an epidemic.

After I got off the phone, Ky started asking specific questions about chicken pox.  "What do chicken pox look like?"  He asked.  "Do they itch?"  It was then that I realized why he was asking and asked him if he had chicken pox.  He lifted his shirt and showed me the spots on his chest.  I had no idea.  I don't think he did either. 

So not only was my class the first class in the entire school with chicken pox (Four cases to be exact), but my son spread it to the sixth grade.  I am so proud.  (Note the sarcasm) 

The school nurse sent home a note that states 40% of the children that have had the chicken pox vaccine, can get chicken pox.  But because of the vaccine, they are entirely immune to SHINGLES.  The vaccine also makes any vaccinated child's case of chicken pox, mild.

I'm going to Boston!

A colleague and I applied for a grant offered through the Jordan School District.  It was open to all fifth grade teachers in the district.  It consists of two sections.  The first section is this summer and is here in Salt Lake City.  There will be three weeks of classes about American History.  These classes are designed to assist me in teaching American History.  The second section is the summer of 2012.  I will go to Boston.  The grant provides my travel expenditures.  After completing both sections, I will be given $1500 and an I-Pod for my classroom.  I am way excited!