Rain...again in Just in Case

Around here it seems to be feast or famine. We are either going weeks without rain or like now - rain daily. Some days it’s heavy and storms, others it’s off an on showers. When it’s not raining it’s HOT and humid, right after the rain its HOT and humid. Sometimes during the rain it’s HOT and humid. All of this means, as usual, we start school with inside recess. We’re in the 90s, and real feel is over 100. insert unhappy face here
I’ve centered my classroom around Gene Kranz’s speech after the Apollo 1 fire about being Tough and Competent. I have an excerpt from his speech and from John Kennedy’s Rice University speech on my wall. So we spent the last 2 days going over the Space Race. With the change in curriculum it doesn’t really fit as well any more, but the kids really enjoy it. There’s some good discussion and thinking going on, so I will continue to do so. We’re preparing to watch the eclipse on Monday. (If the RAIN holds off. I’m gonna be maaaaaaaaad if it doesn’t. We had an organization donate 250 viewing glasses for our kids to use. I’m not sure what all of the other grades are doing.. We’ll use 75 or so of the glasses, and the 6th grade another 85 or so, then the rest will be spread out. I was a little ticked off. My principal let me know I was the only teacher who contacted her about getting viewing glasses. (I was going to get them for just the 5th grade and it would have been almost $75.) Then I found the request to get some donated. They were, of course, overwhelmed with requests, so they sent half of what each person/organization requested. Now the 3rd and 4th grade teachers are angry that their kids won’t have enough glasses. I said they could partner kids, 2 or 3 to a pair of glasses. It’s a slow process, they’ll be able to see lots. Nope, that didn’t make them happy. I shared lots of activities with them about building different viewers - nope that didn’t make them happy either. We’ve known about this eclipse for months. There’s no reason why they couldn’t have searched for glasses this summer. They literally just sat back waiting for me to figure it out. I’m a little over that this year. I’m over doing for others because it’s expected. I’m frustrated with people not willing to do their part. And it’s day 2.....