another student x story :)

Student X: Did you know that Tutu means grandma in Hawaiian? My mom told me that.
Me: Oooh yeah!! I forgot about that, but I read that in one of Barack Obama's books. Wait...I wonder how you say grandpa. Do you know?
Student X: I don't know - oh wait, I got it - it would be funny if it's wonwon.
Me: How do you know that?
Student X: Haha, do you get it?
Me: Uh...
(not getting it at all)
Student X: If Grandma is Twotwo, Grandpa is Oneone...


hahahahahahha...this kid cracks me up!!

This week we totally lucked out. Not one, but TWO days off! Due to fallen trees & the power outages, school was canceled on Wednesday and Thursday. Today, there were tons of absences in every class because a lot of families still don't have power or thought that school was closed again - two of our feeder elementary schools were closed again.

Coming up - quarterly math assessments, WINTER BREAK!!!!!!, a meeting in the CLE, and Carla's visit in January!!

Blackout in Kaneohe

Yesterday, I was completely and totally spent. When I got home from work around 8:30ish, I went into my bedroom and passed out. I woke up around 1:30 AM to complete darkness. I figured it was just because it was the middle of the night, but then when I went to find my computer, I realized that the power was out - everywhere. Raging winds were slamming up against the sides of our house, and I couldn't get back to sleep. Finally, sometime around 4:30 AM, I fell back asleep. Since I live about 30 miles from where I teach, when I woke up again, I figured there was no chance my school was closed. I got ready clumsily (still in the dark) and just as I was about to step out the door, the EA who works with me (and a living godsend for all the amazing work she does in my class!) called me to tell me that school was...
CANCELED!!!!!!!!!!
Needless to say, I was very happy. We got our power back around 4:30 PM, but before that, I read TWO BOOKS. There was no Internet, my laptop battery died pretty quickly, cell reception was spotty, and the traffic lights were out, so I thought it best to stay put. So I read.

Later, when one of my roommates, Candice, came home, we went to take pictures of this giant tree that was overturned during the storms. It's on Hui-Iwa street, the street that leads to our road, Hui-Kelu.

Intense.


And the news said to expect more heavy storming tonight...eeek...