Hello, Readers!
It's the weekend,
and it's Safe to Assume that Eloise is at her
Lamp Post writing station,
ready to recap the week.
I spent Thursday out on Presque Isle
with some students.
How lucky we are
to live to near such a place.
I vowed to go out more often,
and it's Safe to Assume I'll be occupying this bench.
I also had the opportunity to attend a conference
for Science teachers on Monday.
It' Safe to Assume
that when I was not in a session,
I was out and about with my camera.
Construction is easing up outside of Clark School--
but my tree photos are still suffering.
But the long shots of the gray-bottomed clouds
and the fall colors against the lake backdrop
are spot on spectacular.
The fall is chock full of stuff to bring into the classroom.
It's Safe to Assume these mammoth discs
are headed into classrooms next week.
I got the term Safe to Assume
from a riddle I gave to my students.
We start class each day with one.
It appeared in the answer to this riddle.
Here's your weekend homework:
Suppose there is only one barber shop in your town, and it employs two barbers. One of the barbers has a nice, neatly trimmed head of hair. The other's hair is a complete mess.
Which of the two barbers should you go to and why?
Thinking?
Think some more.
Here's a chuckle to take up space
so you don't see the answer too soon.
I got some pretty hilarious answers
from the kids.
Here's the correct answer:
But when is is Safe to Assume anything?
Hardly ever.
The world is a strange and unpredictable place.
One thing you can assume
is that I will be enjoying the weekend
with my people and pets,
camera in one hand,
and book in the other.
It is Safe to Assume we will meet back here next week
under the light of the Lamp Post.
Eloise