An April Gift

One of the warmest days since last summer crept up on us today. We're not even in April's double digits yet and the thermometer read 85 degrees. How wonderful it was to throw open the front door of our school building and go out into sunshine and warmth this afternoon!Because the weather was so wonderful and because the last month has been filled with relentless rain, we stayed outdoors an extra ten minutes. Sue me time-on-task police. My students, and the other third graders, were having so much fun playing tag, jumping rope, playing kickball, basketball and catch that none of us wanted it to end.This day was an unexpected gift for April. When we finally had to go in and back to the classroom, every single student seemed to be smiling.And so were the teachers.