Ms Bixby’s Last Day: Recent Episodes
Trish Milhiser
While school is out till who knows when, I wanted to finish our timely read aloud, “Ms. Bixby’s Last Day”, together.
Brand gives us the full story of why he HAD to plan the perfect day on a secret mission to see Ms. Bixby in the hospital. They finally reach her room and are about to see her face to face.
Learn about why Topher secretly drew a picture of Ms. Bixby and learn about her importance to him. The boys are broken, beaten up, dirty, but they’ve made it to the next phase of their plan, sort of.
You’ll never guess who they run into next. Just when you thought running into George Nelson was bad! As fate has it, Steve bumps into the last person on Earth he wanted to see while ditching school!
These three ninjas go looking for trouble and try to get back their stolen money. Is it worth it though when their plans ends up not going as well as they hoped? Listen along for some black eyes and bruises in this hilariously painful episode.
In this episode the trio runs into someone who changes their plan. Is it fate? Luck? Coincidence? All Steve knows is his calculations could not have predicted this turn of events!
Brand reveals more of his backstory. They start to ride the bus back to school, when they happen to run into the right person and the right time!
Her Bixbisms were impactful. They had meaning and purpose. Ms. B would share with the class and look straight at you with intention and smile, as if her smile had your name on it.
When life tells you the truth and the boy’s plan looks more like, as in the words of Topher, bloody mashed potatoes or red and whit splay-doh smashed together. It’s time to face the truth in today’s episode.
With the perpetrator running away with their plan (and their money), the boys do what any non-thinking 12 year old would do!
Doesn’t look like the plan is going well! Will these boys EVER get to Ms. Bixby? The cheesecake, the bottle of wine, the meeting her at the hospital before she leaves for Boston! They are running out of time and right now, it doesn’t look good for them.
The boys work through some conflicts, land at their next stop. Topher reveals the next part of his hazy plan, and it sounds totally illegal!
Steve gives you his take on the fight between Topher and Brand? And he wonders, did it start because of a crush?
More of Brand’s story is revealed. We learn more about what makes Brand, Brand. Ms. Bixby meant a lot to him, but he’s not the only one who was fond of her. The boys missed their first bus and are left to wait, but will they get back on track or will a fight get in the way?
Did you know there is an April Fools Mascot who drops off a basket of April fools goodies on March 31st? No? Well Brand and his father did and they shared a special bond over laughs and tricks up until everything changed. We learn more about their relationship and about the accident.
We’re learning more about Brand’s backstory. The boys find themselves in a creepy book store and their plans suddenly get diverted.
A look into why Steve would appreciate Ms.Bixby and her non-traditional teaching style. The boys continue on their journey, their plan looks like it’s going smooth so far.
This is all apart of the plan. The boys give always details to their plan, and it sounds pretty delicious.
In this episode, we will get to know Steve a little better. You will get inside his mind and see some of his hidden frustrations that a lot of 6th graders can relate to.
Finishing thoughts on the boys big mission. Their run in with Mr. Mack just happened and the boys have to decide if they will journey on to see Ms. Bixby or not. This episode has thoughts on the characters and how we start to see them change.
P.37-54 Topher tells how he and Steve are ready to go on a mission to see Ms. Bixby at the hospital. They have an elaborate plan that includes ditching school. The only problem is Brand doesn’t show up for the mission, even though Brand came up with the idea in the first place.