oh…the irony!
so, want to hear a funny story? not so much funny as is terribly ironic… so, my classroom doesn’t have a white board. i bought a mangled left over piece from Home Depo and leaned it up against the wall...
View ArticleThe Finish Line.
Almost there…..4 weeks to go. 10 students have reached (and exceeded!) their BIG Goals! 10 students are one level away from their BIG Goal…..almost there! 4 weeks to go! They’re going to make it. I...
View ArticleWarm Fuzzies…
Ever since I began teaching, my goal has always been one thing….that every student leave my class every day knowing that they are loved. Last week, i was reminded of it… Mother’s Day. Sam came into...
View ArticleSuccess!
Sam….my little sam, my chair-throwing Sam, the sam who couldn’t read when he came to school last fall…..REACHED HIS BIG GOAL TODAY!!!!!!! He was so excited, he giggled…then I giggled. He shook with...
View Articleappreciation
As teachers, we rarely gets words of affirmation or appreciation….quite often we’re faced with phone calls, letters, concerns, questions, etc. But every so often….once in a grand while….an...
View ArticleDangers of Teaching…continued
I can’t believe the year is over already?! Holy cow! Well, this year has been…..interesting to say the least. Disasters and adventures a’plenty! The finish line in sight, I thought I was home-free, far...
View ArticleEnd of the year…
ALL of my 2nd graders reached their BIG GOALS!!! Every last one of them! Couldn’t be more proud….they worked so hard!
View ArticleBack to school…
Ah yes….school is back in session, which means I have to start watching my back once again, continually on the lookout for centipeds, cane spiders, ant colonies living in my sink, and as of most...
View Articleteacher moments…
I believe in educating the whole-child…I believe that Character Education is just as important, if not MORE important, than academics. Integrity, honesty, kindness, compassion, sympathy, mercy…terms my...
View Articlebirds.
So…..I took my kids to lunch and ran back to my classroom to get prepped for the rest of the day. Sitting behind my desk, typing away at the computer, I see something out of the corner of my eye....
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