I would say Happy Valentine's Day, but it's not really Valentine's Day yet. I know!! I know!! I know it's February 14!! I get it! But our school can't celebrate it until tomorrow. Because tomorrow is Friday and that's considered an appropriate party day. Not a Thursday, for heaven's sake! Who do you think we are? A school that abides by a calendar year or ... Read More about It’s Not Really Valentine’s Day
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Show and Tell {A Speaking and Listening Program}
Wait! Hang on! Don't click out! :) It's not THAT kind of Show and Tell, where the kids bring in their half-eaten peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, or the lint from the dryer or, even worse, some kind of dead rat or lizard or whatever. I know. I've seen those kid-type movies on TV. I've read those kid books. I know. This is Show and Tell WITH A PURPOSE. This is Show and Tell ... Read More about Show and Tell {A Speaking and Listening Program}
Word of the Day
So I don't know about you and where you teach, but here's something about me and where I teach. We have to write two professional learning goals every year. And we have to write them as S.M.A.R.T goals. I can't think of what each letter in SMART stands for right now because I'm on summer vacation, but let's just pretend I know, and that I am, in fact, SMART. (I know it has something to do ... Read More about Word of the Day
Five for Fraturday
Well, hello there, Saturday and Sunday and Monday which is called a THREE DAY WEEKEND. Hello, Hello, Hello!! :) I started out my week with one-on-one testing. I am so so so lucky because my principal pays for us to have substitutes so that we can accomplish this task (especially since we have 30-32 kids each!). My previous two principals also did this for us. I love one-on-one ... Read More about Five for Fraturday
Five for Fraturday
HAPPY SATURDAY!!!!!!!!!! Happy Happy Joy Joy! SLEEP!!!! That's what I did to kick off the weekend. This pic was taken on Monday in my teammate's classroom. It was the day before school started and it was a teacher prep day. BJ's provided pizza, pasta, and salad for our lunch that day and then later that afternoon, our principal went from classroom to ... Read More about Five for Fraturday