FebruaryFeb 20 Wednesday 08
Spelling Lists: An Antiquated Waste of Instructional Time.
Spelling Lists: An Antiquated Waste of Instructional Time.
I must begin this conversation by saying of course DON'T PANIC. I do believe that spelling should be addressed in schools. I must also disclose that in my first year of teaching (admittedly a short time ago) …
SeptemberSep 29 Saturday 07
Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences
I would like to begin by thanking all the parents in the class for attending conferences this year. Our classroom had a 100% turn out! I appreciated the time and conversation we had regarding your student.
Secondly, I would like to …
SeptemberSep 15 Saturday 07
Topic-less but Searching
There is a chill in the air. The leaves are beginning to change. Football is back. Fall is nearly upon us.
I cannot believe school has been going for a month already. The time has certainly flown. I could not ask for a more wonderful group of students this year. …
AugustAug 2 Thursday 07
A Wond-zoo-ful Trip
This past Monday a group of twenty-five students traveled to Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. The students earned the special field trip by reading books this summer. Kindergarten through second grade students read forty books, while third grade through fifth read twenty …
JulyJul 27 Friday 07
Summer Winds Down
Let's face it, summer vacation is nearly over. We are now three weeks out from school beginning and I couldn't be happier. As I have spent my summer teaching Summer School and attending Library Checkout on Wednesdays I have been able to reconnect with some students. …
MayMay 17 Thursday 07
The walls are falling, the walls are falling
The walls are falling, the walls are falling. Well, not really but it seems like they are about to. Well actually I'm just taking things down off the walls of my classroom. Used posters, old artwork, yards of butcher paper. It's all coming down. My least favorite part …
AprilApr 28 Saturday 07
Summer Vacation is Near.
The last month of school is nearly upon us. There is a buzz in the classrooms. There is a buzz in the gym. There is a buzz on the playground. Summer vacation is near.
Personally I am having mixed feelings about the end of the year. The classroom is running the most …
AprilApr 9 Monday 07
The Second Week of April, 2007
Winter in the Spring. What a terrible thing.
As I sit and write this, I reflect on a Spring day in which I saw no sign of the sun. Clouds hung over the city, from horizon to horizon. Oh the gloom. I long for warm summer days. I long for the smell of sunscreen and …
AprilApr 6 Friday 07
Getting Started
Just getting started on Virb.
It's been a while since I posted on a regular blog.