One Month – Already?
I remember asking students on the third day of school if it was just me, or didn’t it feel like we’d been back in school for longer than a few days. Many of them agreed and ironically, I think we all meant it in a similar way. Sure we grumble and gripe about the long […]
SOLS: Whew!
I know this in only my second Slice of Life post, so please forgive me for bending the rules a bit already. While I’ve had about a thousand different ideas I could write about, I’ve settled on simply sharing a annotated list of the jam-packed Tuesday ’round these parts. 1:00am – still awake and having […]
First Quarter Book Review – Realistic Fiction
On Monday, students will be visiting the library for the first time this year. Since we discussed the quarterly book review projects last week, today’s visit has a clear purpose which is to find a realistic fiction book to read for the first quarter book review. As mentioned to students, they have one week to […]
{Remember}
As we’ve been getting to know each other this week, I’ve shared with my students that I spent six months during college living in Manhattan for an internship. I fell in love with the city during that spring of 1999, and was so thankful for the chance to return with my best friend in 2001. […]
SOLS: Skunked
I’d just snapped the lid on my now empty bowl of cereal when my cell phone rang. Rummaging through my purse in the passenger’s seat, I kept my eyes on the road for fear that deer and other critters would be on the move, and knowing I didn’t want to start my day – much […]
SOLS ~ Gentle Reminders
For the past two weeks we’ve taken our kids to daycare/preschool while we prepared our classroom or engaged in professional development with our building and district colleagues. Since we were starting at a new facility, it only made sense to allow for this transition time, and happily, both Calder and Seneca have taken to their […]
Are you ready?
I cannot begin to express how excited I am about the past four days I’ve spent working, laughing, and learning with my colleagues! While my to-do list still feels a few hundred miles long, I am eager to continue checking things off as I anxiously await the arrival of The First Day! Every year is […]
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