SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 22/31
After reading, and re-reading the Hunger Games trilogy, I am beyond ready for the midnight movie premier TONIGHT!! Well, that’s to say that I’m excited. I’ll admit, after the blazing heat, trekking through the fire station and family farm store on a pre-school field trip, an impromptu appointment at the salon and now catching […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 1/31
I sat there on the living room floor, trying to catch glimpses of the computer glowing before me as my daughter is busy pinning what has to be every last hair pretty she owns into my shoulda-been-washed-this-morning hair. Phrases like, “just a second, Honey,” and “Move right here, Babe,” gently fell from lips that revolted […]
SOLS ~ Gma and Gpa’s House
I remember walking through Grandma’s kitchen recently, seeing the very same Tupperware cookie jar on the counter, then same smokey grey classes in her cupboards and even the same white dishes with the ivy pattern around the edges. She got a new stove and the drawer I used to play in as a toddler has […]
Returning
It’s been far too long since I’ve written. I wonder if other writers – students or teachers – feel this same overwhelming desire to write, and yet find the,selves scrambling to eek out the time. I have countless ideas to share, and little nuggets of life that I long to record for my students, my […]
30 Days of Thankfulness ~ Day 27
As I sit to write this, I have a handful of possible excuses ready and waiting to explain the sudden absence around here. Traveling to Chicago to attend the National Writing Project annual meeting where I was able to meet up with Stacey and Ruth from Two Writing Teachers, and connect with other slicers! Starting […]
30 Days of Thankfulness ~ Day 17
Today I’m looking forward to reconnecting with so many of my NWP friends from across the nation! By the time this posts, I’ll be en route to the Windy City to participate in some thought-provoking conversations that always challenge me to improve my practices as a teacher. Despite the funding difficulties of the National Writing […]
30 Days of Thankfulness ~ Day 16
There are a thousand unfinished tasks on my to-do list – Prepare my classroom for my 2-day absence and pack for NWP/NCTE just to name two. In spite of all those things looming overhead, today I’m sitting here with 23 kids after school watching a movie. Maybe the fact that I brought munchies served as […]
SOLSC ~ 30 Days of Thankfulness ~ Day 8
Today, students used their openers to get into the zone of mysteries. With each passing hour, I found myself smiling at the chances I saw them taking in their writing. The great used of interesting verbs and excellent adjectives. How calling them away from their computers to learn a little more about how to tag […]
Farewell 2010-2011
136 posts 80 students 30-days of Slice of Life As I glance back over the course of my year and how I’ve reflected and reported it on this blog, I find myself both surprised and motivated. Each August, the newness, excitement and energy abounds and I start the year with the intention of writing daily […]
SOLSC and NPM Link-up
Students – link up your SOLSC or NPM blog posts from today! 🙂
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