SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 17/31
While I’m sure each of my family members would have wished for a healthier holiday, we did what we could to enjoy a little Luck o’ the Irish! An Old Irish Blessing May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 13/31
Today, students learned about the beauty and simplicity of the 6-word story. We’ll be using this as a summarizing strategy for chapters as we prepare to read realistic fiction in the coming weeks. Today, students were free to choose their own topic and write something that was on their mind today, but do so […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 12/31
Dear Calder, Today you turned FIVE – how can that be? As we sat there on your bed this afternoon, flipping through the photo album looking at your album I realized just how big you’ve grown. Placing your size 11 feet on the same inky prints in your baby book and seeing that they’re more […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 11/31
Note: This post is personal in nature and not something that I present to students in class. This represents my views as a personal and not those of my school or district. Sitting and listening today to one man’s faith journey today, I found myself transfixed. On his story and His story. We read from […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 10/31
As I perched on the end of the couch, chatting with my mother-in-law and husband, the first hints of morning sun were peeking through the sheer white curtains. Up early, I was anticipating last-minute busy-ness to prepare for Calder’s birthday party today. At the same time, it was a wonderful feeling to just let it […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 9/31
“Oh crap!” I can’t go to bed! I haven’t posted yet today! I said frantically reaching for the nearest piece of technology. A half-dead iPad is my best option – even if it means I can’t see what I’m typing. I have a great idea for an upcoming post, but am too busy thinking of […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 8/31
It’s interesting how we fall into habits and patterns. How they sneak up on us and just become an ingrained part of what we do. Each night when I tuck the kids into bed, we sit on the lower bunk and read a few books. By now, the kids know that they get to sit on […]
SOLSC ~ 2012 ~ 4/31
For the past few days we’ve lived in a different world. A world where leafing through paper dictionaries solves scrabble disputes, where land-line telephones ring, where hopping online to check a recipe or leave a quick comment on a post you enjoyed isn’t as easy as it sounds. There’s so much to enjoy in this […]
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 […]
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