Michaels’ 45% Off Coupon

Here’s the link for a Michaels 45% off coupon: 45% off Here’s another one for 20% off your total purchase (including sale items): 20% off

Avoid the Summer Slide! by Scholastic

Here’s a link to Scholastic’s article on avoiding the Summer slide (regressing in reading comprehension  during the summer): http://shop.parenthood.com/blog/goodreadds/2011/04/26/avoid-the-summer-slide/

Scholastic’s Word Girl Definition Competition

Attention, Elementary school teachers. Sign your class up for Scholastic’s Word Girl Definition Competition. Although there was a deadline of April 22, 2011 to sign up for the classroom kit, it’s not too late to sign up for the live webcast today @ 10 a.m. P.S.T. or 1 p.m. E.S.T. Here’s the link if you’d [...]

Happy Easter/Resurrection Day!

Today is Easter. Although I don’t recall the last time it was in April, I am happy that it’s here. Happy Easter everyone!

Finally!!!

Finally!!! As of 12:30 today, I am officially on Spring Break. It seems like it took so long. What am I going to do with myself, you ask? I’m going to do absolutely nothing, sleep, & volunteer at my daughter’s school. What I’m about to do right now is take a nap. So, good-bye for [...]

Spring Break, I Love You & I Hate You!

Dear Spring Break, I am upset with you. It’s even worse than my distaste for Friday. You only come around once a YEAR!!! The kids are so excited to see you that they become unruly. Then you only stay for one week. SERIOUSLY???? Do you even love me??? Even though I know the answer is [...]

Friday, I Love You!

Ok, I’m not mad anymore. Friday contacted me. In fact, he’s here right now. I am so happy. As soon as I get home, I am going to introduce him to my friend, Lazy Bones Jones. Yay, thank god for Friday!

Friday, Where Are You? Part 2

Yes, I am harping on Friday’s mistreatment of yours truly. I know I’ve written about this before, but it bears revisiting. I have a bone to pick with Mr. Friday. I’m beginning to think he’s cheating on me. Just think about it. He’s never available on Mondays, Tuesdays or any other day during the week, [...]

Am I Asking For Too Much???

My philosophy: I believe in educating the whole child. I want to discuss what I mean by educating the whole child. When I assume responsibility for a student, I wear many hats. I take on the role of teacher, second mother, counselor, nurse, & a whole host of other jobs. I work on their social, [...]

Thank God for Reconciliation!

One of the benefits of working at a Catholic school is getting to talk to the students about religion or religious concepts when they have broken a school rule or life rule. Thank goodness we are currently studying the Seven Sacraments in Religion. Today, of all days, we were studying Reconciliation. Can I just say [...]

Hand in the Cookie Jar…

Well, I’ve solved the mystery of who the thief is in my class. I wasn’t surprised. This kid in question, Chip, who tried to steal something today told me, awhile ago, that he’d stolen a book from a kid at his last school. He got a chuckle out of it & was quite proud of [...]

A Very Productive Saturday!

I’ve been working all morning. My plan is to finish up my 4th grade Social Studies Lesson plans & MUST DO Packets. I completed the outlining during Christmas break. Now, that that’s done, I am completing the MUST DO Packets for the last six chapters. As I write this, I’ve already completed the packets for [...]

Complacent Me!

Actually, the title is meant to be ironic. I am not complacent. I do not have time to be. It seems as if every time I get a little comfortable with my teaching methods, record keeping or otherwise, something comes along to knock that idea right out of my head. My most recent tussle with [...]

Spring Break, Where Are You???

I am beat. I am SO looking forward to Spring Break. I need a break. David & Phillise get Spring Break the week of April 17. Unfortunately my Spring Break begins the week after. So, that means my children will be in school while I am on vacation. YAYYYYYY!!!!!!! I would like to spend some [...]

How My Classroom Works!

This post is about two things. The first reason I’m writing this post is to explain how my classroom works. The second reason is because I am  so proud of one of my students, who I’ll call Michael. Like to hear the story, here it goes. I make MUST DO Packets for my students for [...]

Dictionaries & So Much More!

After attending the training, I have been so inspired. The trainer, Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacob, challenged all in attendance to prepare their students for the year 2031 by becoming more computer savvy and introduce our students to an online source to replace a traditional source. I accepted her challenge by introducing my students to the [...]

Library Cards, Replacement Books, & Self-Motivation!

Although I didn’t like the walk yesterday because it was too doggone hot, I am really pretty happy about my monthly library trips. There were three things that happened on Friday that mad me oh, so happy. To begin with, two of my students got their library card applications signed ahead of time & were [...]

Pacing Plans, Curriculum Mapping, & the Year 2031!

I have been wracking my brain over how to take my teaching AND my students to a higher level. I don’t want them to be mini-machines, I just want them to be prepared for the year 2031. I know 2031 may seem like an odd number, but I’ll explain. I got the year 2031 from [...]