HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

The title says it all. HAPPY HALLOWEEN to everyone!

What is R.A.F.T.?

What is RAFT? The RAFTs Technique (Santa, 1988) is a system to help students understand their role as a writer, the audience they will address, the varied formats for writing, and the expected content. It is an acronym that stands for: Role of the Writer – Who are you as the writer? Are you Sir [...]

Books I Read the 1st Week of School & Why

This post is a little late, but here it is. I love reading & I love to get my students to love to read, so I make reading in the classroom a daily thing. I have a Book Checkout Log where the students can check out books, any book, from the classroom library or my [...]

Constantly Sabotaging Myself!!!

I’ve been doing Tim Ferris’ 4 Hour Body and seeing results. I’ve lost about 20 lbs. Well, I went on an emotional eating binge last week and put some of the weight back on. No bueno! I’m going to have to exercise to get this weight off again. I looked in the mirror and noticed [...]

Protected: Parent From Hell Slap-Off!!!

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM!

Today is my son, Sam’s, 22nd birthday. I cannot believe that he is 22! He’s a man now! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM!

What a Breakthrough!!!

Lately I’ve been raving about Coaster because he is making such great progress. Last year, he was extremely difficult. He didn’t interact with the students, he eat with the students, he didn’t complete any classwork, and he had major attitude with the teacher. He’s missing test scores from last year because he didn’t want to [...]

Coaster Did What?…

“Coaster did what?” I asked one of my students. “Miss, he played with us!” I opened my mouth in shock. If you know how children on the autistic spectrum are, then you know how awesome that is that Coaster played with the other kids. Last year, he sat in his special spot and watched everyone [...]

Update on Emergency Meeting!

The meeting went well. The Parent From Hell (PFH) that’s been causing trouble, as of late, was in the meeting (get this) rolling her eyes the whole time. She basically showed her true colors. Overall, 12/14 of the moms were with me. I was very pleased with the way the meeting went. I was able [...]

Sunday Night Blues!

I cannot believe that I have Sunday night blues. I haven’t had it since my first year of teaching. Wow, why couldn’t today be Thursday night tonight? I need another day. I am seriously considering calling in sick!

Emergency Meeting!

Dear Readers, I am really fed up. I’ve had it up to here with all the parent complaints. Either I give the students too much homework or not enough. Or they say that I’m too strict. There is just no pleasing them. That is why I contacted my Room mom to have her call an [...]

Really Tired Me!

This weekend was a very long weekend. I did not get much sleep. I feel like I did not have a break at all. I don’t feel like going to work tomorrow, but I have to. Just gotta’ suck it up & do what I need to do. Guess I’ll write tomorrow.

Did He Tell Her Off Yet?

“Did he (Coaster) tell her off yet?,” asked the former 2nd/3rd grade teacher (Who’s no longer @ the school). She didn’t ask me, she asked the school secretary. Her response: No, he only told you off! I was so proud as the Principal complimented me on the difference in Coaster’s behavior from last year to [...]

Home sick today!

Yesterday I had a crazy idea in my head to play hooky from work. In my head, this was how it played out: I was going to go drop my children off at school, go to breakfast, and/or lunch with my husband, then come home and take a nap. Did things work out like that? [...]

The Best Training Ever!!!

Dear Readers, Yesterday I attended a fantastic, out of this world math training hosted by Kim Sutton, a retired elementary school teacher from Arcata, California. It was so nice that I, and other participants, did not want to leave. It was really the best training ever. I’ll write more at a later date. Bye for [...]

Talbots Later-in-Life Scholarship

Since I’ve been a shopping fool at Talbots lately, I was emailed information regarding Talbots Charitable Foundation for women pursuing a scholarship later in life. I sure wish I would have seen this when I returned to school: www.talbotsscholarship.com (This is not the address of the link, I simply put this one because it’s easier [...]

The Test For the Test!

I teach in a private school, so we don’t have to teach to the BIG test in May. My students take their test at the beginning of the year. That is the one thing that makes me really thankful about teaching in a private school. I love that I don’t have to teach to the [...]

Thanks to MFH!

Dear Readers, I have been so busy this week. I have barely had a chance to sit down and think, let alone write. But, this is what I love to do, so I will make sure that I make time. When I don’t write, I feel like I’m holding it all in. That’s when I [...]

Slandering My Name, Part 2

Dear Readers, The title says it all. Do I really need to repeat it? The title says it all. Yes, she is at it again. Even though she removed her daughter from the school and is now out of my life, she is still present and trying to wreak havoc. But, as I said already, [...]