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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Grading…ugh (and the occasional gem)
Today is the end of 3rd quarter. Can you believe it? We’re already three quarters finished! Today, I graded for about six hours. YUCK! My kids have been working on a big writing project for three weeks and they handed … Continue reading
I completely forgot too
Like mother, like daughter, I guess!! (and make sure to read Mom’s poem if you haven’t – it’s the perfect Alaskan summer poem!) Here’s another middle school poem – maybe our last for awhile. I’m getting tired of them! Haikus … Continue reading
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Rest in Peace
I remember Curt Finch and his kindness in putting up with all of us pesky kids in Paxson 20 years ago. We really looked forward to his visits when he would come to fix things at the school. I even … Continue reading
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Some pictures from the last couple weeks
We just finished up our high stakes state testing last Thursday. During that time, I had a mixed group of kids, who weren’t testing for various reasons. So we did origami! One student, O from Israel, really had fun with … Continue reading
Lots of digging ahead
Today, Nik and I went to Poor Boys, our local garden store to buy a tree. We’d already planned on getting a Red Sunset Maple, which is a native tree in Maryland (and much of the East Coast for that … Continue reading
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Middle School Poetry Thursday
Katie Kissed Me by Christine Lynn Mahoney Katie kissed me! Yuck, it’s true! My face took on a greenish hue! My knees, like jelly, stared shaking! Then my stomach started quaking! Slobber slithered down my cheek! My consciousness was growing … Continue reading
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Jonas is a funny boy!
I was wasting a little time the other day, trying to get a high vocabulary score on FreeRice when this word came up:HOOEY The meaning? Nonsense “I like to hooey hooey!”
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This morning, the principal offered me the job…
and I accepted! Praise the Lord! Hip Hip Hooray!
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An interesting quote that I heard somewhere
You can’t solve a problem in the framework that created it. So reframe your imagination. Interesting to ponder.
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I survived
Thank you for your prayers everyone. Today, my interview went well. It ended up being a group interview with all 3 ESOL teachers at the school and the principal. It was pretty casual and often more of a discussion than … Continue reading
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Salmon and Souvlaki 