Category Archives: school

And Meggan is the winner again!

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Laura

Even though she didn’t spell it correctly!  The correct spelling is onomatopoeia, which is using words that sound like the sound they are describing.  Think old-school Batman “Bam!  Bang!  Boom!”  I’ll have to think of another prize for Meggan.  It … Continue reading →

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Thank you

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Laura

Thank you for your prayers.  Nik is feeling much better and I received an encouraging e-mail from the new school’s principal.  She asked me to come in for an interview and then also said that they want me to spend … Continue reading →

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That Dreaded Word

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Laura

ex·cess (ěk’sěs’)  n.  The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient: rains that filled the reservoirs to excess. An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus. adj. Being more than is usual, required, or permitted: … Continue reading →

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What happens when nice kids are in a hard class

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Laura

Laura is teaching full time right now so I’m spending five 45-minute periods a day at the back of my room.  I would be going crazy except that this week, I started bringing Nik’s dad’s laptop to school and so … Continue reading →

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Thanks giving

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Laura

A few weeks ago, I did a letter writing unit with my writing class.  We did friendly and business letters and then finished up with thank you notes.  I let them choose whoever they wanted to write a letter to.  … Continue reading →

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I am a little better!

Posted on February 15, 2008 by Laura

Please note that yesterday, I said, “It’s 10:20 so I’d better get in the shower so I can get to the doctor.”  Ha ha.  I didn’t actually get in to see the doctor until 5:00.  But anyway, when I got … Continue reading →

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Allow me to complain for just a minute

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Laura

We have a laptop – actually, it’s my father-in-law’s but he’s letting us store it at our house.  It occasionally decides to hit random buttons and erase blog entries or e-mails.  That happened last night when I was attempting to … Continue reading →

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Plagiarism at its finest

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Laura

My writing classes are currently working on research papers about their countries.  We’ve been emphasizing to them that they can’t copy and that they also need to give credit to the sources who they are getting their information from.  So … Continue reading →

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Snow Day!

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Laura

We’re in the middle of a big (by Baltimore standards) snow storm so they sent us home 2 hours early today.  When they made that decision, there was probably less than an inch of snow on the ground.  Meggan told … Continue reading →

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Poetry Thursday

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Laura

It’s a good thing Mom and Aunt Zona are such faithful Poetry Thursday participants because otherwise, I would never remember to post a poem.  (And it was my idea to begin with!)  Here’s a poem written by my former student … Continue reading →

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