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I often talk of all the "specialness" at my school. There is the randomness of the Bills that wander through our halls. There is the up and down round and round relationship with the instructional coaches and administration. Teachers come and go like
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When I write, I tend to think on a continuum. Mostly, my writing focuses on the here and now and a glimpse into the future. Other times I am reflective, thinking on the past. At all times, I try to be somewhat humorous, maintain a relative level of relatablility
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It is about that time. Sigh. I read the Sunday paper and there are already back to school sales. How can this be? It is like July. I haven't even gotten to the "I'm bored with summer, what am I gonna do?" phase yet. I still find contentment in sleeping
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I guess more accurately, there are now four, but if you really think about the kind of teacher KIS is, there is justification in my stance that 4th grade is now three teachers strong. As some of you may know, recently we did interviews to find an extra
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Yeah, so I know you have all been sweating bullets as you anticipated my blog about upcoming interviews for my new teammate. Or maybe you totally forgot about that as you celebrated your ability to pee and eat at random with the close of the school year.
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Yeah, so I have been gone for about a week. I had a conference this past week. It was actually very good, and I took some things away from it that I will use in my classroom. On a different note, but still relating to the conference, I also took away
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I have been free from the school year for approximately 8 days now. Wow. Only eight days. Am I ready to go back yet? Nah.... What have I managed to accomplish? Well, I went to a family reunion and successfully managed to avoid organizing all the kids
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For those of you who are perplexed, that was just the sound of me celebrating my recent emancipation. Yessir (Yes sir stretched out) Isa (I am) free! I finally got my room packed and cleaned, tossed things out, mailed stuff back to FOSS, and got that
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It is like a mad race to try to leave this school year with some sanity. I will say this-my kids are holding it together well. They haven't gone nuts and are actually being calm. The adults are the ones testing my wits right now and making me hang by
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It's coming down to the wire. As we speak, there are approximately two days until school is out for the kids, and three for me. I have many mixed feelings as I approach the end. Usually there is the exhaustion, nostalgic moment, relief, and reflection
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We have all heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. As much as I talk about the "specialness" of my school, I think that you need to have a more vivid visualization of what exactly I am working with on a day to day basis. Most of the
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As the year is coming to a close, I find myself thinking. Everyone seems to be going on their own paths. Some are going to other schools. Others are staying, but changing positions or grade levels. Then there are others leaving the district or going back
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How is it that teachers get such a bad rap? I am the queen of randomness, but with my madness there is reason. I was surfing the web today, reading about the pearls (or maybe more appropriately, the perils) of NCLB, and I am amazed at some of the responses
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A teammate and I are doing a project in math where our classes are working together to find the math around the school. It is actually a pretty neat project, and the kids seem to be enjoying working on it. In the theme of it, I decided to make up story
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Yeah, so it has been one of those sorts of days. Which of the following scenarios would describe an ideal Friday for you? a) All students work diligently and complete all tasks with a smile. b) Administration provides breakfast snacks and lunch for all
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