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Tomorrow, is my last day of vacation. I have to report back to school for a new year on Monday. Here are some things I am thinking about as I go back: I am so nervous. I don’t know why, either. Maybe, its because I didn’t get any planning
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I know that I haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been enjoying summer vacation. I was told by a colleague that I shouldn’t feel pressure to write, just to enjoy my summer right now. I’ve got plenty to write about, but just
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I survived Year 3! I’m so excited at the prospect of summer. All this weekend, I’ve been letting out squeals of delight. Literally, I’ve been screaming because I am so excited that it’s “Summertime and the living is easy.”
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I somehow thought this week would be any EASY week, I was wrong! My students are jumping off the walls. I don’t know how to go about reviewing and not get a headache. I am an interactive reviewer and we have been playing loads and loads of games,
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So, when I got up this morning and turned on the news, I was filled with excitement! According to the news, Barak Obama will be the nominee of the Democratic party in the 2008 Presidential Election. I wasn’t excited because I think he should be
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And don’t have time to post, especially since I started a class today for a MAT program. Promise will update tomorrow. And will continue to answer your burning questions.
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but not the war . . .
I finally got the opportunity to chat with my union guy. He stated that needed to check the specifics of cheer contracts & stipends and then get back with me. But here is how things are looking: I never signed a physical contract
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I want to say thank you to everyone who gave me advice. I am appreciative of your experience and wisdom! It has definitely helped to make the situation clearer for me!
I haven’t done anything, yet. I have started writing an email that I plan to
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I was saving this email for another day. But today after reading Kary’s latest post, I needed to get this out IMMEDIATELY. I really want people to understand what they are getting into. Parents are not as involved as they used to be. . .back in
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Last night, the girls basketball team went to the district championship. Do you know how many cheerleaders showed up?
1. ONE! Uno!!!
Apparently, its my fault. After to speaking with the captain these are the reasons no one showed. They didn’t know
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My union rep called me back and is prepared to go with me to the principal about everything. She said that it was good that I’ve documented everything in writing. In our phone conversation about it all, we decided that I should have all of my documents
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My union rep called me back and is prepared to stay after school on Monday to go with me to the principal about everything. In our phone conversation about it all, we decided that I should have all of my documents prepared for me to give up the responsibility
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This a really long post about cheer–brace yourself.
Yesterday was a really good day for me (I’ll talk about that in another post) until the basketball game last night. I may suffer disciplinary action as a result, we’ll see, but we ALL
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Here is a nice little addendum to the evening and my previous post. . . .
On the bus ride back to the school, the same cheerleader who told me i needed to wear makeup asked me, “Why do you call the police if our parents don’t pick us up within
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I don’t think I liked them in high school either. It is like they take on the attitude of being the “princesses” of the school. Like they are supposed to be honored and get their way at all times. Looks fade. I guess everyone can tell
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