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February 2012 - Posts
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Yesterday, I received the following email from a reader: This is my first year in Kindergarten. I enjoy it. I love helping my little ones learn… I have 3 or 4 that aren’t getting it in ELA. I look at their scores and they seem to be falling more and more Read More...
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Of course coming back after a week out is always tough. When I have a sprout tell me, “I love school, I love you, I missed you” – well that makes it all a little better. Today, I had to wonder if vacations are meant to make us realize how much we love Read More...
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Yes, I’m back! I had an amazing, restful, exciting trip. One of the most incredible adventures I had was snorkeling in the middle of the ocean on a reef. I saw some of the most beautiful fish, but the highlight was seeing an elusive sea turtle! I raised Read More...
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Wow, when I started this blog a few years ago, I never thought I’d get so much love online. Wait, that sounds bad… I remember setting up the facebook page for the blog and thinking, ‘Wow, if only one hundred people followed, that would be pretty cool!’ Read More...
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David is a rotund little fellow who simply adores food. I’ve never met a kindergartner who loves food as much as David. He talks about being hungry and eating all the time. He even writes about food. To be clear, he isn’t malnourished in any way… quite Read More...
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There’s just no other word for Valentine’s Day in kindergarten. Well maybe chaotic… or crazy… or ridiculous… but for me, ‘whirlwind’ just covers it. From Valentine’s delivery to waiting to open them (I probably heard, “When can we open our Valentines?” Read More...
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Ok, this is a little silly… just fair warning. Today was our 100th day of school. This afternoon, we were making our special necklaces with fruity cereal (the off brand works super). When the first little girl finished her necklace and I had tied it on, Read More...
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grav·i·ty 1 - dignity or sobriety of bearing : importance significance; especially : seriousness : a serious situation or problem 2 – weight 3 - the gravitational attraction of the mass of the earth, the moon, or a planet for bodies at or near its surface Read More...
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Something happened today that reminded me of this post from my first year teaching kindergarten… When I was little, my mom used to tell me, “You’re lucky you’re cute.” I never understood what she meant. I don’t have my own children, but I think I’m finally Read More...
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No, sorry to disappoint you, but I am not expecting. That being said, no less than four ladies at my school are. In addition to that, a few of my teacher friends not at my school are also mommies to be. I’m not sure what is going on, but the babies are Read More...
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You might remember Henry from a previous post. Well, as luck would have it, I found out that Henry’s older sister, Amy is in the second grade class of one of my new favorite teachers, Mrs. P. At lunch one day, when we discovered the siblings we shared, Read More...
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Thankfully, many teachers at my school are patient with me. Mrs. T. is one of them. As I walked down the hallway to pick my kids up, I saw her at the front of her line, carrying two very large boxes. Now I happen to know Mrs. T. is moving this week and Read More...
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We read Katy and the Big Snow again… really, what isn’t better than a little red snow plow? The kids just adore this story and the maps we make to go with it. We always work on our maps with pencil first, then after we add the details and label the places Read More...
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I have a dilemma. You see my school has been doing a fundraiser for sometime. They sell these smelly pencils for a dollar. The kids go ape for them. No big deal right? Here’s my problem. I’m all for fundraising and a dollar isn’t a lot of money… but some Read More...
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Ok, I know, I know, kindergartners are cute. It’s the price we pay each day… Well today, the cuteness overload was off the charts. Sally is a precious little girl already, but today, she walked in, with a beret on her head. A freakin’ beret! Of course, Read More...
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