Pigtailed Teacher

I Need A New Mantra

2010-08-26T05:10:00Z

With the first day of school fast approaching, I feel I need to pick a new, more positive mantra to use throughout the year (Last year I went back and forth between "I don't wanna go to school," and "I don't wanna be a teacher.") Anyone out there have...(read more)

What I've Learned So Far...

2010-08-11T06:00:00Z

Since I've been working out, I've remembered a few things I use to know about being getting shape: 1. When I workout, I generally want to eat healthier. 2. I need to make exercising a priority and that means every week I need to schedule where I'm working...(read more)

I Did It!

2010-08-07T02:35:00Z

I did it...I made it back to the gym! Well, not the same gym, but I made it to another workout today. You see, I'm trying to find a place to workout before the stressful days of teaching kick in and I forget about getting in shape. As a teacher we're...(read more)

Summertime Good Intentions

2010-08-05T03:56:00Z

I have so many good intentions this summer...to read, cook, write, blog, travel, nap, hang out with friends, watch movies, go to festivals, decorate our apartment, go to happy hours...anything to help me forget about the trying year I had teaching third...(read more)

A New Start!

2010-08-02T03:39:00Z

Today I bought a used laptop from a friend of mine, and I've decided to use this event as a catalyst for getting back on the blogging horse. Look for lots of fun summer updates and reflections about my last year of teaching! -P.T. Read More......(read more)

Four Days Left!!!

2010-06-17T01:31:00Z

I think it was on June 1st when I realized I could make it until the end of the year. Now that the last day of school is finally in sight on the calendar, I'm starting to breathe a little easier. But only a little... Since my last update New Kid was suspended...(read more)

New Kid's Follow-Up Suspension Meeting

2010-05-17T02:13:00Z

After New Kid was suspended ( http://pigtailedteacher.blogspot.com/2010/05/where-to-start.html ), a meeting with his mom was scheduled. The original incident happened on Thursday, so New Kid did day one of in-house on Friday (and missed the school walk-a-thon)....(read more)

Where to Start?

2010-05-09T19:52:00Z

I've been MIA for three weeks, so it's hard to decide where to start. How about New Kid's two day, in-house suspension? On April 21st, a Wednesday, I went to an all-day training with my principal and four of my co-workers. According to the note my sub...(read more)

Crabby, Crabby Teacher

2010-04-16T01:44:00Z

Yup, this week I've been a crabby, crabby teacher. I'm chocking it up to a combination of stress, random parent meetings, rowdy kids, PMS, an old cat who wants to play at five in the morning, loads of papers to correct, more stress, starting to feel slightly...(read more)

Spring Break

2010-04-05T01:53:00Z

For the past nine days I've completely enjoyed not being a teacher. I've thoroughly devoted myself to sleeping in, going to the movies, reading for pleasure, going to happy hours, writing letters, watching mindless tv, napping with the cat, hanging out...(read more)

More From My Teacher's Diary

2010-03-08T04:50:00Z

Here are some things I've written recently in my daily planner/teacher's diary: "(New Kid's) meltdown continues...talking back all day..."I don't want to. I don't have to. No." Crawling under the tables. Not doing his work. So, after giving him choices...(read more)

MLK Artwork

2010-03-03T14:08:00Z

As part of our month long, integrated unit on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, I had my students randomly pick an event from the civil rights timeline and make a collage to represent their particular event...in the style of Henri...(read more)

The New Kid + A Shoulder = Chocolates?

2010-02-27T15:58:00Z

The week before mid-winter break was a rough one. That Tuesday New Kid finally crossed the all important line I had hoped he wouldn't. He got physical. With me. He had been working at a table with several other kids on an art project when apparently Eeyore...(read more)

Quotes From My Daily Planner

2010-02-24T13:40:00Z

At the beginning of the school year, Urbanite Mommy ( http://mom3908.blogspot.com/ ) gave me a personalized daily planner. At first I used it to write down the occasional meeting or doctor appointment, but it quickly became lost in my bag of good intentions....(read more)

Can Marshmallows Go Bad?

2010-02-21T02:35:00Z

As part of my research for finding (or creating) a job that isn't too stressful, pays okay, and is fun, I decided to try my hand at making Rice Krispie treats (Who knows...maybe I'm suppose to be the Duff Goldman of the buttery-marhmallowy-Rice Krispie...(read more)