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And then there was this...

Anonymous — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:19:00 GMT

Caption:

Interesting blog about a woman teaching middle school LA

So if you have a blog you are able to view how people come to your little piece of the Internet. A majority of my foot traffic is from pinterest...which if you have taken a picture from this blog and placed it on pinterest while referencing back to Oh Happy Day...I thank you.

Back to the picture

Yesterday was an interesting day. I teach three grade levels and if I have a spare moment I am usually working on multiple projects at the same time. Well, my project list has doubled and my ability to be ahead of the game in the classroom has dwindled. Case in point my lesson plans have not been turned in for the week...its in my calender, but has not been submitted via oncourse.

Anyways

while shifting through the foot traffic on this here blog I came upon this re post of my paper chains. When I read the caption I was instantly amused. I tend to be a tad bit sarcastic with a pinch of skepticism thrown in for fun. And something about that caption just put a cherry on the top of my Monday.

So there you have it a pointless blog post

but I am okay with that

Oh Christmas cards

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:59:00 GMT

I do believe my family has been cursed with some kind of Christmas card plague. Let me explain...we have taken pictures for the last fourish/threeish years and not one picture has made it into a card. I have joked that one year we are going to combine all of the pictures and create a flip book of sorts covering the last years of failed Christmas cards.

The point of me telling you this is because I have been camera less since Christmas in effort for my family to perhaps make this Christmas card season a success...well Christmas has passed and once again no card with our smiling faces was sent out. Sorry family and friends

This is as far as the Christmas card made it
forever locked inside a camera

10 on 10 minus one

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:37:00 GMT

Guess who remembered to bring her camera home?

Me..who apparently cannot count to ten.

So here is my 9 on 10 a day late.

Go check out the other fantastic pictures on a bit of sunshine

1. 8th grade goal

2. interactive notebook's home

3. map tapestry

4. pencils, highlighters and pens oh my

5. read

6. vocab anyone?

7. ribbons in the sky

8. etc.

9. story maps

So Close and yet all locked up...

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:04:00 GMT

Well thanks to Lyndsay I was reminded of 10 on 10

Unfortunately, she was not at school to remind me to bring my camera home. So yes, friends my camera is locked away in my filing cabinet

Not to leave you empty handed I will give you 10 tid-its from today

(some of them are a stretch...bare with me)

1. Blister

I walked the bridge twice this weekend. On Saturday, I had a baby blister on my right heal and then I had to make matters worse and up grade to a full blown blister by Sunday. In fact I blame the blister for my lack of motivation to not walk back into school to grab my camera. Since coming home I have iced it and taken Tylenol. I think it is safe to say I hate annoying pain.

2. Stamps

Not one to think using stamps in middle school would be ideal, but again thanks to Educated...not so domesticated; I have hatched a plan for these little beauties. More to come on this...

3. Centers

Again, thought centers and middle school did not match, but I was proven wrong today. I tend to look into other teachers classroom to see what they are doing as I am walking down the hallway. This one reading teacher occasionally does centers in her room. From what I can see through the window in the door. Yes, I realize this makes me sound like a crazy teacher stalker. Anyways, she teaches one group while other students are doing their own activity. So I did the same today. Pulled a group of five over and added punctuation to various sentences; while the other group came up with their own sentences using different punctuation marks.

4. New paraprofessional

We have a paraprofessional. Yay, help in the classroom. Life is good again!!

5. 7th graders bringing their A game

For the last month the 7th graders have been acting like their typical 6th grade selves. Thankfully, they are pulling it around. In fact today they rocked at the punctuation centers. It was beautiful, one of those moments where I wish I had a higher up walk in and witness the amazingness!

6. Harry Potter soundtrack

There is something about fall in Florida that makes me pull the wonderful Harry Potter soundtrack! I love watching students perk up as they say "hey this is this Harry Potter"

7. One kid out makes all the difference

One of my difficult clients was out of class today...I wish I could say I missed this little darling.

8. Mastering routines

After practicing classroom routines they are finally coming around and figuring out how I like things run.

9. Strawberries

Red and delishes. So terrific.

10. Season 8 of The Office

I thing I am narrowing down my favorite characters to: Creed or Kevin...perhaps Kelly and Dwight too.

Bonus
Semi-colons
Although I am teaching this odd little mark I am never sure how to use it correctly
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{I promise I will not forget my camera tomorrow}

Whew

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:53:00 GMT

So I decided to try something new.

Blogging for the entire month of August

{well I missed the first day}

It was an adventure for sure! I cannot imagine blogging for the entire year! I can say that I wrote things that I would never put out their on the Internet. So for all those that left sweet comments thank you and for the new followers welcome! I will not be blogging every day...perhaps every three days! Now I am off to soak up some sun!

Oh Isaac

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 08:51:00 GMT

The great thing about hurricane days is that they are filled with things that I never have time for:

Internet surfing

Target is having a new set of shoppes in their stores starting in September. The Curiosity and Patch NYC is looking pretty fantastic

Magazine flipping

The pile of Allure magazines were piling up...why oh why do I subscribe?

Netflix watching

Breaking Bad is amazing and unbelievable. The development of characters is fascinating to watch. Now I just have to catch up on the current season when the next hurricane comes along.

So Isaac thanks for stopping by. You truly were not worth the worry, but the extra day of rest was appreciated. If any of your family members plan on visiting the sunshine state I hope they are just like your lovely self!

H54F: Hodge Podge

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:57:00 GMT

Happy Friday everyone! I have sucessfully made it through the first week of school...so far so good. Getting into the swing of school takes some time. Squezzing in some time for fun and relaxation is key in order to do my best in the classroom. Here is my hodge podge of pictures from this week.

Bridge Walks

A nice way to end a busy day...plus the view is pretty nice with the sun setting.

Tourist Stop

Living in the sunshine state is nice, but there is very little time to enjoy what everyone else comes to this state for. A little visit to an orange store with creamy orange sickle ice cream was an absolute delight!

Donors Choose

A class set of the book Flipped was delivered this week thanks to the kind donors to my project. We started reading this book yesterday.

Making the best of it

Taking full advantage of having my long hair before it gets hacked off. A fish tale was a must this week.

Who knew

I had no idea that left handers had their own day! I am not exactly sure why we have a day to ourselves, but its nice.

H54F: The beginning of it all

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 21:31:00 GMT

Another high five for Friday From My Grey Desk. This week was completely different than last. First off Teacher started back on Wednesday! Students come on August 8th! Goodbye summer hello school year!

{Lots to do lots to do}

Summer's last breakfast with my mom and sister

Like I said before I will miss summer time breakfast the most. It's my favorite meal of the day and this joy is completely gone during the school year... although there is the weekend!

Ruth's hot pink nail polish

My sister and I decided to give Ruth a mini manicure and yes we only painted one nail. Ruth is deciding if she likes the look of painted nails.

Danger Zone

Less than 24hrs back in town and I find myself here. The good news is that I can only spend about 20 minutes in this store...it's a tad bit overwhelming!

Power Tools

I bought my first drill to hang this mesh shelving unit...and truth be told I plan on returning the drill now that its hung...Why can't you rent a drill?

Classroom Beginnings

I am back in my windowless classroom. Bland walls will soon be jazzed up with some color. The current state of the classroom resembles yucky cold oatmeal.

H54F: Summer Endings

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:31:00 GMT

Hello last week of Summer

Yep, that's right I have to report back to school on Wednesday,

So for this High Five for Friday From my Grey Desk I am bringing you all the joys of summer!

The Beach

My goal this school year is to make it out there once a month

Watching Rue

perfect the art of lizard hunting

Breakfast

Yes, I will miss enjoying breakfast at my own time because starting next Wednesday my meals will be on a schedule.

Time for projects

My list of little DIYs has gotten shorter, but throughout the school year the list will grow and I will wait for summer again.

Fun little trips

My time mostly will consist of school thinking and little excursions will happen less.

I hope you all had a wonderful week and are enjoying your summer!

H54F: A little of this and that

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:20:00 GMT

To be honest everyday feels like Friday during summer and to be completely honest I am a little ready to get back into the swing of things!

Summer is usually pretty predictable and the school year well...

Florida summers means afternoon storms

hello downpour

Walks with Rue

when it is not raining

Games with the family

I lost at Skip-bo

Projects inspired by pinterest of course

Trips to cute little places like The Lollicake Queen

and today on this Friday a visit to the beach

Sad to say I live 20 minutes from a beach and this is my second time venturing out there.

Hope your week was lovely as well!