merry almost CHRISTmas! yesterday ... my students & i made ornaments. my dear Friend ... Jenny came to help us! and we didn't scare her away ... she wants to come back!
we made paper mache ornaments and they turned out really well! we only had two mishaps:
1. tiny tim dumped the paper mache paste/liquid on the carpet ... Ahh! it landed on his jacket (which was suppose to be on his chair/not in the way) ... that's what he gets! :)
2. sha-nay-nay decided to be "cute" and paper mache some tissue paper to her FOREHEAD! Awesome! oh these kids. too bad i missed that photo op. :(
i really need to take more photos! jenny was able to take our 1st FAMILY (class) photo. we took some serious school photos & some "Funny" ones! i love when you can look at a "Funny" photo and see everyones personality! i'll see what i can do to share the photo! i uploaded them onto the computer yesterday and realized just how much i love those kids ... despite their attitudes & crazy ways! i just love them!
today i was out ... went to observe some AWESOME teachers teach ... the students had to draw CHRISTMAS pictures and incorporate their spelling words into their picture. one boy incorporated his name and titled his ... merry mackmus! so merry mackmus to all ... merry CHRISTmas to all ... here's to 2 1/2 more days!
make it a GREAT day or not ... the choice is yours! :)
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Ivan the Terrible is why I teach ... WAR EAGLE!
whew ... hello weekend! only 11 1/2 school days until CHRISTMAS BREAK! but ... who's counting? :)
the cold weather is here (For now!) and the boys have decided to become "men" by wearing shorts and t-shirts to school. i love to watch them shake and shiver while they talk about how it's not cold and how they don't need a jacket. every morning i say ... hmm ... why shorts ... where's your jacket ... put it on. i'm not cold ... you sure look cold. nope not me. oh i see ... you like to wear purple lipstick ... only real men wear purple lipstick. now sit down ... and PUT ON YOUR JACKET!
the week started really well! i spent the weekend putting up my bulletin board Christmas tree ... equipped with battery operated lights & paper ornaments my kids made! i plan to showcase student work on the board. i think i will put bows on the work to make it look like little presents ... cheesy i know ... but the kids love it!
monday went really well! on tuesday ... i was observed and it went REALLY well! i was very excited. she wanted to observe some particular students to see how we can better manage their behavior. she talked about how well i did ... how she liked this and how she liked that ... and how i could maybe try this or try that. very very HELPFUL! she did however get to here my one particular challenge student who i will call Ivan ... Ivan the Terrible ... call me racists. yes because i didn't call on him when he was yelling out and not raising his hand. this was nothing compared to some other things he has said to me or called me. quick side note ... when i did TFA they had these speeches and at the end people would close with Billy Bob is why I Teach For America or Sally Sue is why I Teach For America. i really hope and believe that one day i will be able to say ... Ivan the Terrible is why I Teach (For America!) we have a love/hate relationship and it works somedays and somedays not so much. so back to tuesday ... it went well! wednesday came and went ... it was okay. then thursday ... ohhh thursday ... that's all. now today (Friday) ... the other 5th Grade teachers were out. at 7:15 AM i knew it would not be pretty today and boy was i right. let's just say ... i let the playground babysit today. only For 20 minutes ... but i needed a break. on a good note i made it through 2 stories with 4 Reading groups this week. AWESOME!
i need to write daily so that i remember all the crazy ... ridiculous things my kids do/say. and so these posts aren't so LONG! sorry!
make it a GREAT day or not ... the choice is yours. come on AUBURN ... choose to make it GREAT take home the SEC Championship! WAR EAGLE!
the cold weather is here (For now!) and the boys have decided to become "men" by wearing shorts and t-shirts to school. i love to watch them shake and shiver while they talk about how it's not cold and how they don't need a jacket. every morning i say ... hmm ... why shorts ... where's your jacket ... put it on. i'm not cold ... you sure look cold. nope not me. oh i see ... you like to wear purple lipstick ... only real men wear purple lipstick. now sit down ... and PUT ON YOUR JACKET!
the week started really well! i spent the weekend putting up my bulletin board Christmas tree ... equipped with battery operated lights & paper ornaments my kids made! i plan to showcase student work on the board. i think i will put bows on the work to make it look like little presents ... cheesy i know ... but the kids love it!
monday went really well! on tuesday ... i was observed and it went REALLY well! i was very excited. she wanted to observe some particular students to see how we can better manage their behavior. she talked about how well i did ... how she liked this and how she liked that ... and how i could maybe try this or try that. very very HELPFUL! she did however get to here my one particular challenge student who i will call Ivan ... Ivan the Terrible ... call me racists. yes because i didn't call on him when he was yelling out and not raising his hand. this was nothing compared to some other things he has said to me or called me. quick side note ... when i did TFA they had these speeches and at the end people would close with Billy Bob is why I Teach For America or Sally Sue is why I Teach For America. i really hope and believe that one day i will be able to say ... Ivan the Terrible is why I Teach (For America!) we have a love/hate relationship and it works somedays and somedays not so much. so back to tuesday ... it went well! wednesday came and went ... it was okay. then thursday ... ohhh thursday ... that's all. now today (Friday) ... the other 5th Grade teachers were out. at 7:15 AM i knew it would not be pretty today and boy was i right. let's just say ... i let the playground babysit today. only For 20 minutes ... but i needed a break. on a good note i made it through 2 stories with 4 Reading groups this week. AWESOME!
i need to write daily so that i remember all the crazy ... ridiculous things my kids do/say. and so these posts aren't so LONG! sorry!
make it a GREAT day or not ... the choice is yours. come on AUBURN ... choose to make it GREAT take home the SEC Championship! WAR EAGLE!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
blindsided by the blindside
"wow ... you really look like a teacher" ...
why hello john (my brother) ... happy to have you home and yes i do look like a teacher because I AM A TEACHER. (or i at least try to play the part!)
john ... my brother ... a sophomore at Ole Miss ... is home. when he's home there's always dessert! the man can cook!
his job is to prepare the turkey tomorrow ... me ... i have to be mom's hands while she tells me what to do. she broke her arm last week. tonight we prepared Food while dad watched the blindside. you know ... the movie about Michael Orr. well that movie gets me every time! i'm in the kitchen peeling yams watching the movie (which was almost over!) when BAM! i started to tear up.
every time i see that movie i think about my students. i believe i have some students who can relate to Mr. Orr and his experiences. i sit there and watch the scene where the NCAA is interviewing Michael and he gets up and walks out. in the next scene he's at that party where the Fight breaks out and he starts to have Flashbacks about his childhood. i couldn't help but think about the one particular student who i know has been taken away From her mother in the past and about how that must truly Feel. as i watched the young Michael Orr (in the movie) cry and scream For his Mom as they take him away ... i can't help but wonder is that what it was like. which resulted in tears on my part.
within that same party scene ... when the Fight starts ... it shows that one boy with tears rolling down his cheeks. he looks so scared. i can't help but think about another student i have who has probably witnessed very similar things. it makes me wonder ... does he cry when people are Fighting around him ... is he scared like this boy. i want so badly to protect my students but i can't be with them obviously at all times. i want to make changes ... but sometimes i get so overwhelmed with what to do For them ... that i get scared and want to cry.
so as i watch the blindside ... i'm blindsided by mental pictures OF what some students may experience. and how it may look to them. or how they may Feel.
i pray For these students.i pray the Lord makes them strong and i pray that he makes me strong For them.
i promise not all posts will be this intense ... my students do/say some CRAZY things that i will share! but today ... and on this THANKSGIVING Eve ... i'm so very THANKFUL that i have the Family i do and i'm so very THANKFUL For my students.
and as i tell my students every morning ... make it a GREAT day or not ... the choice is yours.
why hello john (my brother) ... happy to have you home and yes i do look like a teacher because I AM A TEACHER. (or i at least try to play the part!)
john ... my brother ... a sophomore at Ole Miss ... is home. when he's home there's always dessert! the man can cook!
his job is to prepare the turkey tomorrow ... me ... i have to be mom's hands while she tells me what to do. she broke her arm last week. tonight we prepared Food while dad watched the blindside. you know ... the movie about Michael Orr. well that movie gets me every time! i'm in the kitchen peeling yams watching the movie (which was almost over!) when BAM! i started to tear up.
every time i see that movie i think about my students. i believe i have some students who can relate to Mr. Orr and his experiences. i sit there and watch the scene where the NCAA is interviewing Michael and he gets up and walks out. in the next scene he's at that party where the Fight breaks out and he starts to have Flashbacks about his childhood. i couldn't help but think about the one particular student who i know has been taken away From her mother in the past and about how that must truly Feel. as i watched the young Michael Orr (in the movie) cry and scream For his Mom as they take him away ... i can't help but wonder is that what it was like. which resulted in tears on my part.
within that same party scene ... when the Fight starts ... it shows that one boy with tears rolling down his cheeks. he looks so scared. i can't help but think about another student i have who has probably witnessed very similar things. it makes me wonder ... does he cry when people are Fighting around him ... is he scared like this boy. i want so badly to protect my students but i can't be with them obviously at all times. i want to make changes ... but sometimes i get so overwhelmed with what to do For them ... that i get scared and want to cry.
so as i watch the blindside ... i'm blindsided by mental pictures OF what some students may experience. and how it may look to them. or how they may Feel.
i pray For these students.i pray the Lord makes them strong and i pray that he makes me strong For them.
i promise not all posts will be this intense ... my students do/say some CRAZY things that i will share! but today ... and on this THANKSGIVING Eve ... i'm so very THANKFUL that i have the Family i do and i'm so very THANKFUL For my students.
and as i tell my students every morning ... make it a GREAT day or not ... the choice is yours.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
hello kids.
check out my "about me" ... sorry i wrote like a whole story over there. i hope i can keep up to date with this. however ... it's the weekend ... i'm a teacher ... and i would like to relax ... but wait i have papers to GRADE! :)
make it a GREAT day or not ... the choice is yours.
make it a GREAT day or not ... the choice is yours.
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