tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47657722456212344442024-03-12T23:45:20.469-07:00Adventures of a Super MomAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-33695853655180982782015-01-02T16:15:00.003-08:002015-01-02T16:15:51.588-08:00Happy 2015!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As everyone normally does at the start of a new year, I have made some resolutions. My main resolution is to stick to the other resolutions! ;) Seriously though - how many people stick to their resolutions during the entire year? I hope to be one of those people that do. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Financial ~ I want to pay down my credit cards and not charge any more up. That second part is tricky!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Health ~ I am going to lose 15 pounds and finally get to my goal weight. I want to achieve lifetime at WW. The second part of this is to drink more water EVERY day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Personal ~ I am going to learn how to handle my stress in a better way. I have gotten better at this but still not where I want to be.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Reading ~ I am joining the <a href="http://novelchallenges.blogspot.com/2014/11/2015-monthly-motif-reading-challenge.html?m=1">2015 Monthly Motif Challenge</a>. Each month is assigned a certain motif or theme. I am going to read one book per month that fits each motif. I am really excited about this and even recruited friends and family to join me. Check it out. :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Blogging ~ I plan on blogging at least twice a week. I am hoping this will help motivate me to accomplish these resolutions. </span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-10785667665512217702014-07-08T17:58:00.003-07:002014-07-08T17:58:42.452-07:00Wow!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wow doesn't even cover it! It has been a super long time since I have blogged. This summer I want to try and get back to it. On the school front .... I will be an instructional coach this upcoming year. It was time for me to step out of the classroom for awhile. I wanted to try something different, but continue in the education field. As an instructional coach, I will be assisting teachers to help better the needs of their students. I am really excited. As of right now, I am not sure which school I will be placed in. I have already been to Amazon to order some books that will help me be the best instructional coach I can be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is somewhat sad to know that I will not be setting up a classroom this year. The school supplies have already hit the stores and I will only need to buy them for my children. On the other hand a new door is opening and I could not be happier! Now the hard part - going back to school to bring all of my stuff home. Where will I store all my stuff? What should I get rid of? I do want to go back to the classroom one day so getting rid of everything is not an option.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the home front, I have been trying to keep the girls busy while the hubs teaches summer school. The big thing in my home is Roblox (I think that is how you spell it). My middle daughter is hooked. I am trying to get her to read more books but <gasp> she does not like to read! I got her into the Babysitters Club series, which I read as a little girl. She seems to like that. My 3 1/2 year old is now potty trained, just in time for daycare. My stepdaughter spends every waking second up in her room. We hardly see her. I try to get them to the library at least once a week. It is too hot to play outside so the park is out. Swimming is a big hit. They are always complaining they are bored. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Friday I am going to see New Kids on the Block with my sister. I am super excited and plan on wearing my big Jordan button. Yes I am a dork but that's okay. On that note, I am going to enjoy some dinner with the family. Have a great week!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-35731864373895777062013-09-03T19:03:00.004-07:002013-09-03T19:03:50.378-07:00Goal Setting<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This year our school as a whole is focusing on goal setting. We were asked to create walls outside our room with students goals. As they achieve a goal, we add a new goal to the wall. For third grade, we decided on a gumball machine. Students will write their names on gumballs to add to the machine. I was also thinking stars and a "Shooting for the Stars" theme. Nothing is official yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">During our first week of school, I hit hard on goal setting. I explained to students what a goal is and created an anchor chart listing how we choose goals. We looked at short term and long term goals. I read <u>Louise the Big Cheese and the Back-to-School Smarty-Pants</u> to my students. We talked about how Louise's goal was to get straight A's and how important it is to not give up on your goal. We also talked about the difference between academic and personal goals. I shared some goals of my own with my students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After discussing goal setting and reading the book, each student created a circle map and wrote their goals in the circle map. I had students narrow them down to the three most important goals. They took these three goals and wrote them down on a special paper titled "My Goals for This School Year." I copied it on color paper to make it stand out. These goals will be placed on the wall outside our room and will be revisited as the school year goes on. You can find the paper here: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-Goals-For-This-School-Year-859940">My Goals For This School Year</a>. I am not sure how to add the PDF in picture format for you to see. I still have a lot to learn.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am hoping to get my board up and going so my students can add their goals. Have a great week!!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-49335161527028285782013-09-02T14:16:00.000-07:002013-09-02T14:16:02.231-07:00September Currently<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love this time of year! The months of September through December have got to be my favorite. I can't wait for the temperature to drop. It is still over 90 degrees here. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am linking up with </span><a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2013/09/currently-september.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FnnnTs+%28Oh%27+Boy+4th+Grade%29" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Farley </a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for this month's Currently!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yesterday while my little one was napping I did my lesson plans for the week after this week. Our grade level splits the planning. I am responsible for Word Study and Reading. I also do my reading group plans. For the next few weeks there will be no groups since I am teaching my students how Daily 5 works and I am assessing. I am super excited that I am a week ahead!!!! Hubby suggested always staying a week ahead and that is a super idea. You can see that this was one of my goals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My sister watches my little one every day while I am at work. She loves my sister but the weirdest thing has been happening. Every morning I bring her she starts crying the minute we turn into the development. She cries "I don't want to go." My sister has to take her from me because she is in tears, just hysterical. She is always fine 5 minutes later and when I pick her up she is all smiles. I am not sure what is going on but it breaks my heart. This is why I am hoping for a peaceful morning tomorrow. Even yesterday she kept saying "we're not turning" and ''we're not going to Heidi's." This might be a long year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We got DirectTV a month ago and I have learned how to use the DVR. We recorded a bunch of movies that we still need to watch. I am thinking I better get on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My first goal is to run 3 miles. I have done it before using Couch To 5K. I even did the Color Run and another run where I ran the whole 3 miles. That was quite awhile ago though. I started Couch To 5K again and am on Week 7. I ran for 20 minutes on my treadmill twice now. It is still too hot for me to run outside. I signed up for the Color Me Rad run in October and I have to be ready for it. My second goal is to stay a week ahead in planning. I covered this already. My third goal is to not go in to school on the weekends. I am hoping that if I can stick to the second goal, than the third goal should be manageable. We will see what happens.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-74199824012505572022013-08-29T05:59:00.002-07:002013-08-29T05:59:45.548-07:00My Classroom<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">School started four days ago and my classroom is still not 100% ready. I didn't get the time I needed when we returned last week. I am grade level chair this year and that has been taking a lot of time. I'm also not able to leave as early anymore so by the time I get to work and get going, I have very little time left. I am just thankful that the twitching in my right eye stopped. Stress can do that to you. I do have pictures of my classroom as it is right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Below is my front door. This year I have a "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" theme. It is all about sweets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My writing bulletin board. They told us at the last minute that it was all about anchor charts and that is what they want up in our rooms. I wasn't about to give this board up though. I made writing process posters which are towards the stop. Then I got really cute punctuation posters - can't remember but I did get them of TPT.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My husband built the writing station you see below. We painted it green to match my new pencil sharpener. This is going to be my writing and word study area during Daily 5. The crates are for the Word Study activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My desk and filing cabinet. The filing cabinet sits to the left of my desk. I saw this idea on Pinterest. My husband made me this organizer. I placed all the books that I use frequently in there so I don't have to go digging for them when I need them. You can also see my teacher's toolbox which I made last summer. If you keep looking, you will see a lot of things I got from TPT and Pinterest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. This will be my fourteenth year teaching. Most of my career I have taught second grade. For a few years I was yo-yoing back and forth between second and third grade but I have been in third for several years now. I wanted to teach third grade ever since I started my student teaching.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. I love to play in Paint Shop Pro and tag. I am on two tagging lists where I create tags and add people's names to them. It is a hobby and a stress reliever! You can find an example of one of my tags below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. I have become a fitness freak! After my second daughter I packed on weight which I am still trying to get off. I have joined the world of Beachbody, became a coach, and have about 15 pounds to go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. I am married to a wonderful man, who is also a teacher. He teaches seventh grade history. I am glad we have similar hours now. He used to be a chef and worked way too much!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-12606899946277748732013-08-01T11:53:00.000-07:002013-08-01T11:53:23.379-07:00I Can't Believe It's August & Currently!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Is it August 1st, really? I can't believe that we will all be back to school in less than a month. My husband goes back on the 14th, I go back on the 21st, and the girls go back on the 26th. Say it isn't so!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">School starts in 25 days! August always flies by so fast. How can I slow it down? I can't tell you how many trips I have made to Target already. There is a fast growing pile of teacher stuff everywhere. The couch in our family room is covered. I have notebooks on the floor next to the couch. On top of our shoe bench I have posters and more notebooks. Then there is a box of folders and sheet protectors next to the shoe bench on the floor. This leads me to what I am needing to do - clean my house! You can see I am a procrastinator as I sit here and blog. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I stood in one aisle at Target for a good ten minutes yesterday deciding if I wanted to buy another box of scented markers. I justified it by thinking that my box at school has 3 missing and that I have posters to create. So I bought them and have no regrets! I need to organize my teacher binder and add some new sections. This year I vow to be organized! Finally I need to gather those first week read alouds. As soon as I sit down to plan out my first week I am going to hit the library.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now that I look at my post I can't help but think of all of the things I have to get done today. I'm going to have some lunch and then get to work. Have a great day!!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-1003369058207120032013-07-26T14:12:00.001-07:002013-07-26T14:15:42.490-07:00Targetaholic Here and Great Giveaways!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Happy Friday! It doesn't quite have the same meaning as it does during the school year. Anyhow, I have to make a confession. I am a Targetaholic. Target was one of my stops two days ago and I picked up some great things.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The white boards and file folders were in the dollar section. The white boards are for my students to practice cursive during Work on Writing. I picked up two packs of the file folders. There are 3 in each one. I haven't quite thought of how I want to use them just yet. The best deal - the post its for 30 cents. I picked up about 8 of them. I hit another Target today and they were one dollar. Guess where I will be going next time? I also picked up spiral notebooks for 17 cents. At the Target I hit today, I picked up cute monster snack bags in the dollar section. They will be great for my students to hold their Isham Bucks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been dreading going back to my laptop. I started long range reading plans two days ago and got five weeks done. They were so detailed with assessments and read alouds. Somehow I lost the document. I think I deleted the wrong thing off my flash drive and now I can't get it back. It made me want to cry so back to the drawing board I go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm super excited about my theme for this year. Last year I got a lot of Dots on Turquoise goodies from Creative Teaching Press. I was already going to order stuff and then I won a contest where I got about $50 in free stuff. My husband made some goodies for me and painted them in the same theme. I used a sweets theme since it went with the dots on turquoise. This year I am going to use a sweets theme as well. My room is going to be based on <u>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory</u>, one of my favorite books. It will be Mrs. Isham's Learning Factory. I found wonderful clip art and I can't wait to get started. I bought yellow raffle tickets from Oriental Trading to use in addition to my Isham Bucks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As we near the end of July I realize that my time is running out. I have so much to do and do not know where to start. My cute little munchkin decided to take a short nap so I can not get everything done like I wanted to. My wonderful husband is in the garage finishing up the table for her room. Then he is going to make a small white board easel for my guided reading table. He is also going to make a Writing workstation. Gotta love him! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I found two awesome giveaways that I wanted to share before I go. <a href="http://lawlerjoyinthejourney.blogspot.com/2013/07/blogiversary-giveaway-everybody-wins.html">Joy in the Journey</a> is celebrating a Blogiversary. Anyone that comments today gets a packet of goodies. You could also win a great sharpener. Be sure to head that way!! <a href="http://hunterteachingtales.blogspot.com/">Hunter's Tales from Teaching</a> is also having a giveaway. You can win the quietest classroom sharpener, an Applebees gift card, a fun package of classroom supplies, and two things from her TPT store. Good luck!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Head on over to <a href="http://toristeachertips.blogspot.com/2013/07/erin-condren-giveaway.html">Tori's Teaching Tips</a> for a great giveaway! I think the Erin Condren teacher planner is awesome but way above what I am able to afford. Maybe I can make something similar. I already have plans in the works for my Charlie and the Chocolate Factory theme in my classroom this year. Anyone else already planning for the upcoming school year? It is always in the back of my mind. Right now though I am enjoying reading. I found a new author that I adore - Emily Giffin. I am in the middle of <u>Love the One Your With</u>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My cousin is in town from New Jersey for two weeks and the girls have been bickering and hitting each other. I don't know if it because they are couped up in the house or because my 8 year old is younger than the other two and is driving them crazy. I think I will take them to the library later today as well as my favorite place - Target!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am currently starting chapter 15 in the book <u>Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids</u>. This is going to be a great addition to my classroom. If you are interested in implementing this, I recommend reading the book and participating in the <a href="http://wbtbookclub.blogspot.com/">book club</a>. I have already earned 200 WBT certification points. Each chapter has a question or prompt that you answer. You can earn up to 25 points. Sometimes there is a five point bonus. Save and date all of your posts in a word processing file. In August, you turn your posts in to redeem your points.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This leads in to my last thing - sweets! I am going to have a sweets theme in my classroom this year. I have already been on Pinterest to get ideas but I really want to create my own stuff. One of my goals this summer was to create things on TPT. I have created a few freebies. I want to do more though. I am currently working on making the five classroom rules for WBT in a sweets theme. Next I want to do classroom jobs and who knows what else. Hopefully you will be seeing me soon on TPT!</span><br />
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My Yankees are losing. That might be an understatement for the 9-2 score I observed on the television. One of the great perks of being a teacher is having the summer off. I am loving it!!! I know have time to work out more, play with the kids, and read! </div>
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We are going to Disneyland in two weeks. We will be spending two days there and I am pretty excited. The kids are going to have a blast and for the first time in a long time, I am going to wear shorts the whole time. Usually I hate wearing shorts and dressing cool and comfortable but that is starting to change now that I am losing the extra weight and inches. That leads into me wanting to drop the last of the weight. It might not be leaving, but the inches sure are! I'm not one to give up. My husband made a workout room from our extra bedroom while I was at Summit and I love it!</div>
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As I mentioned earlier it is super hot here. Ice cold drinks are a must even in the air conditioned house. Finally, I say keep educating yourself. I am currently reading <u>The Book Whisperer</u> and I can not wait to implement some of the stuff I have been reading about into my classroom. Even though we are off for the summer I am still going to read what is out there so I can make my classroom even better.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-41716694533806942932013-06-27T16:26:00.001-07:002013-06-27T16:26:13.633-07:00Just Another Day<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today is Thursday .... I had to look at the calendar to remember that. Since school has been out, I have been losing track of the days. Yesterday I went to the library to check out some educational reads and pick up a book I had requested. Amazingly enough, I am reading three different books. I started reading <u>Something Borrowed</u> last week and I can't seem to put it down. This is my fiction read. I am also participating in a book club for the book <u>Whole Brain Teaching for Challenging Kids</u>. I can't wait to implement this in my classroom in the upcoming year. Last night I started <u>The Book Whisperer</u>. I picked up a handful of other books that I would love to read throughout the summer. This is the best time for me to catch up on my reading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For the third year, my class will be participating in the <a href="http://www.globalreadaloud.com/">Global Read Aloud</a>. This year we will be reading Marty McGuire by Kate Messner. I figured I would check it out since I have not read this book. It would be nice to break it into chapters and choose questions that would draw on my students' comprehension. There are three different books, based on grade level. You can use the link above to take a peek. My students have really enjoyed it in the past. We use Edmodo to connect with students around the world. Teachers can post questions for students to answer based on each chapter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On a side note, I created a Facebook page geared to nutrition and fitness. I found an old picture of me and I could not believe the difference. I titled this picture "OMG" because I could not believe it. It is amazing what good eating and working out can do. I am so thankful for Beachbody! Shakeology, nutrition, and exercise were the key. They still are the key. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was lucky enough to attend Summit this year. It was three days of general sessions, workshops, and workouts. I really enjoyed meeting the trainers and other coaches from all over. One of my goals this summer is to work on my business. As of yet I have not been successful. Hopefully this will be the year for me! Feel free to visit my <a href="http://beachbodycoach.com/ElissaIsham">website</a>. Beachbody is wonderful!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;">Head on over to <a href="http://toristeachertips.blogspot.com/2013/06/bloglovin-blog-hop-linky-party.html">Tori's Teacher Tips</a> to link your Bloglovin' page to her linky party!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I am determined to get Whole Brain Teaching certified! One of our assignments was to create 10-15 variations on Class-Yes. This was fun and difficult as I thought about different ways to get my students' attention. These are the variations I submitted. What do you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1. Are you ready? Aye, aye captain! [Spongebob]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2. Hocus Pocus! Everybody Focus! [great for October]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">3. Come together, right now. At your seats. [Aerosmith tune
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">4. Raise the roof class. Raise the roof yes. [Hand gestures
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">5. Woot woot class. Woot woot yes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6. These kids are on fire. Yes, yes we’re on fire. [Alicia
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">7. Yo class class. Yo yes yes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. When I say class, you say yes. Class. Yes. Class. Yes.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10. Class, class, class, class. Yes, yes, yes, yes. [like
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">11. Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo, class can I
have your attention? Doo doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo, yes you can have
our attention. [Doc McStuffins]</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">12. Yeehaw class. Yeehaw yes. [Full cowboy mode]</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-89403380050138881462013-06-14T11:03:00.001-07:002013-06-15T08:10:44.241-07:00Need to BlogI have to admit, I have been a pretty bad blogger. It is difficult to manage work, family, and blogging but I am going to work on that this summer. We have been out of school for a week now and those bad summer habits are already forming. I put on three pounds. There is so much for me to do now that I am not working yet I find myself snacking. I started reading "The Lovely Bones" and I am also participating in a book study on Whole Brain Teaching. I am determined to get that Whole Brain Teaching certification I have been reading about.<br />
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It is time to get on Pinterest and start making things (or having my wonderful husband make them). Last year he made me adorable stuff to go with my polka dot theme. This upcoming year I am thinking about doing owls. There is so much cute stuff out there! Finally I want to start blogging again and participating in the Monday Made Its and all that other fun stuff. <br />
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To make it official I will list my summer goals here:<br />
1. Read, read, read!<br />
2. Get Whole Brain Teaching certified.<br />
3. Blog, blog, blog!<br />
4. Create things for my classroom.<br />
5. Lose the last of this stubborn weight!<br />
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Of course I am going to spend time with my family. Today I am taking the girls to see Ronald McDonald at the library.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-64081489967846365992012-12-31T14:15:00.003-08:002012-12-31T14:15:38.886-08:00Time For Resolutions<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Good afternoon! I am enjoying some quiet time while Rebekah is napping, the girls are outside on their scooters, and the hubby is working in the garage. It is that time of year again. Time to make those resolutions that usually do not stick. I vow to make them stick this year. This is why I am linking up with Jen over at <a href="http://theteacherscauldron.blogspot.com/2012/12/new-years-linky.html">The Teacher's Caldron</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy New Year!!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-14475658680625482962012-12-28T15:15:00.002-08:002012-12-28T15:15:28.535-08:00On the mend<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ahhh Friday - it has been hard to keep track of the days since Winter Break started. Not to mention being home with a sick child all week. We found out yesterday she had a double ear infection. 3 days of doctors visits and shots of antibiotics. She is doing better today. She has been eating and playing. Too bad I caught a cold! :/</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">It is time I am afraid to start thinking about catching up for school. I have a pile of papers to grade and I wanted to get lesson plans done for the month of January. We will see how that goes. Before I go, I thought I would mention a giveaway that you should enter! Visit Jaime at <a href="http://brightconcepts4teachers.blogspot.com/2012/12/200-follower-giveaway.html">Bright Concepts 4 Teachers</a> for her 200 followers giveaway. Quite a few goodies up for grabs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Happy Friday!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-23070054826386991252012-12-26T17:31:00.003-08:002012-12-26T17:31:33.677-08:00Vacation? Really?<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was all excited about my two week wonderful winter break! I was thinking ... time to read, catch up, clean my house, and have fun with the family. These were my thoughts on Saturday morning. Then Saturday evening came and my 7 year old complained that she wasn't feeling well. For the next two days she laid around the house with a sore throat and a headache. No fever but still not up to doing anything. By Monday evening she was feeling better. Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Then my 2 year old daughter got sick. Yipes! She woke up Christmas morning after a night of not sleeping. She spent most of the wee hours of the night crying. We thought it was just a tummy ache from being constipated. Then when she woke up at 7am and we brought her down to see what Santa brought her, she was miserable. She cried and wanted nothing to do with breakfast or her new toy - which was Lamby from Doc McStuffins. I even pulled out the stuff from her stocking, including a Daisy stuffed animal and she wanted nothing to do with it. The day was filled with clingyness and tears. She didn't eat and she barely drank. She developed a small fever and slept pretty much all day on and off in small spurts. Her cold and cough were still lingering and she was breathing heavier. Cue the doctor! We brought her in this morning after another night of no sleep. The doctor said she looked like she was sick. Well thank you for your expertise! She had fluid in her ears and he was worried about her labored breathing and checked her oxygen. It could be pneumonia. Her oxygen levels were fine. He gave her a shot of antibiotics. If she did have pneumonia, this was the shot she would receive anyhow so he did not want to put her through a chest xray to check. She did eat applesauce for lunch and a few fries from my husband's lunch but that's it. She is also drinking more. It stinks when your child is sick and there is nothing you can about it. We can not wait for her to feel better and get back to being her usual self. She has lots of new toys waiting for her, which by the way, she did not even want to open. My poor baby girl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">This is the first time I got to sit down and do something productive since school got out. I paid the bills and typed up a new project for Donors Choose. Next, off to straighten up the house. We are having company over for New Years so I need to make sure this house stays clean. With a sick 2 year old, it really isn't that hard. I am hoping that she will dirty up the house with her toys soon. It will be nice to hear her laugh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I hope you all had a very merry Christmas!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-55582274066502062542012-12-22T17:37:00.001-08:002012-12-22T17:37:35.704-08:00A Nice Break<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week has been absolutely crazy busy! It started off with a Monday morning meeting to reflect on what happened last Friday. A staff member convinced our principal to have our meeting. She was thinking that they were already doing everything possible to keep our school safe. The upset teacher thought that we needed to talk about this and I completely agreed with her. Coming to school on Monday was hard. I am sure it was hard for all of us. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">On Thursday we had an exciting day. It started off with a visit from Santa. Every child in the school got presents. It was awesome to see the look on my students' faces. Teary eyed I snapped pictures left and right of my students enjoying Santa and the goodies that he brought. The same people that have been fixing up our school recommended us to get this Santa visit. They also provided us with a most awesome (have to use this word again) tumbling assembly. Lots of 6th and 7th graders put together an hour long assembly full of Halloween music and great tumbling and dance moves. All of the students enjoyed it. Between Santa's visit and the assembly we had a field trip to the library. This was followed up by Friday's Honor Roll assembly. In the afternoon we had hot chocolate, cookies, and watched The Polar Express. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now I am home ready to enjoy my two week winter break. We do not go back to school until January 7th. We celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas in my house. Family will be coming over so we have been cleaning all day. I have a few goals that I hope to achieve during my two weeks off. Reading is on the top of the list. I have three books in mind, including the new J.K Rowling novel that my husband bought me for Hanukkah. Getting my house clean and spending time with my family of course are included. I am also hoping to get a bit ahead in the lesson planning department. It would be so nice to not be so behind in the new year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I think another goal will be start blogging more. Well I am off to have some dinner and then watch The Santa Clause 2. We started watching it in school and I was hooked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Merry Christmas!!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-10031919027387463692012-12-16T08:59:00.002-08:002012-12-16T09:26:56.796-08:00Silence for Sandy Hook Elementary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-41317548407928408082012-11-20T05:25:00.001-08:002012-11-20T05:25:40.109-08:00Wow! Long Time!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once again it has been so long since I have blogged. Family and work are keeping me pretty busy. As we approach Thanksgiving I am already thinking about New Year resolutions. Yikes! We are coming upon my favorite time of the year. Even though I celebrate Hanukkah, we celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas in our home. I am almost done shopping. Anyone braving the stores on Friday? I am debating!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Last week I had a meeting with someone to help me plan. I literally spend hours doing my reading lesson plans, always trying to supplement because Trophies just doesn't have enough! She helped me simplify planning so that I wouldn't spend hours doing it. Somehow though it is still taking me a couple of hours. I wish I could be one of those teachers that come in at 8:05 and leave at 3:16 without bringing anything home. That is just not me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">On another note, Tori over at <a href="http://toristeachertips.blogspot.com/">Tori's Teacher Tips</a> is holding a 500 followers giveaway! There are lots of goodies so be sure to stop on by and enter!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Happy Tuesday!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-84275291718631822822012-10-07T07:05:00.002-07:002012-10-07T07:05:38.238-07:00Currently and a Big Wow!!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has been sooo long since I have posted. I find that there is so much to do that I can barely find time to breathe. It would be so nice to have a vacation right about now. One of my goals for this new school year was to stay on top of things and not get behind and spend my Saturday mornings at work. Well that goal has not been met just yet. I have been to school every Saturday morning and I am so behind. I feel like I am on a boat that is slowly sinking and I have no clue how to keep myself afloat. On another note ... my camera is filled with pictures of my classroom. I just need to upload them and then I can post them up here. I am pretty proud of my classroom this year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now I get to link up with <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2012/10/currently-october-for-classroom-and-you.html">Farley</a> for this month's Currently. Did I mention that October is my favorite month? My birthday and Halloween oh my!! No matter how big I make this in my PSP it still ends up small.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even though it is the weekend I still seem to get up at 5:30am. This morning I figured I would get on here and blog since everyone is sleeping. I am an I Love Lucy fanatic! One day I need to share all the Lucy stuff that is in my home. Anyone else watch Once Upon a Time? It is an awesome show! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">As I mentioned my sinking boat earlier, that to do list is growing every second. One day I hope to catch up. Les Mills Pump is one of my favorite exercise programs. I never thought I would do body pump but I really enjoy it.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-70563070836855013672012-08-25T14:47:00.000-07:002012-08-25T14:47:40.976-07:00Tired. So Tired.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Things have been pretty busy this last week and I have not been able to get on here and blog. My husband took our two older girls to Michigan for several days due to the fact that his grandmother passed away. They are getting back tonight. I was not able to go because I had to report back to work on Wednesday. I could not miss those three important teacher days. My toddler stayed here with me. I was very upset that I couldn't go but it was just not possible. My husband went back to work the Wednesday before I had to so I have not been able to get all the work done in my room that I would've liked to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Fast forward to today - my room is pretty much done. There are still a few things I have to do and school starts in 2 days! It looks like I will have to make a visit to my classroom tomorrow. This is the first year that I have felt really truly panicked about not being ready for the first day. I have 23 students - the highest of all the third grade teachers. This is because there was a student placed in my class that was a special request. Not a big deal at all. Last year I had 23 students at one point so I can handle that. 13 out of my 23 students showed up for the Meet and Greet yesterday. This was the best turnout I have ever had. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Pictures were taken of my room on my phone. My husband has the camera. When I go into my room tomorrow I will take pictures with the camera and post them. I am loving the polka dot and sweets theme. I went and bought four boxes of candy (one dollar each at Walmart) to place at each of my tables. Each table will have a candy name. I have to be sure to empty the candy out first. Hopefully I don't go and eat it. Especially since finding out I lost 2.8 lbs this week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Since I have no pictures to post and I am trying to get as much done as I can before my hurricane, I mean toddler, wakes up, I am going to get busy. Stay tuned for pictures of my uber cute classroom! :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00209023777228607483noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765772245621234444.post-77386700370182398702012-08-17T10:31:00.001-07:002012-08-17T10:35:02.781-07:00Goodbye Summer!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am linking up with Sheree at <a href="http://petersons-pad.blogspot.com/2012/08/good-bye-summer-linking-party.html">Peterson's Pad</a> for her Goodbye Summer Linking Party. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">1*a place you have visited</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">1*At the end of June we went to Disneyland!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2*I read the Fifty Shades Trilogy this summer. Not quite sure how I feel about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Surprisingly enough, I have not had those back to school dreams yet. My first official day back is Wednesday and then school starts on the 27th. Every year I tend to get those worries that are beyond my control. I do that at home too so this year I am hoping to make this a goal. I could not even say how many awesome things I got from TPT. Now if my printer would cooperate it would be perfect! I am mix matching what I got to make a great back to school packet. I've been worrying so much about getting my room all cute that I neglected to start my lesson plans for the first week. Guess what I will be doing over the next few days?</span><br />
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