Really where does the time go? I might be sad how time flies by. I promise I will catch up on the blog in the next weeks with the bazillion fun things we did to end the year BUT there is something even more important...
We were invited to be part of a series of videos to showcase the progression of mathematical reasoning from Kindergarten to high school. YES our firsties! The lesson showcases our daily math routine and a situational story concerning leprechaun traps-our March family project. THEY (I do mean the kids) were AMAZING!! Wait the video hit the Teaching Channel website today. Here it is...
I am so proud of these kids! I am honored to be a part of this AFT and Teaching Channel endeavor. I tell my firsties when we have visitors we are changing math for their students. "Just think if we have 20 teachers and they have 20 students we have changed math for 400 kids." How many kids are we changing math for this coming year? WOW...Just watch out these kids are going to change the world. Remember my like chickens...I just love you! I am so proud of you and can't wait to see you walking the halls to 2nd grade knowing you are mathematicians. Thank you for letting me be part of your life and oh thank your parents too.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Happy Mother's Day 2013
Wednesday was our annual Muffins for Mom and it was fabulous! There were muffins, doughnuts, and cinnamon rolls. The kids are always so excited to give their Mother's Day presents and show their beautiful paintings they did in art. It is quite a magical time. This year a fellow teammate thought it would be great for her class to read Robert Munsch's Love You Forever. Well after I saw the first line videotaped I knew I had to copy her idea and make it my own. So I recorded the kids reading it and then found pictures of them and their mom from my thousands of pictures this year-YES I know I have a problem taking pictures but they are the cutest little firsties you ever did see! I picture in pictured or side by sided the video with the picture and the Oscar goes to...me!:) Just kidding it was so very cute. Here is a little slideshow of some of the moms. Enjoy.
decorating our door...
Monday, May 6, 2013
Doodle4Goggle Meryl oh my!
This is her doodle enlarged. As Junie B. would say WOWIE WOW WOW! We are on the campaign across the state to get your vote! Make sure you take each device in your home-phone, iPad touch, iPad, computer, Kindle and then forward to everyone you know...Let's show those Google people we want Meryl's doodle4Google to win. What does she win? Well a $30,000 college scholarship and $50,000 to our school for technology?!? WOWWIE WOW WOW x2 right! Vote and don't delay until May 10th.
shorter-less characters for twitter: http://tinyurl.com/cqdb7py
It's all about the attitude...
I know it has been a while and we have had so many things happen! I will take time each day to highlight a few things and hopefully get us back on track.
My friend Chad Keller is the Assistant Basketball Coach over at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. They have a fantastic academic program and sports adds to the overall well rounded student. Coach Keller brought along Assistant Coach Blake and Daniel to talk to the kids about hard work, attitude, and making good decisions. I loved his talk about attitude. He said you wake up each day and you have the choice to make sure you have a good attitude or not. With a good attitude you make good choices, you learn, and you can influence the world all with waking up and putting forth a good attitude. I just love these guys! Thank you so much for coming out and talking to the kids. A highlight was the slam dunk at the end.
Monday, April 8, 2013
JW Beanies open for business...
Reading Counts is an extra bonus for us. Not everyone is ready for Reading Counts at the same time. I usually save the last nine weeks for the opening of my store, JW Beanies. Kids read books and then sit down to take a short multiple choice test based on the book. Sometimes it is straight from the book and sometimes they have to really use their reading skills to come up with the correct answer. It is an extra and some kids are in to it while others need some encouragement. Soooo shopping can really get one encouraged... Each point earned becomes a dollar and kids keep track of spending and saving on account sheets (yippee math too!)
Drawers range from $.50 to $25 and then I have a stash of stuffed animals for $50. There was MUCH excitement and reading going on! There was something for everyone and it made my heart so happy to see the smiles from spending every dollar to those that saw a stuffed animal and wanted to read over the weekend to earn more. Who doesn't like to hear on Friday, "Can I take some books home to read on Saturday and Sunday?" Of course you can chicken and then some...
The top readers so far...Sophia, Juliana, Gianna, and Jack. Wonder who will have the most points read next week?
Drawers range from $.50 to $25 and then I have a stash of stuffed animals for $50. There was MUCH excitement and reading going on! There was something for everyone and it made my heart so happy to see the smiles from spending every dollar to those that saw a stuffed animal and wanted to read over the weekend to earn more. Who doesn't like to hear on Friday, "Can I take some books home to read on Saturday and Sunday?" Of course you can chicken and then some...
The top readers so far...Sophia, Juliana, Gianna, and Jack. Wonder who will have the most points read next week?
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Happy Easter 2013!
Happy Easter! We celebrated the week off this week and I had so many BIG plans for the blog and my house to get cleaned and...you know the week was spent with my kids and it was FABULOUS! Tim and I had the best time with Kaile and Carson and now I am back to my other kids...my firsties! Thought I should post these fun ones before I go to bed... tomorrow will come very soon. Enjoy...
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