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Being a teacher is full of ups, downs, and in betweens. I love the look on a students face when they learn how to read. I love when students can solve problems on their own. I absolutely love when students feel proud of their work, and want to share it with the class. This blog is going to be full of moments in the classroom, pictures, and sometimes videos. Take everything with a grain of salt, as it is my opinion & reflections.

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Almost Healthy Store

What a week we had! We worked hard on math calculations, and studied 1910-1920 throughout reading and history. To finish off our math calculations, I brought in fruit and vegetables and gave each item a price, and each student an amount of money to spend. They had to write a list, and add the value, and then calculate how much change they should receive. I figured out that I have some THRIFTY students, spending every penny down to the last one. It was awesome! The kiddoes did really well, and I can conclude that bananas are popular, and oranges are too! On another note, it is always interesting to see how the students respond to historical situations they have never heard of before. I look forward to their meaningful discussions. To hear 8 year olds discuss problems of the world, and respond to their research is so inspiring.  Enjoy the photos!























Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Colcannon

In honor of St. Patrick's day, we partook in "colcannon." Colcannon is the traditional Irish meal of
cabbages and mashed potatoes. Thank you to a sweet class Grandma, we had delicious mashed potatoes- and I boiled the cabbage.I was impressed that some of these kids literally cleaned their plates! It was a fun day... Especially hearing what they thought cabbages smelled like. 

5k, Chapter Book Studies & Super-hero Art


This week so far, we have recapped our weekend events! This weekend a few of our lovely students participated in a 5k for the benefit of the county schools! The students did phenomenal, and the entire event was a true success!



 We are reading The Inventions of Hugo Cabret and obsessed with the amazing wording provided by the author!
 One group is reading a chapter book, and loving the mysterious way the author depicts the story!

 We wrote an entire essay on if we were a super-hero, and why our powers would be the most beneficial. After our essay, we used our creative sides to create illustrations.




Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Cupcakes & Silly Moments


It was Conner's birthday, and we celebrated with a cupcake picnic at recess, and lunch together! Love these kids!