Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
Today at Sidewalk we said good bye for the season. Here are the highlights: I do not normally disrobe in public, but today I got naked in the grocery store. I was picking out watermelon, deposited one in the cart and when I turned to get the other, the cart [...]
I only accept writing papers after one-on-one conferences. Each student receives personalized and individual writing instruction — if they show up at their scheduled conferences. They are held during class time, but some kids show up with unfinished papers, and we don’t conference until their work is done. The student’s [...]
We were on our way back to the classroom at the end of the day. I had just picked my students up from P.E. and the final dismissal bell was about to ring. Once they got in the classroom the kids were more interested in the air conditioning, the drinking [...]
After I read OC’s blog this morning, I got to thinking of how low his cash flow is, and how long he has to conserve it until he finally gets paid, and I know good and well by now that the first luxury he cuts from his budget is food, [...]
Monday I walked into the teacher’s lounge and found all the ingredients for make it yourself Italian Sodas. Tuesday the teacher’s lounge was buried in pastries, cookies, cakes, and pies. Wednesday we were treated to a pancake breakfast. The Principal cooked. Thursday I walked into the teacher’s lounge and found [...]