Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
The heat is on in my classroom. In fact, it is working so well, that tomorrow most of my kids will be wearing shorts and sleeveless t-shirts. Still no Internet: there is a worm in the system, and with almost 200 computers on site it is hard to destroy. Our [...]
There is still no internet at school. I ran home for lunch to check my email. I cannot stand not having you all at my fingertips. There is also no heat in my classroom. I came home to thaw out. Those dang brick buildings hold in the chill. It is [...]
My novel is good. Live without me. You’ll get over it. Inkspell, by Cornelia Funke Sequel to: Inkheart Inkheart is a young adult novel. It was recommended to me by a former student, Mayra. Knowing how much I love fantasy novels, she came to her younger sister’s parent teacher conference [...]
I am sorry my post is so late today. For those who have been waiting impatiently, without further ado: After lunch today I stepped to the front of the classroom and called for my student’s attention. I wanted to introduce them to the temporary sub, while I left the class [...]
I am teaching graphing and coordinate pairs. The kids are all using graph paper to play the game Battleship and reinforce x & y axis coordinates. They keep yelling, “Miss!” And I am running around the room to answer them — except they mean, “You didn’t score a hit,” not “Come and help [...]