Quirky Quips & Sewing Snips
On Friday my students threw me a surprise party. At least four teachers, one staff member, a half-dozen mothers and one substitute teacher helped them. They pulled the surprise off even though I knew it was going to happen …. First off, I had no clue. They planned the entire [...]
My report cards are done. Done! Yay! Now I can just relax and have fun with the kids these last few days. Fourth Period – General Comments: They must be good for us. They taste too nasty to be junk food. Tastes like farts. Rabbit poop. Green rabbit poop. Odd [...]
Well, the kids got their wasabi peas, but I didn’t get to work on my report cards. The system was down most of the morning. When all 100 plus of us hop online and start plugging in grades our server has a nervous breakdown. Happens at least once every grade [...]
Tomorrow I am giving my students Wasabi Peas to taste and design advertisements for. They can write taglines and do art, while I sit at my desk and do report cards. I don’t know how much work I’ll actually get done because I want to watch the fun and listen [...]
Friday was not a good day for my self-esteem. As the day began a first or second grade girl I did not recognize ran up to me, “Ms. A! Ms. A!” I stopped, expecting to hear some playground tattling or tale of woe. Instead the sweet little darling informed me [...]