4.20.2011
Publication
24 excited, bubbly students walked through our classroom door this morning. Why the excitement? Our igloo was published on the front page of the Education section of the local newspaper! Way to make a mark first graders!
4.06.2011
Homework excuses
Sometimes we need a moment of laughter to lighten the stress of daily life. I had to use a common homework excuse to get out of returning my students homework today. My dog ate my students homework! I had a stack of papers that I was getting ready to give feedback on while relaxing at home. I went to get a snack. When I came back moments later there was a corner missing out of the stack and hanging out of Lucy's mouth. What a pup! Happy Wednesday :)
4.03.2011
37 days
Anyone who knows me, knows that I love to countdown. Starting about mid-March, I keep a days left 'til summer break count and let everyone know where we stand. It is NOT that I am necessarily looking forward to the end or wish to be there now. I like to know how much time I have for different events. Knowing that there are 8 weeks of school left or 37 days (minus holidays and in-services) helps me stay on track so that I am not in panic-mode the last week of school trying to cram in last minute lessons. Knowing that there are only 7 Monday's left helps me persevere through my longest day of the week and make the most of every moment left with my students.
Today, my colleague and I spent a good chunk of time working on our combined class/project web-sites. As I stopped and scrolled through all of the pictures from this year on our sites I have to admit, a tear came to my eye. All the memories. All the fun. All the ah-ha's. All the projects. As teachers, we will start again next year with a fresh group of students and recreate these memories once more. As students, I hope they will always remember the awesome year we shared together in first grade. I hope my students remember how much I care for them, how excited I would get when they had success, how I made them feel. I hope they will always look back and have fond memories of the first grade year!
It is hard for me to accept that I only have 37 days left with this class of heroes!
Today, my colleague and I spent a good chunk of time working on our combined class/project web-sites. As I stopped and scrolled through all of the pictures from this year on our sites I have to admit, a tear came to my eye. All the memories. All the fun. All the ah-ha's. All the projects. As teachers, we will start again next year with a fresh group of students and recreate these memories once more. As students, I hope they will always remember the awesome year we shared together in first grade. I hope my students remember how much I care for them, how excited I would get when they had success, how I made them feel. I hope they will always look back and have fond memories of the first grade year!
It is hard for me to accept that I only have 37 days left with this class of heroes!
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