Guest Blogger

Today I was a guest blogger on Kirby Larson's website. I fell in love with her book, Hattie Big Sky and also The Frindship Doll, and have followed her blog ever since. She asked, once, on her blog, for people to let her know if they would be interested in blogging, and on a whim I replied. This week my time came!! You can read the post here.

He did it!!

I love this look of surprise! It is a feeling of accomplishment!

This is a guy who finally conquered x3 and x4!!

He didn't really think he could do it...but I knew he could....and he did!!

I love sharing in these moments.

Visitors

Today, after school, a student who was in my class year stopped by my classroom. He came to me to ask if I had read the new book in The False Prince series yet. I haven't, but if have it I hold at the library! He said, "Oh rats! I wanted to out it on hold before you!" 

We chatted for a minute about when we read The False Prince last year, about the second book which we had both read in our own, and what we thought would be in the next book, and then off he went.

It wasn't really a long conversation, but it warmed my heart. He and I have a connection from a few things, not the least of which are the books we have read together.

I am so glad I get to spend my days making connections with kids like him!

....I was going to buy a paperback copy of the book later, but I a thinking I ought to go get one right now in hard cover and let it make it's rounds in grade four!

Free Friday

On Fridays I give my class 15 minutes of free time. It is funny. They think it is sooooo great to have free time. It is amazing the leverage you can get with 15 minutes! They have to be caught up on their work and they have to have their agenda signed each day. If they have things to catch up on they have to do that first. Works like a charm.

Usually they play games, write on the whiteboard, play with electronics of one sort or another, or make origami.

Today there were two who chose to read. Others were playing a racaus DS game (and believe me, they were noisy!) Others played on iPads.

But two chose to read!! These are two kids who wouldn't have chosen to read at the beginning of the year. I am so happy to see that reading is something they are choosing!

Stop and Change For The Better

Is this how people sometimes view technology?

I can't tell you how often people seem to look at technology that is introduced, only to respond and say, "But how can see add that on top of what we're doing?"

That's the thing. It shouldn't be just added to the pile. It should make our jobs simpler, but sometimes we need to stop and figure out how to implement it.

My guess is, if we'll take the time to do that, we'll be glad we did.

Yea Canada!

We took a little time to watch the end of the hockey game today. 

Canada - 1 

USA - 0

We are going for the gold!

It was interesting to see how some of the kids don't know much about hockey. I had to do some serious teaching today! My work is never done. :)

Teacher Jokes

This morning when I got to school my classroom was backwards!!

Revenge is waiting!!