So, it has begun…Spring Break. Thank Goodness! I’m exhausted. I need a break. Today was a pretty good day. Finished up some things in my classroom. I have several conferences that were no shows but I’ve rescheduled most of them. The kids who had all their AR points had a pizza party and watched the…
The last time I talked to Purity, she said she wanted to study to be a nurse or a baker. I told Grandma and here’s what she said… “Interesting, she wants to be like one of her grandmothers.” I don’t know if you ever noticed that. Your aspirations seem more humble and down to earth….
One of my reading students shared this with me today. It reminded how Bea always said that she wanted to be famous. Yes, I remember that. I may not know your teachers’ names anymore, but I know what makes your heart sing. The Script featuring Will.i.am offers you this song tonight. It’s called “Hall of…
Top of the morning to you, wee lassies! Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you too! I’m sorry this is late. I went out last night and posted, but then realized that today is St. Patrick’s so I had to start over. I was so tired when I got done with Hebrew School and dinner, I…
This song, by Irish singer Enya is mostly in English. There are a few words in Irish (Gaelic) at the front of the song. It is called “Book of Days.” In our book of days, this situation can end up being a short chapter. When you love someone, you can pick up and keep going….
So, our book fair is going on at school and the PTO decided to do this hippie theme. They decided it would be fun to dress the teachers up like hippies and take pictures of them. I have a feeling they might end up in the yearbook too! UGH! I hope this picture gives you…
Hi Girlies! This song, by Owl City, is rather hard to understand until you look at it like it’s a poem. Writers like to “play” with words. They like to find words that sound similar: rhyme. They even play with the vowels in the words and try to get the same sound repeating: assonance. Aren’t…
Bea, I hear you are a published writer. Even if you are not, I KNOW for a fact that you have the ability to be because of one of your last letters to me. You went into SO much detail about us going on the Hogwarts Express together. You made it sound real! I was…
Purity, Remember when we went to the ice skating rink? We went to two. Well, one of them was named after this movie: Ice Castles. The movie is about a girl who desperately wants to be an Olympic Ice Skater. She gets her chance, but then gets into a terrible accident. She loses her sight…
Finishing up report cards today. I’m not usually this behind. I’m probably doing too much these days. Grandma thinks I am. I work slow too. I work for a good solid hour, then I take a break. It’s amazing how much you can get done doing it this way. I just needed to start sooner….