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Monday, June 3, 2013

Tie Teacher Multiple Choice Quiz

Picture of a teacher:
A.  about to perform Tai Chi
B.  about to initiate the ties that bind ritual
C.  about to retire with fewer ties
D.  all the above




Friday, May 31, 2013

That's All Folks

The lasts: 

lunch duty



recess





 schedule



lunch orders and attendence taking


 grading papers

classroom managing


wearing the visor and eyepatch


oh and sometimes the shades


ringing the bell for order


 checking for high decibel sound levels



watching students present their work and lead the lesson




 drawing really big decimal points




pushing out the walls to make understanding perimeter easier


reading to the class



talking about potatoes and other Colonial foods






Our Ties and Stories

The ties that connect us.  Our stories, Colonial project recipe scrapbook, donuts, apples, applause and a countdown to summer vacation.  Thanks to all for your gifts and  a memorable morning ending a great year.

Everyone got a tie from my collection.   Students are also holding their books that they read to the parents during our author share on Tuesday.



French tie made in the USA, just like Louise.


Julia: a Peanuts lover and world traveler wannabe.


Caitlyn and her coyote tie



Channing the sports guy.


Ronan and his World Cup/USA tie


Rachel  with her Christmas tie



World trekker Mac and his flags of the nations tie


Shannon and her new wild animals tie


Bird lover Sarah



Prairie Home Companion tie for NPR fan Oliver


The money tie for future entrepreneur Abby


Mario's  tropical fish tie to remember Florida always


Kyle the angler, of course, got the fish tie


Music lover Leah and instrument filled tie



Future international banker, Shaherzad with her world stock exchange-themed tie


Rudolf tie for Carson....push the nose and it plays and plays and plays....


Surfer dude Ryker and his California tie


World's kids dancing tie for Brenna


Sebastian the golfer gets the ball and tee tie

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Authors All


Our Mo Willems tribute books in the style of his "Elephant and Piggie" books. 




We (Heart) Backgammon







Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Reading Our Books to 2nd Graders


Those  Mo Willems tribute books we each wrote and illustrated were a hit with Ms. Graham's second graders.