So, it was just a totally normal weekend for us. Do some laundry, run some errands, cuddle some lion cubs. Wait, what??? Yep – we were invited to a very special blogger event at the Bowmanville Zoo, and I’m going to skip right to the highlight: the opportunity to play with, cuddle and get photos […] Read more…
I’m going with bullets for this one, and focusing on the highlights! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: book and movie. Discuss proper use of words “fat” and “ass”. Science: Great unit on Structures taught by the student teacher we had with us for the month of May. The highlight just may have been the gumdrop […] Read more…
I have been so blessed in my life, and I always feel like I should be doing more to give back. I’m quick to make charitable donations, partly because I have the luxury of time often meaning more to me than money. I give to the church, and I love to pledge friends who are […] Read more…
With the warm weather finally here, the idea of dress codes for children seems to have become a hot (no pun intended) topic. Let me be clear that I am not commenting directly on recent events regarding dress codes at other schools, because without having all of the information, I am very hesitant to give […] Read more…
It finally happened! Yesterday was our Wigs For Kids assembly at school, where 8 brave young girls (and one secretly apprehensive teacher) cut off 10″ ponytails to be donated to make wigs for children in need! We kicked off our initiative back in the fall, to give kids a chance to get growing…and they sure […] Read more…
Here’s a sampling what the Grade 3 class was up to in April: Art Beautiful Easter crosses, using chalk pastels and paint. Here’s the original Pinterest pin: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/175288610471090221/ (I used to be able to embed pins into my posts to give clearer credit to the original pinner, but it doesn’t seem to work properly anymore. Any […] Read more…
It may have been a shorter month because of the March Break, but we still had lots happening. A few highlights: Language (Grammar) Teaching parts of speech has never been easier. I’ve been using “Shrek Forever After” Mad Libs, and the kids love it. We sit at the carpet, and I ask for whatever parts […] Read more…
When going through old souvenirs, I came across my certificates from Royal Canadian Legion speaking competitions. While it seemed like a big deal at the time, I think I only ever made it as far as one step past our local Legion, which is a far cry from the provincial championships my niece and nephew have […] Read more…
Okay – this one’s going to be brief, with just a few highlights: Language: I love to connect a study on Point of View (peoples’ thoughts/feelings) with Black History Month, and I’m always touched by the fact that my (almost exclusively white and of European descent) sweet students have very little understanding of the idea […] Read more…
Despite kicking off the 2014 school year with two snow days, it’s been a full, productive month in the Grade 3 class! To save my fingers from typing and your eyes from reading, I’ll make this as brief as I can! Reading Reading Passages That Build Comprehension: Main Idea and Details. I love this book. […] Read more…