The first day has come and gone. Feeling very frustrated that I didn't get to teach a reading lesson today... but when I reflect on all my other accomplishments, I suppose one day without intentional reading instruction will be survivable. (Maybe?)
"First day packets" were sent home today. I added to it by inserting our specialist calendar and the EP policy. Just in case yours gets lost in the shuffle (can you tell I'm a mom?!?!) - I thought I'd link them here as well.
I'm looking forward to getting that reading lesson in tomorrow... be sure to ask the students about Miss John's hiking heels!!!
Sept/October Calendar
EP Guide
See you tomorrow!!!
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
It's "school week" at my house!
When we celebrate things, our family has the theory of "go big, or go home." Forget having a birthday - we have a birthday WEEK, where we celebrate each day. Easter tends to be a month long (it's my mum's favorite holiday). Although Jaely likes to think her birthday is a year-long event, we've at least muted that idea!!
This is "school week" around my house. It's full of traditions, excitement, and celebrations.
We did our last summer "hurrah" over the weekend by going to Silverwood in Idaho. It only took one roller coaster before Jaely decided that she was NOT a "roller coaster kind of kid." So, we migrated to the water park for the majority of the day. After a night in Spokane, we headed back to Seattle. Ten hours of driving within a 28 hour period was exhausting - but memorable. (Thinking next year, we'll do our "summer hurrah" in Tacoma. Much better drive time.)
Today (Monday), we will be going into the classroom to get the last set of things arranged, and the last few activities completed. Tomorrow, I will be in (more) meetings all day, and we'll spend the evening packing our lunches and putting our school supplies in our backpack and work bag. Have to say, one of the things I'll miss most about the summer is having lunches with my best friend Jenn - it's amazing how many laughs you can have sharing stories over mealtime. Thinking Jaely will reply with a similar answer about her best friend - we love spending time together.
Wednesday will come quicker than expected, and I'll have these awesome 24 kids to help bloom. I'm excited to give hugs or hi-fives to my returning kids, greet the new students into our team, and share a laugh or two with the parents about "first day jitters" (including mine).
Remember to email me with any questions you have - I can't wait to see you then! Happy school week!!!!
This is "school week" around my house. It's full of traditions, excitement, and celebrations.
We did our last summer "hurrah" over the weekend by going to Silverwood in Idaho. It only took one roller coaster before Jaely decided that she was NOT a "roller coaster kind of kid." So, we migrated to the water park for the majority of the day. After a night in Spokane, we headed back to Seattle. Ten hours of driving within a 28 hour period was exhausting - but memorable. (Thinking next year, we'll do our "summer hurrah" in Tacoma. Much better drive time.)
Today (Monday), we will be going into the classroom to get the last set of things arranged, and the last few activities completed. Tomorrow, I will be in (more) meetings all day, and we'll spend the evening packing our lunches and putting our school supplies in our backpack and work bag. Have to say, one of the things I'll miss most about the summer is having lunches with my best friend Jenn - it's amazing how many laughs you can have sharing stories over mealtime. Thinking Jaely will reply with a similar answer about her best friend - we love spending time together.
Wednesday will come quicker than expected, and I'll have these awesome 24 kids to help bloom. I'm excited to give hugs or hi-fives to my returning kids, greet the new students into our team, and share a laugh or two with the parents about "first day jitters" (including mine).
Remember to email me with any questions you have - I can't wait to see you then! Happy school week!!!!
Sunday, August 26, 2012
T-minus two weeks!!!
Good morning, GATErs!
I'm amazed at how quickly this summer has gone by. As much as I love summer (imagine "love" in a 352423-sized font!), the second week of August is my favorite time of year. This is when I start transitioning back into "teacher" mode, and when I start getting refocused on what I want to accomplish in the next nine months. However - I can't believe my official report date is already this week!!!!!!!!
The room is coming together well - I'm excited about the new layout, and how it will be a great place to learn. Jacob and Teddy's families popped in a couple of weeks ago and saw the DISASTER my room was at the time. I'm excited to see the kids' faces when they see it complete! Thanks to Sophia's family, we now have two couches to snuggle up in while we're enjoying our favorite books. I'm hoping that my ceiling mounted projector will be... well... mounted! by the first day of school, which frees up a ton of floor space. I hope the kids love being in the room as much as I have.
I will not be accessible by phone for a few more days, but am always available via email. (Just don't laugh when you get a response at 3:00 a.m.!!!) Please, don't hesitate to ask any questions or voice any thoughts you have. We're in this together - and I don't know how to best serve you until you tell me!
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone on the first day of school - if not earlier!
Miss J
I'm amazed at how quickly this summer has gone by. As much as I love summer (imagine "love" in a 352423-sized font!), the second week of August is my favorite time of year. This is when I start transitioning back into "teacher" mode, and when I start getting refocused on what I want to accomplish in the next nine months. However - I can't believe my official report date is already this week!!!!!!!!
The room is coming together well - I'm excited about the new layout, and how it will be a great place to learn. Jacob and Teddy's families popped in a couple of weeks ago and saw the DISASTER my room was at the time. I'm excited to see the kids' faces when they see it complete! Thanks to Sophia's family, we now have two couches to snuggle up in while we're enjoying our favorite books. I'm hoping that my ceiling mounted projector will be... well... mounted! by the first day of school, which frees up a ton of floor space. I hope the kids love being in the room as much as I have.
I will not be accessible by phone for a few more days, but am always available via email. (Just don't laugh when you get a response at 3:00 a.m.!!!) Please, don't hesitate to ask any questions or voice any thoughts you have. We're in this together - and I don't know how to best serve you until you tell me!
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone on the first day of school - if not earlier!
Miss J
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Our New Class Pet
Yesterday was one of the best days ever because in class we got a new class pet.It is a girl, her name is herbie. by the name you can tell its a hermitcrab.i think shes really pretty espeicailly because she has a butterfly painted on hershell. I cant wait until we get to studie hermitcrabs so we can learn more about herbie.
Yesterday was Amazing!
Hi! My name is Tessa and I`m posting the blog of what we did yesterday . We saw Miss John`s pet hermit crab named Herbie .She was amazing.She even came out of her shell once.In Reading\Language Arts today we sequenced , which means we put story parts in order. We practiced for the assesment in Math .So,in all,the day was amazing and educational.
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