What I can do though is this month's Currently hosted by the awesome Farley over at Oh Boy 4th Grade!
Loving - my new grade level team. As mentioned in posts a few months back, I was talked into moving to 4th grade this year. Two teachers from another campus have transferred over these last two years and they are wonderful. The campus they came from was the one I first got my substitute feet wet and first "job" at, my former sis-in-law worked there and introduced me to these ladies :) They have made transitioning so easy & fun and have inspired me so much in how & why I teach. As opposed to another grade I almost wound up in, all the ladies on our team get along swimmingly, like I don't mind or even realize that I'm staying til 7:00pm at school planning, haha!
Thinking, Wanting & Needing - All go together today. I need to go up to school and pick up more papers to grade, move desks around, and clean up a bit. I want to stay in bed and sleep and I'm not feeling so hot at the moment, so even though the weather is gorgeous and it's tempting to head out and play, I'll stay home, grade papers, put away laundry, and do a little planning for the upcoming week. (Update: I didn't do anything except sleep and plow around the house & order pizza).
Trick or Treat - I happened upon this trick by accident, don't tell my students! I have an Alice in Wonderland themed room as I've mentioned before. Each student has a name tag on their desk that has one of the four card suits on it. The first day I went to line up my students, and I usually go in number order, but something didn't feel right plus my room wasn't set up for a nice neat straight line those first couple weeks. All of a sudden it hit me like a ton of bricks, "Duh!" I called them by suit: Clubs, Hearts, Spades, Diamonds; totally in the moment, made me look like I did it on purpose too, hehe.
Speaking of my room, I'll upload photos tomorrow after I go up & rearrange desks and straighten up & make it look like I've got myself together, ha!
~Darnee~
Hi Darnee - what a beautiful name you have and how nice to meet you through the linky. During the summer, I visited a pub in Daresbury (the birthplace of Lewis Carroll) and it was all kitted out in Alice in Wonderland style - I think you would have loved it :-) It's always great when you have a team you get on with as you say it makes staying behind and working extra hard not quite so bad. You could say your trick was a clever "CARD TRICK" and I bet it really did work well - I might try it myself! I'd love you to come over to my blog as I have a Halloween TREAT you might like :)
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I would've loved that pub, I'm quite looking forward to Mad Hatter Day tomorrow! During small group I have a Mad Hatter's hat I'm gonna break out ;)
DeleteI taught 4th grade fro 4 years and I LOVED it! I miss those kidos.. sweet and independent! I bet an Alice in Wonderland theme looks so neat! I stayed home yesterday day.. but complained about not getting my pumpkin latte all day. LOL. It was rainy and gloomy, I should have napped like you did!
ReplyDeleteI ran errands today and had to make sure I got my pumpkin spice latte, it's a necessity :-D
DeleteHey! That sounds like my new team! Isn't it great when you have a team you really enjoy spending time with? I didn't hate my teammates before, but I really enjoy collaborating with my new team. I haven't done any fabulous blog posts since school started either. Do you think it's too late for a classroom reveal? Good luck getting back into the groove. ;)
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I love fourth grade, too, and great team members make all the difference in the world! I would love to see your classroom pictures! I don't think it's ever too late to share with others something that sounds so cute! Carol's Teaching Garden
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