It’s a Weird, Wacky World

We are beginning our archdiocesan Language Arts assessment. It’s titled, It’s a Weird, Wacky World. It takes about 3 weeks to complete this assessment. My students are pretending that they are aliens visiting Earth. We will brainstorm in class som…

2-20-10 They Won Super Quiz!

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2-20-10 Wiki Workshop & Academic Decathlon

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2-18-10 Reflections on #NAG

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2-18-10 #NAG Conference

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Operation Rice Bowl

Each year our parish and school promote Catholic Relief Sevices’ Operation Rice Bowl. I love using their material in my classroom. They send out a wonderful teacher’s guide for me. Every school family receives a paper rice bowl to put together for…

What My Honey Got Me For Valentine’s Day

One year we got each other tires for Christmas!

2-1-10 Being Observed by the Principal

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Catholic Schools Week

Happy Catholic Schools Week! Sunday marks the beginning of Catholic Schools Week. This is a special week set aside to celebrate our Catholic Schools. This year’s theme is Catholic Schools: Dividends for Life. On Sunday you may see students, dresse…

Teaching Multiplication

I have recently begun teaching multiplication to my 3rd graders. There is much excitement when we begin! So far, it’s going well. The students understand the process, now comes the part of memorizing the facts. I love that there are so many websit…