Sunday, September 18, 2011

a beautiful fall poem.



The one red leaf, the last of its clan, 
that dances as often as dance it can, 
hanging so light, 
and hanging so high, 
on the topmost twig 
that looks up at the sky
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge


the students will be memorizing this
poem and reciting it on Friday

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

groups.

My students love groups. They love to compete with other groups to see how many points they can earn by the end of the day or the end of the week.  They earn points by doing all kinds of things, especially being ready to listen, being prepared, and working quietly.

They have 3 groups, as follows:
 
the snowy owls.


the barn owls.


the spotted owls.

Some of those spotted owls 
became concerned today
because they haven't earned many
points this week.

SO, the entire spotted owl group had a strategic planning meeting after school today to discuss ways in which they can be better at earning points.  I really admire their goal setting and their desire to become a stronger team.
Future leaders,for sure.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

first day of school

Well, here we are!!! 


 We had a busy day today.
We reviewed class rules and procedures,
did a little math {and looked for addition patterns},
read a book called
The Boy Who Loved WORDS,
worked in our reading journals,
talked about FRIENDSHIP,
were LATE for lunch,
had SPANISH class,
had a social studies lesson with Ms. Sevchek,
did some PREDICTING about our science units,
packed up our new homework folders...


and bid each other
farewell...
until tomorrow.

Two of my favorite quotes of the day 
were...

"You should have your
eyes and ears and
HEART
on your teacher."
- Risha

* * * 

"When someone says something mean to you,
you shouldn't let it stop how you feel about yourself."
- Tanay


I am lucky to be their teacher.
Such beautiful and pure hearts.

mrs. green's little doggies

Meet the little dogs who keep me company every day and bring so 
much joy to my life.  You'll probably hear lots of stories about them 
this year!

shelby
Such a sweet, loving, loyal, sensitive doggie girl. Her ears never came up like a typical chihuahua, except for a 12 hour period after she got into some hot tamale candy once.

Sweet things to know about her:
1. She gives hugs.
2. She once fell asleep in a shoebox.
3. She runs as fast as the wind.
4. Nickname: baby girl


tiffany
Such a mama's girl and a funny, nervous little dog. She has a small circle of trust and really would prefer that no one ever came to visit. She loves to play and gets into mischief on a regular basis.

Sweet things to know about her:
1. She loves to help with the laundry.
2. She wears a lovely pair of white gloves on her front paws.
3. She snores.
4. She loves baths.




sugar
Just the cutest little dog ever. We rescued her from a shelter after someone found her wandering...just a little hobo dog. She weighed only two pounds and had dirty fur and nails, which is quite embarrassing to her now. We don't know much about her past because she won't talk about it, so we just focus on giving her all she needs now. Recently I've had to take away her toys because she is partial to eating their ears and toes.

Sweet things to know about her:
1. She loves corn tortillas and really anything sweet.
2. She never eats before noon.
3. She takes a long nap every morning after she gets up.
4. She sneaks up and gives really quick kisses.
5. Current weight: 2.7 pounds.