tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90558157550166480112023-11-15T23:29:31.809-08:00First Grade MadeThe real life of a first grade teacher with lessons learned along the way!Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-59203335249808253722015-09-07T20:34:00.001-07:002015-09-07T20:34:44.644-07:00All About Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
ALL ABOUT ME...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Every year, I ask students to do an "About Me" book. We do a page each day, and the pages are laminated and bound and put in a basket to share. And the kids LOVE sharing their books and learning about each other. I learn a lot about them too...who their families are, what's important to them, what their hobbies and talents are. And I always begin by showing them a sample book about <em>me</em>. But my book is from a few years ago, and I realize that as the years pass, I change. The events in my life change me little by little, hopefully for the better. So here is the "about me" of 2015:)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This is my 35th fall school picture. I do not get a choice in this and it is what it is:) I wish I could edit the wrinkles.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXA34TfTNPq3zLmKkz8Ok1GaLJrPlT3oNpOTbTmGClDrbjmVDVRkwkKO4M71BQ6Pld7YoVyUIdfwxUB-TsKTa33QtBEQCk7-6mBLDjbs5C9-ZWrr2F7vz8-zxd2Xwt0Hln6dRnJs5pSTK1/s1600/1399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXA34TfTNPq3zLmKkz8Ok1GaLJrPlT3oNpOTbTmGClDrbjmVDVRkwkKO4M71BQ6Pld7YoVyUIdfwxUB-TsKTa33QtBEQCk7-6mBLDjbs5C9-ZWrr2F7vz8-zxd2Xwt0Hln6dRnJs5pSTK1/s320/1399.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
This was my 22nd first day of teaching and my 18th first day with my lovely assistant.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIipNg924Eby8Qu2P-KL1_VTJ0_8PdjmsSSnb_qd8xI1YrL1zKzYPwrIzShEs-jccHUY7aazDRpbYV2JtJWcecPkJzKXFtt_agYhlVi-BFsjiDhoOEbeHcFr0H0ccgqIg-3hopYkmR_Pp/s1600/1308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIipNg924Eby8Qu2P-KL1_VTJ0_8PdjmsSSnb_qd8xI1YrL1zKzYPwrIzShEs-jccHUY7aazDRpbYV2JtJWcecPkJzKXFtt_agYhlVi-BFsjiDhoOEbeHcFr0H0ccgqIg-3hopYkmR_Pp/s320/1308.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Let's see...if I were filling in the blanks of my autobiography, it would start like this:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My name is <u>Alicia</u>.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I am <u>46</u> years old.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have <u> 0 </u>brothers and sisters.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I live with my husband and two daughters and one crazy, stinky dog.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IyQoWQsCBC1Uk4ZIMqyJGbcWTBFxnOIXF9NWpLmhmz0GtzlVFC0eGYQAlBUc37Gbz2hw4jlutTqygj_NlA7xq6mxJMjJAOaoC4er1W-O1Xq18pCM-rI628qGaIIn_dmV5VaZ4S6otpHm/s1600/416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IyQoWQsCBC1Uk4ZIMqyJGbcWTBFxnOIXF9NWpLmhmz0GtzlVFC0eGYQAlBUc37Gbz2hw4jlutTqygj_NlA7xq6mxJMjJAOaoC4er1W-O1Xq18pCM-rI628qGaIIn_dmV5VaZ4S6otpHm/s320/416.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
One of my favorite places is the NC coast. It isn't my absolute top choice of places to be, but it is pretty close to the top of my list.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRrutxAxB2XtfVKzeHjyNdzivb8L1eAoFg3575c9Va1kxiFIzGlQLfWCke6YKwxaajuMZcANcF0wXGwSZUelptbkFvmu5GyqnCph9Y0z-igckoSfDsN9yz-6LWd5tOUnLLlNnMzTuj3YY/s1600/438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRrutxAxB2XtfVKzeHjyNdzivb8L1eAoFg3575c9Va1kxiFIzGlQLfWCke6YKwxaajuMZcANcF0wXGwSZUelptbkFvmu5GyqnCph9Y0z-igckoSfDsN9yz-6LWd5tOUnLLlNnMzTuj3YY/s320/438.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
My girls are my heart and soul and my favorite sound in the whole world is the harmony they make when they sing together.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVs8KkUrpK0E5NTuS1y1OpnBXK7x1cx9PHCQtMEsoQBpbIWFMn44hhJZtcXqXD2-2vNpioT3a29o9_NjzvaJWk39rVluqf9m_YytAH4VFDR_TTMcpMfZGDv206WN7EWSXNAXE5_ArWwyxJ/s1600/450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVs8KkUrpK0E5NTuS1y1OpnBXK7x1cx9PHCQtMEsoQBpbIWFMn44hhJZtcXqXD2-2vNpioT3a29o9_NjzvaJWk39rVluqf9m_YytAH4VFDR_TTMcpMfZGDv206WN7EWSXNAXE5_ArWwyxJ/s320/450.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
This one is the younger one and she inspires me to keep my attitude in check. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during her sixth grade year, she never once complained, never asked "why me?", never seems to get discouraged, even with 8 finger sticks a day to monitor blood sugar and 4 shots a day, battling lows and highs and the crazy comments people make (her favorite- "My grandma has diabetes.") because they just don't understand. Bottom line is she inspires me because no matter what comes at her, she deals with it constructively and always with a sense of humor.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfaHRwujc0BX0hxWfaWE0cZBDdvlEL2DHPJnliKc2VKSvgOXDfMcVGG-xFgkA2s_YDLxxbO_Rk7z_gxNOp_YbV_RZH7EfwpvBdmFSjyGvRGVKPNcZSK9BP7mA2-Jyvquc-Hc2QP-rPVFe/s1600/478.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfaHRwujc0BX0hxWfaWE0cZBDdvlEL2DHPJnliKc2VKSvgOXDfMcVGG-xFgkA2s_YDLxxbO_Rk7z_gxNOp_YbV_RZH7EfwpvBdmFSjyGvRGVKPNcZSK9BP7mA2-Jyvquc-Hc2QP-rPVFe/s320/478.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
This is the older one. This is what she looks like now, on her first day of college. I know, because I took this picture. I might have just had to drive up to see her for a very important reason. Like going to dinner. And because I had a hard time getting through the weekend looking at that clean, empty bedroom. And the empty spot on the couch.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHphOscFzToybsaFwqj8985UFyknzYVv8i_1bqV-TwOuT-UipUKNAF3vmGdHuZlaZ_sjcSR2CCYk3AQXvlDZG7JWZeM3gr97-z7wfny5OTJweBR0ThpCZszE1TUwnnCMRBOytqk74iKU0/s1600/1273.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHphOscFzToybsaFwqj8985UFyknzYVv8i_1bqV-TwOuT-UipUKNAF3vmGdHuZlaZ_sjcSR2CCYk3AQXvlDZG7JWZeM3gr97-z7wfny5OTJweBR0ThpCZszE1TUwnnCMRBOytqk74iKU0/s320/1273.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And although I realize she is ready to be on her own, and independent, and incredibly smart, I still see her like this. On her first day of kindergarten. When she was also independent and smart. And she adamantly said "You're not going to follow me are you Mommy?... because I know where it is." I was lucky to get this picture. Sigh. Time goes incredibly fast in retrospect, so my advice to parents of young children would be to APPRECIATE EVERY MOMENT. Even when you're busy. Just make the time, because it passes way too quickly.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkOuUAg-aDoZ6PEWaUOF2Y652vo5bApAw9itPPpL3_8YEtewB55EXreUjeKqZGrGSScvS-pqzxoxhN-qQ2UWqVvjbHaL-ZRYbEiNisVhfbF4vEGIQ_as5tHe3vkBI4pijvkMpj3tGWRz-/s1600/1400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkOuUAg-aDoZ6PEWaUOF2Y652vo5bApAw9itPPpL3_8YEtewB55EXreUjeKqZGrGSScvS-pqzxoxhN-qQ2UWqVvjbHaL-ZRYbEiNisVhfbF4vEGIQ_as5tHe3vkBI4pijvkMpj3tGWRz-/s320/1400.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And then there is this girl. This is the doleful,"please play with me" face.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40VFx6pzgx0nz4Ig7UkkA2MSotxjt5eREkGdiJ0-gvJXvmRKTKscIxLrAnvTmOJYTJWs3y-UFV665N3kl-MBAlv4BGBtGPLyuRPmFy6QXORk9EcIFsHevhLCfz4_peZX4Jtm-D67tECbS/s1600/462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40VFx6pzgx0nz4Ig7UkkA2MSotxjt5eREkGdiJ0-gvJXvmRKTKscIxLrAnvTmOJYTJWs3y-UFV665N3kl-MBAlv4BGBtGPLyuRPmFy6QXORk9EcIFsHevhLCfz4_peZX4Jtm-D67tECbS/s320/462.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And this is the "I've trained you well" face. This silly dog makes us laugh every day.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XFC2Aw4bx_Q5ItIWEmDv-kEUjnOTvgJ9W9wVILR5vyHQV9I9ZPxrrUi6kDzI_YTT2ZyVojSov8-og6BE5inoG2fB8B3mQyvTZwEX5G54lxD24uTKaIJVwlJQgq6uMyh1XzxFuSwD4Bps/s1600/1186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5XFC2Aw4bx_Q5ItIWEmDv-kEUjnOTvgJ9W9wVILR5vyHQV9I9ZPxrrUi6kDzI_YTT2ZyVojSov8-og6BE5inoG2fB8B3mQyvTZwEX5G54lxD24uTKaIJVwlJQgq6uMyh1XzxFuSwD4Bps/s320/1186.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
Things that make me happy... hiking for sure. Spending time in the mountains, being near or in water, breathing fresh air, enjoying sunshine...I am definitely an outdoorsy person. Not to be confused with athletic. That, I am definitely not.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKK7iM3R4B114VGsYy0QTwgSDgifl0stkOeCOuXvSv7HFywhOL4qzYJsmcSPSWOi_Fl6psMoati24koCzAZreBLKZUXRG0GbSCKoMQSYj3Qi_4utFtCq_Fksh8T4FymdyLOgnsKp0e2fN/s1600/1098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKK7iM3R4B114VGsYy0QTwgSDgifl0stkOeCOuXvSv7HFywhOL4qzYJsmcSPSWOi_Fl6psMoati24koCzAZreBLKZUXRG0GbSCKoMQSYj3Qi_4utFtCq_Fksh8T4FymdyLOgnsKp0e2fN/s320/1098.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
I recently did the Color Run in Charlotte, with these two teacher friends. THAT was fun. And I want to do another one. This was taken in front of the happy wall and it made me happy to be there. Because it was really close to the finish line. And that made me happy:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguId-1kQvoEdruKCuYMunDUzkoU3UtqPpsXDocRrgLZw6iMDDpR77VlAm71w14ptPrMbsjG67eaEVmVlJ4hpNyR5Sgzv-se1pQwPSyl0ULHHvY1DtDSjwbpMg7vgqg2TlXLuxlsoyjJGAL/s1600/1118.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguId-1kQvoEdruKCuYMunDUzkoU3UtqPpsXDocRrgLZw6iMDDpR77VlAm71w14ptPrMbsjG67eaEVmVlJ4hpNyR5Sgzv-se1pQwPSyl0ULHHvY1DtDSjwbpMg7vgqg2TlXLuxlsoyjJGAL/s320/1118.JPG" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
This also makes me happy, because it is where I spend 80% of my summer. I drive an old car so I can have this and it is worth it to me (although my husband thought I was crazy). I think of it as my own private lagoon and I can think of few things I like better than sitting out there listening to music, hanging out with friends, or reading.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BP35bLqQ7d8lY7YWLZ5qbu1L2ewSKA4XeH0z8z-kUtAP5-B0PlYRNsYsOfGw0ggdXHk7MPvZHk2eZbyaWg39Ifuy0SCorvRvm1uwfoIoakzW5Ig118zlm5x2zgSeFvBaTDkd-kMUMO3z/s1600/1170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BP35bLqQ7d8lY7YWLZ5qbu1L2ewSKA4XeH0z8z-kUtAP5-B0PlYRNsYsOfGw0ggdXHk7MPvZHk2eZbyaWg39Ifuy0SCorvRvm1uwfoIoakzW5Ig118zlm5x2zgSeFvBaTDkd-kMUMO3z/s320/1170.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
Which brings me to this. I will read ANYWHERE. If a person can be a book addict, I am one. <br />
<br />
"Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all."~ Henry David Thoreau<br />
<br />
This is my escape during the school year. After spending the week indoors in fluorescent lighting and block walls, I recharge in nature. Preferably on a mountain top.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBpbAyztN-e7vtekhp786WDU_90wcRLvw1HNW20vpTsSHn0XP1hM9I-vKqfVeFo6Thde_f_2PhGCmXflYDpvnEFM4NLxsRzomwMupJbKxZi1MAMHNGo91cFpda8ptUkPC5Xg1coRbvtZ3/s1600/1354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDBpbAyztN-e7vtekhp786WDU_90wcRLvw1HNW20vpTsSHn0XP1hM9I-vKqfVeFo6Thde_f_2PhGCmXflYDpvnEFM4NLxsRzomwMupJbKxZi1MAMHNGo91cFpda8ptUkPC5Xg1coRbvtZ3/s320/1354.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Which brings me to how I spend my weekdays. I will not say my job is easy. It is a challenge on the best of days. But I am incredibly blessed EVERY day because of the company with whom I have the pleasure of spending time. My class this year has already stolen my heart.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My girls told me this bulletin board was creepy. As in "Really? You <em>Wished</em> for them, and Poof, they appeared?" I thought it was sweet. And I am a victim of Pinterest, after all:) I did wish for them...I wished for a really sweet class, and I got one! (and I did change it already, but that's beside the point.)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwb58BzHvUYaOlPD-C6_pw4K3Aw_r1K_iKiExyAeoxRB2CutT_JqS5l4UPray7WNxxIMQTOSo4b-nEEyikoL6LOfMDmV0oX31k_2r4sSglZ-eVmeN8Alj5camc3iosp7HOxFFkMBe-mxYS/s1600/1275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwb58BzHvUYaOlPD-C6_pw4K3Aw_r1K_iKiExyAeoxRB2CutT_JqS5l4UPray7WNxxIMQTOSo4b-nEEyikoL6LOfMDmV0oX31k_2r4sSglZ-eVmeN8Alj5camc3iosp7HOxFFkMBe-mxYS/s320/1275.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And there is something about first graders and new shoes that make the beginning of a new school year seem more exciting. Of course when are new shoes not exciting? Now if they could tie their own, I'd be especially happy.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSC11vb_vwRIsDxkKITUfxqLaeLTxyk_Y5i5_GMyuiKnLw9B0_fM_jhdzEq4Im2IS8bgt0qk_izU1asUY_DuaTGWlpUejHw2tFbV2zdZV1xOnYrFU6OLcmADque6PMjN_JDyGpuF9vKDY/s1600/1318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSC11vb_vwRIsDxkKITUfxqLaeLTxyk_Y5i5_GMyuiKnLw9B0_fM_jhdzEq4Im2IS8bgt0qk_izU1asUY_DuaTGWlpUejHw2tFbV2zdZV1xOnYrFU6OLcmADque6PMjN_JDyGpuF9vKDY/s320/1318.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Who has heard of "Fancy Nancy"? She is a children's book character who likes to use a lot of "fancy" words. and French words. We are keeping track of them and trying to use them in conversation. Words like "Dazzling", and "crestfallen". Our first word was "collywobbles". Mainly because that's what I never fail to feel on the first day. I think I have high anxiety. I tend to worry a little. Sometimes a lot. I've covered that in another post.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfIXD8DZhfAFb2JNyXdtMoG9vOTWTJynCtjDymxT1_42lvJAKyWRlfarC3r8weojM5CRO0xIK6eGSj4EivfHndtUcgW1W6gT2L64u0BSLnRohR8aTAIYCLQ2a9Aspiot_93fTI8KMv2vA/s1600/1277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfIXD8DZhfAFb2JNyXdtMoG9vOTWTJynCtjDymxT1_42lvJAKyWRlfarC3r8weojM5CRO0xIK6eGSj4EivfHndtUcgW1W6gT2L64u0BSLnRohR8aTAIYCLQ2a9Aspiot_93fTI8KMv2vA/s320/1277.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
So every year, on the first day of school, for the benefit of those who might also have collywobbles, we make this: Jitter Juice... We make a big batch, we write the recipe, we read the story, we write about our own jitters, etc. Only this year, on our first day of school, the county superintendent visited our classroom with three board of education members as we were making labels for cups. It was highly educational. My jitters might have gone up a notch or twelve. <br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6c-HRKCsghC6PgC4oI0mE63HMAsuZEzkr16CANcFLY-U-3WMCqVov4P13h4w0Pw9UVvK4FwRKug7PDs9vIaKu2r9dQl_77DMVJvb0CLsYPgkRZUXEJu7IhsjXM6qtoMNHsvlIS1W91_9/s1600/1309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6c-HRKCsghC6PgC4oI0mE63HMAsuZEzkr16CANcFLY-U-3WMCqVov4P13h4w0Pw9UVvK4FwRKug7PDs9vIaKu2r9dQl_77DMVJvb0CLsYPgkRZUXEJu7IhsjXM6qtoMNHsvlIS1W91_9/s320/1309.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUTmmQq_7c9kEvQIeP0MKH-re5EPvh8NdsvoYfmhb4liC1wkYhZ4rCr5svxJpmo5lkIFjKey3jWaQAQMCFtFCPgMjgQSpZiFEXyMTLZMJ1fqKecLUQ0ujj2aME_Qa5Fcro2w5SVQFbHVI/s1600/1310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUTmmQq_7c9kEvQIeP0MKH-re5EPvh8NdsvoYfmhb4liC1wkYhZ4rCr5svxJpmo5lkIFjKey3jWaQAQMCFtFCPgMjgQSpZiFEXyMTLZMJ1fqKecLUQ0ujj2aME_Qa5Fcro2w5SVQFbHVI/s320/1310.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And then there are the "Kissing Hand" cookies. I know you know this story, so I won't summarize. I make these cookies every year, only this year I used different dough and they came out of the oven looking like giant baseball gloves, so I had to improvise. There's a good word. One I use a lot:)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodeabrNh1isPmY5eT5V0FJDZFwWGLIMicyH5uy9YHFAR-VwrKpLh8Pp4pdzgoR9pQONvfQw6Q-_PqcxIaOHP5NP0Hm8d7Q3vcVxxIqj1WmXn5UxzbNQmQh9fHn5AojTe3Hk3XPUFh8cE8/s1600/1317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodeabrNh1isPmY5eT5V0FJDZFwWGLIMicyH5uy9YHFAR-VwrKpLh8Pp4pdzgoR9pQONvfQw6Q-_PqcxIaOHP5NP0Hm8d7Q3vcVxxIqj1WmXn5UxzbNQmQh9fHn5AojTe3Hk3XPUFh8cE8/s320/1317.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtZIk5kSYQF9bg5W0fc6gE1ef2WYWfTWQ5ARv6SiopVXBBkJKWEh4jAeIX9An2RelxOKT-y9-OAg_Rnz2NUAgCaQ5QN48_L1QB8vHoHoSL1U7op2nvLBDyC4KrDYTWoEi1zIU8fYh00PY/s1600/1313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtZIk5kSYQF9bg5W0fc6gE1ef2WYWfTWQ5ARv6SiopVXBBkJKWEh4jAeIX9An2RelxOKT-y9-OAg_Rnz2NUAgCaQ5QN48_L1QB8vHoHoSL1U7op2nvLBDyC4KrDYTWoEi1zIU8fYh00PY/s320/1313.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
And then there was the bus safety day. We have 17 car riders. Sometimes 18. These children are excited about bus safety evacuation drills, let me tell you. When you don't GET to ride a bus, it's incredibly awesome to sit on a hot bus and hear all about new bus signals and what to do if a bus turns over, and how to get out safely, and how to stay in one's seat, etc. As a reward for watching two safety videos and being fantastic listeners, we made bus cookies:) Another fact about me. I will use any excuse to eat cookies.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurUJAWzfBC4vCrpy56PUFh6uTPr3p1prJHENLCfjuhwjzIa-W69gqqmEGkrh99WrqnP3DLE1jriWO60mxkVPLpDxy2FqwNlszmsqr2wGwTkFZbwVgKOWn7Fm3zEHAmC_ALqnUv3cuxvJs/s1600/1325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurUJAWzfBC4vCrpy56PUFh6uTPr3p1prJHENLCfjuhwjzIa-W69gqqmEGkrh99WrqnP3DLE1jriWO60mxkVPLpDxy2FqwNlszmsqr2wGwTkFZbwVgKOWn7Fm3zEHAmC_ALqnUv3cuxvJs/s320/1325.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4bJrxxFP4qfieRewLk6TUswOmkvKhTOyDGqOoThkgTV7J-C4Eo6ZuG5t464rHbKQ5q8PiPNnnPR96QvoJXaauCxDiZVbGOQpw0sub2OeaNItTgQ6aMpUbpq97wxEiwzBFKYusE7aSeIO/s1600/1327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4bJrxxFP4qfieRewLk6TUswOmkvKhTOyDGqOoThkgTV7J-C4Eo6ZuG5t464rHbKQ5q8PiPNnnPR96QvoJXaauCxDiZVbGOQpw0sub2OeaNItTgQ6aMpUbpq97wxEiwzBFKYusE7aSeIO/s320/1327.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
Fun Fridays...woohoo!! These sweeties have racked up the gold tags because they are serious about their Fun Friday free time! This one is the science center and it has been the number one pick for two weeks in a row. (That's a milk experiment, in case you're wondering:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bWx5Z8JWMAS1i0V2mmA63WLDAdJbtBCmons8qiRja9g-me_nagzZ6I9fXi6lY4XHkipTuH4TVYgYevTErjIVm6aRGEYavULA1_hwuao-6VzdIy0RrNacrImh-uyfGV4gm2dsQvrX9npn/s1600/1334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bWx5Z8JWMAS1i0V2mmA63WLDAdJbtBCmons8qiRja9g-me_nagzZ6I9fXi6lY4XHkipTuH4TVYgYevTErjIVm6aRGEYavULA1_hwuao-6VzdIy0RrNacrImh-uyfGV4gm2dsQvrX9npn/s320/1334.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
The teacher center...the whiteboard...ohmiword. It's a little embarrassing, because little girls like to pretend to be me and Mrs. Mitchum. And it cracks me up to hear them imitating the things I say...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacAlxwUeqP7ycSpqcKF9xpZF3DWA5zzfU5ZFfvK4idu5tX8z6ioH2R0560qv8av3zCH44pdbyEmhlyVeVEUbGhuTvmYZl7pOnmTfkas6r9MCoHviixVfOc_8EWwGp1cwuVBveJnz1XWS3/s1600/1337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacAlxwUeqP7ycSpqcKF9xpZF3DWA5zzfU5ZFfvK4idu5tX8z6ioH2R0560qv8av3zCH44pdbyEmhlyVeVEUbGhuTvmYZl7pOnmTfkas6r9MCoHviixVfOc_8EWwGp1cwuVBveJnz1XWS3/s320/1337.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvQ2-FxebB6xdtHNhyphenhyphenQNsOE4HiI_aeKTbWK75riU2fmsCTUmTHlaaKCN0eAff6BVgZmqe_3q9S8EnoNxkwirLCXDBzVSFkWyzwEBnt1aSBy45t2WCA77CZeM0-iqJHbj-81_WV_1CGdeh/s1600/1393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvQ2-FxebB6xdtHNhyphenhyphenQNsOE4HiI_aeKTbWK75riU2fmsCTUmTHlaaKCN0eAff6BVgZmqe_3q9S8EnoNxkwirLCXDBzVSFkWyzwEBnt1aSBy45t2WCA77CZeM0-iqJHbj-81_WV_1CGdeh/s320/1393.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
The writing center...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-k92MFDHLT5w3PNsWDkc1uRPQXit_xrnTdgbQ-ItOvyXnw5xYGHvBFba-zG0yGPrmJm3HXXhidVon5a9hi7kcftQBE1hzCa4YjaUSpV0SUO-DBjRXf4rGfjQDFU_gFjDRBMpE7X3e2zh/s1600/1338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-k92MFDHLT5w3PNsWDkc1uRPQXit_xrnTdgbQ-ItOvyXnw5xYGHvBFba-zG0yGPrmJm3HXXhidVon5a9hi7kcftQBE1hzCa4YjaUSpV0SUO-DBjRXf4rGfjQDFU_gFjDRBMpE7X3e2zh/s320/1338.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
The Lego center...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jeCLYPrBkMb-xb6-18fatPfVCtDJP6uZlZcH_-0-T_wvF4Zyah2u2YX6hOcXgVrP-paHWsNnwDiaDN8acJr5l34h2hfqHxrlN91tsvArx7z5qgNKKkab5Ul4hUz9j7ffFqE4uGCytIJY/s1600/1340.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0jeCLYPrBkMb-xb6-18fatPfVCtDJP6uZlZcH_-0-T_wvF4Zyah2u2YX6hOcXgVrP-paHWsNnwDiaDN8acJr5l34h2hfqHxrlN91tsvArx7z5qgNKKkab5Ul4hUz9j7ffFqE4uGCytIJY/s320/1340.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOz6FXbWrkbSAvS0awMCNgt_4ROXslQQdQpmBu7mtcNnKEIUTGzk125GZBa3PQ-nvqA-x1u6giew2dr9gwKJYQF8pxjY65-eudO0xexElTanbtA9DOTmoDI2i3eTINMpu8mSrPpM4ZXa8/s1600/1390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOz6FXbWrkbSAvS0awMCNgt_4ROXslQQdQpmBu7mtcNnKEIUTGzk125GZBa3PQ-nvqA-x1u6giew2dr9gwKJYQF8pxjY65-eudO0xexElTanbtA9DOTmoDI2i3eTINMpu8mSrPpM4ZXa8/s320/1390.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
cars...<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihy7vosIOur6Q7sU7w5lcX9YWQVtxFjMsLGgYEKOqe1sRKKFqhUg-c7LE5wjgzjtBako6vdf16mLqvlqOvCjTYX46adjnrDLIlNvc9tJay6r7oKmQwzVGFa_-HWCzlsdfnW8z8-szuIBwB/s1600/1341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihy7vosIOur6Q7sU7w5lcX9YWQVtxFjMsLGgYEKOqe1sRKKFqhUg-c7LE5wjgzjtBako6vdf16mLqvlqOvCjTYX46adjnrDLIlNvc9tJay6r7oKmQwzVGFa_-HWCzlsdfnW8z8-szuIBwB/s320/1341.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
THIS one was priceless. I dragged out the CASSETTE tapes with books for the listening center. (And yes we have ipads and new headsets, but this is a little history of technology lesson too:) I have a whole collection of books with cassettes..and an ancient (probably 1975 model) tape player with four headphones. This little guy held up the tape and said "WHAT<em> IS</em> THIS?!) And when he learned what it did, this was the look he gave. As I said, priceless.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve6B5pvkr0ECAXFT-ZUzgRNXvvtenTPH43UHYzrBKRPldroFS6wMnLNsjBLD84Ehkefz5y6bhFWGhH5QQQ-bqjr_hWNkUPqwePKxOKyHTGsjCF5oEo5jUzCL8L9R2ikEaMYpqHueVrLtX/s1600/1387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve6B5pvkr0ECAXFT-ZUzgRNXvvtenTPH43UHYzrBKRPldroFS6wMnLNsjBLD84Ehkefz5y6bhFWGhH5QQQ-bqjr_hWNkUPqwePKxOKyHTGsjCF5oEo5jUzCL8L9R2ikEaMYpqHueVrLtX/s320/1387.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Fun Friday also includes ice cream. Did I mention that this class is precious?? And I do feel lucky to spend my days with them. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHZOFmRVZeWEmifUaxjgO0jXsMUE9qMUNDg7AqEaQgtPqR48WWt-g2QlF_tk56hFjceelBQbSieSo8IMu4vf8zfuxO0bj30fYyXjwGso8p6KbitFGuIBcIKCDg7vsS8pR9V5OZlUhuLO5/s1600/1384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGHZOFmRVZeWEmifUaxjgO0jXsMUE9qMUNDg7AqEaQgtPqR48WWt-g2QlF_tk56hFjceelBQbSieSo8IMu4vf8zfuxO0bj30fYyXjwGso8p6KbitFGuIBcIKCDg7vsS8pR9V5OZlUhuLO5/s320/1384.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Playdough...</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjeWsqTCjjYhzooF66tAMvV08Hs8nKamaX3OaCO58slNzrINGqK7uPx9Hm-wYG0FnBybcUgTy3aiTLKcduBEj8mNcb5i-sbfD9BG-2k3FDZtK3PWOfmz1bfWp2cFLnNgUAUmi2zR7dTE7/s1600/1389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjeWsqTCjjYhzooF66tAMvV08Hs8nKamaX3OaCO58slNzrINGqK7uPx9Hm-wYG0FnBybcUgTy3aiTLKcduBEj8mNcb5i-sbfD9BG-2k3FDZtK3PWOfmz1bfWp2cFLnNgUAUmi2zR7dTE7/s320/1389.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
Art....</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fFlLb8AYRNa5IginiRyhY-V1206jKEOFPT78rdb2HRL-b9XxJ7sAo9xDbzF2ysJornJd6o59Ts6gzdAT79sO070I3zfmvD3uGc-WaSogK-gAVQNSMLjYkW5EfeCTZ_yfDx7CuzhsSxad/s1600/1391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fFlLb8AYRNa5IginiRyhY-V1206jKEOFPT78rdb2HRL-b9XxJ7sAo9xDbzF2ysJornJd6o59Ts6gzdAT79sO070I3zfmvD3uGc-WaSogK-gAVQNSMLjYkW5EfeCTZ_yfDx7CuzhsSxad/s320/1391.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Computers</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvHsdkmjQND0_kB3b75e9wuVU_946BXR0V1iv8tCEQVlDaCAxr0b80xzymEgls7ywszZ0YyuMTD-GZR4KR3ERdz78kqJKLYpnGS_lasWgriNJx337FnSJVtUYwZFukbgmsC0TWszvSEO3/s1600/1392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvHsdkmjQND0_kB3b75e9wuVU_946BXR0V1iv8tCEQVlDaCAxr0b80xzymEgls7ywszZ0YyuMTD-GZR4KR3ERdz78kqJKLYpnGS_lasWgriNJx337FnSJVtUYwZFukbgmsC0TWszvSEO3/s320/1392.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
A random day in Letterland.. doing live spelling with props.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2tsIyyUJ_5emKAZMtS8lwvwZyqsYI2GNSDEYhztd2Tw712pF8-KRK7Cc65Kz3bpHLdFRIZ6_-8ARjQqlMVYflzD0zoQ56C7w6ydGMtgBoPCC4uPezMgX0J2wWjpv79eQ3_Vl3Nga-o_Y/s1600/1374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2tsIyyUJ_5emKAZMtS8lwvwZyqsYI2GNSDEYhztd2Tw712pF8-KRK7Cc65Kz3bpHLdFRIZ6_-8ARjQqlMVYflzD0zoQ56C7w6ydGMtgBoPCC4uPezMgX0J2wWjpv79eQ3_Vl3Nga-o_Y/s320/1374.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
The prize for cleaning up the centers and not leaving me with it on Friday afternoon...Color Changing Straws. I'll pick a healthier alternative next week:) This one did the trick though!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifK0Yz0xzbfUl9j9ci8EkzKaS7IFHAQ-zDO4FlHVrz2GP4WyidziV6CvLXu_35lNZ5umxnkzexOtV0YiRPN89v1Sj-P_YhsBmigtXa9fEG_UrQHbmd59pkqJ68HoTy95ovi92Trqb77LB_/s1600/1345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifK0Yz0xzbfUl9j9ci8EkzKaS7IFHAQ-zDO4FlHVrz2GP4WyidziV6CvLXu_35lNZ5umxnkzexOtV0YiRPN89v1Sj-P_YhsBmigtXa9fEG_UrQHbmd59pkqJ68HoTy95ovi92Trqb77LB_/s320/1345.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
Here was a prize I found on my desk during Fun Friday... first little girl- "Mrs. Raby, I made you some flowers."<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRHplE2aNp6yhkuamNbQ_3UdG94JnO28PfRQC1ZZnsszcw41eyQf9o2xsWWxe4H6VcXTeJAB93_ZK99HKy2fA5DVrdyq7DLakfJlGtRL1AiIS6Uu4T1sBuqnMs-VE-T7rkdouP5ytCR09/s1600/1397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRHplE2aNp6yhkuamNbQ_3UdG94JnO28PfRQC1ZZnsszcw41eyQf9o2xsWWxe4H6VcXTeJAB93_ZK99HKy2fA5DVrdyq7DLakfJlGtRL1AiIS6Uu4T1sBuqnMs-VE-T7rkdouP5ytCR09/s320/1397.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
Second little girl - "Mrs. Raby, I made you some poop." (giggle giggle) Gotta love 'em.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZArSjXF91WbWjrwUb7Ua2SaD1_YD0M5oUZ4kyxArexATkGBtOAtoxgycOdK4TedA90jyQaiH0ToVMv_PAC2U0HPPfGEJKCSoueLhYd7rchiTZy4oQ1XtPf_VLIewHAI7K2Gi5riCmcF8/s1600/1396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZArSjXF91WbWjrwUb7Ua2SaD1_YD0M5oUZ4kyxArexATkGBtOAtoxgycOdK4TedA90jyQaiH0ToVMv_PAC2U0HPPfGEJKCSoueLhYd7rchiTZy4oQ1XtPf_VLIewHAI7K2Gi5riCmcF8/s320/1396.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
Can't wait to share next week's fun. We will be continuing a camping theme, then County Fair throughout September. Stay tuned:)<br />
I guess my "All About ME" is mostly about the people around me who make my life rewarding. These little sweeties keep me laughing, keep me thinking, keep me busy, and keep me young:)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNjIAA-2DDX1BrNw0xeL1OUaZ6doMJj3b5xms5RFOdnX7ZtuiBoSNAqwn1LKKha09UZjsMqbPSmZChHPoTAjU5qgU8StD_oSyc8X0FkkttZEgw5e2sm1SGw83qRk0kSqP4j8rGd-cqLDG/s1600/1373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXNjIAA-2DDX1BrNw0xeL1OUaZ6doMJj3b5xms5RFOdnX7ZtuiBoSNAqwn1LKKha09UZjsMqbPSmZChHPoTAjU5qgU8StD_oSyc8X0FkkttZEgw5e2sm1SGw83qRk0kSqP4j8rGd-cqLDG/s320/1373.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-60132107119232602822015-02-26T13:09:00.003-08:002015-02-26T14:29:19.822-08:00Our Year at a Glance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvbyCEfFJevOhiOTdo8k62Jc7s5jFPsEQ7TXGxPWIyEqWfju-5LYmxw2RMoZ3GZyRSRTad9VnenZxRv-pBx7uofeeyYaB8KU_b3_t9VwJog2Vc3cJcgeZLVYQfuQ9Pc5qbzzrcxbcUPpw/s1600/429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvbyCEfFJevOhiOTdo8k62Jc7s5jFPsEQ7TXGxPWIyEqWfju-5LYmxw2RMoZ3GZyRSRTad9VnenZxRv-pBx7uofeeyYaB8KU_b3_t9VwJog2Vc3cJcgeZLVYQfuQ9Pc5qbzzrcxbcUPpw/s1600/429.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
As I sit here on a snow day, organizing photos and reflecting on all my little first grade sweeties, (and I admit that they do seem sweeter as I am having a nice, calm, quiet day:) I realize how much each one has grown in a few short months. And in just another few months, they will transition on to yet another grade. I truly am thankful for each one of them and for the opportunity to spend my days surrounded by such energy! I wanted to share some of our highlights of the year with you.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Beginning where I left off in <span style="font-size: large;">October</span>?</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Below are banana ghosts and popcorn hands. We eat really well in this class!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrc8-kF3QNJIggIw0K6Gix79yRQLs1b3UBGIDpZlcF0QmJOBrvYbljufxN5UsU3pNyNkdHs6f7O3FH77bKhDDTcdMuLNJn9FA-BTEL9mzZTBrAO-SeIWgIVDJo0LlZDQeIfeFtDEcjGmoY/s1600/127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrc8-kF3QNJIggIw0K6Gix79yRQLs1b3UBGIDpZlcF0QmJOBrvYbljufxN5UsU3pNyNkdHs6f7O3FH77bKhDDTcdMuLNJn9FA-BTEL9mzZTBrAO-SeIWgIVDJo0LlZDQeIfeFtDEcjGmoY/s1600/127.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Skeletons made from Cheetos: I'm not sure they are proportioned exactly...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7cnAq0xmvKGDR3pM92yoNRQu3g2q8s3ajhY36G49AcdyWxzVJbVKBb5NBwJL-1TxnXqR0XXvJrzHgIyzlTgbOfBJ1a-09pz6cm4YSVyilQyW-k6V24Vzvym2H-IPlWsWpBX4flkq29uD/s1600/187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7cnAq0xmvKGDR3pM92yoNRQu3g2q8s3ajhY36G49AcdyWxzVJbVKBb5NBwJL-1TxnXqR0XXvJrzHgIyzlTgbOfBJ1a-09pz6cm4YSVyilQyW-k6V24Vzvym2H-IPlWsWpBX4flkq29uD/s1600/187.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Sink and float experiment with a pumpkin. Of course we had to gut it and count the seeds. By tens and ones:) Then we toasted them and ate them.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObHYisl-bfbymE34E8WlZ9XuQfaikh2gNhqAv2SocxvYWTWrQflmhPTw_8xs_4vd5DemRTMDckIKC_0C3Nr-W39TCHkeC_dKqLGJay30LsOh3ymZhSPbKKi4IalLBQyt70RobdUKd28q-/s1600/132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObHYisl-bfbymE34E8WlZ9XuQfaikh2gNhqAv2SocxvYWTWrQflmhPTw_8xs_4vd5DemRTMDckIKC_0C3Nr-W39TCHkeC_dKqLGJay30LsOh3ymZhSPbKKi4IalLBQyt70RobdUKd28q-/s1600/132.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhYoTMC8dtjzxJXa9Ucx5ZKeCHuSoO1FXTnX9d4sJpQc3DBne23ZP3p5Yrjr3LPlxE-3KKPUBdNOYG7_dKaQHr8lCEu-1iLwW81LqzEmBR9q86Qrzu3rz816TnTRBQUy3OABej1jYQMSY/s1600/133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAhYoTMC8dtjzxJXa9Ucx5ZKeCHuSoO1FXTnX9d4sJpQc3DBne23ZP3p5Yrjr3LPlxE-3KKPUBdNOYG7_dKaQHr8lCEu-1iLwW81LqzEmBR9q86Qrzu3rz816TnTRBQUy3OABej1jYQMSY/s1600/133.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We talked at length about bats and spiders. We also went on a spider hunt, which was great fun. We sprayed the webs with water to identify the type of web.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLyhaIQM6B8Zw8zsGGj-IEF8zY9RPUO6X9rglBXn9neUyryLwO-Lf7QCJxhgPrzLb6Cqxx5A4Jo6vmWBxqKUMi2dlwrn84BLX2YnpbCE8Zd08ssC63EEnesaG_ENPLfFyOtiT6t_uFu-L/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLLyhaIQM6B8Zw8zsGGj-IEF8zY9RPUO6X9rglBXn9neUyryLwO-Lf7QCJxhgPrzLb6Cqxx5A4Jo6vmWBxqKUMi2dlwrn84BLX2YnpbCE8Zd08ssC63EEnesaG_ENPLfFyOtiT6t_uFu-L/s1600/030.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71CZPS-yV3fBFKOltE_ot4SzNdfVez2ncfb58deJH3fpvkmTzyr5LM_nUPASR9aesQRxSDZTzhyphenhyphenY1Rb-rflxJHJeYGSkb-lj_uw2PVGh5PJu_tXpbdtxxKPQuQZLhW8kdybsELoOekb-N/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71CZPS-yV3fBFKOltE_ot4SzNdfVez2ncfb58deJH3fpvkmTzyr5LM_nUPASR9aesQRxSDZTzhyphenhyphenY1Rb-rflxJHJeYGSkb-lj_uw2PVGh5PJu_tXpbdtxxKPQuQZLhW8kdybsELoOekb-N/s1600/034.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
And then there was the day of the tornado warning/watch...not once but twice.. and school was dismissed late. The kids were great, considering how long they had to sit still in that hallway! (and yes, they did assume the "tornado position" until their legs started falling asleep!)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTH0GZ2Jq1nx3n33cnEjzsOGHRQ1ZUEgfvr__X-BasxvH4yogNUGEObHbswLANr7iwtl9EHOkJ3uUMuGFLKefHvlhI8ikzZbUY8nbK_GvkJCoFqOi8AZOgiMTr9RybVoxynBksB_lGJCX/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTH0GZ2Jq1nx3n33cnEjzsOGHRQ1ZUEgfvr__X-BasxvH4yogNUGEObHbswLANr7iwtl9EHOkJ3uUMuGFLKefHvlhI8ikzZbUY8nbK_GvkJCoFqOi8AZOgiMTr9RybVoxynBksB_lGJCX/s1600/046.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Halloween!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi419Z9w6hjizPuSup8Ag5DDxZSqUa-4DxWt-mlO1sFDTkPVPXPW-Va92mNTtxpc2ysjgEnkX-d_o07UNk2i_3eVn7MBAr6MSrAEKiPPI2-cWj5Lxt4HkcGkv-Lr5qdOC7adAJFrgkVVpo/s1600/179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi419Z9w6hjizPuSup8Ag5DDxZSqUa-4DxWt-mlO1sFDTkPVPXPW-Va92mNTtxpc2ysjgEnkX-d_o07UNk2i_3eVn7MBAr6MSrAEKiPPI2-cWj5Lxt4HkcGkv-Lr5qdOC7adAJFrgkVVpo/s1600/179.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJSQ-YROTAjF4JnjlGIlCK1n6deNFc-unxjHVdk5gqhSB7WRAz2khyp0rOaoIdpPK0qTly6zLqX8piGqffVe80TbJLP2r6EJl88ysF-stLRkdzeax3EKNfvd_wpAclrF3X6oEtooVo8fB/s1600/174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJSQ-YROTAjF4JnjlGIlCK1n6deNFc-unxjHVdk5gqhSB7WRAz2khyp0rOaoIdpPK0qTly6zLqX8piGqffVe80TbJLP2r6EJl88ysF-stLRkdzeax3EKNfvd_wpAclrF3X6oEtooVo8fB/s1600/174.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
And then we had the fiftieth day of school!!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaN3LoONpbM7-ovvFxfGn_6z3br2Xty83-xpV66aw4PXZh6XtQuqa8OquSEy9ygu_dxYV0SM1IcCaFQmXlQQmbYP2VMweKb7tWTtR5EM-wyMV4qwMXmPLKXmV2kf4TcbvDue9BFc7qSJ7/s1600/265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwaN3LoONpbM7-ovvFxfGn_6z3br2Xty83-xpV66aw4PXZh6XtQuqa8OquSEy9ygu_dxYV0SM1IcCaFQmXlQQmbYP2VMweKb7tWTtR5EM-wyMV4qwMXmPLKXmV2kf4TcbvDue9BFc7qSJ7/s1600/265.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
The greasers....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgica-PZZw3s0oZ_O8Nf9Cu4bT1mM9Hd7j323QA6df4YLUCwB9vDlpJIzvizrD9OVAyVpEEUYMMGQlbx-QbTk3vp1WYNQn9PmfyhY2_ZCZ4u9mjewVU_7nhHABfqUxZL_Kx6DuCJ52Y2Zst/s1600/270.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgica-PZZw3s0oZ_O8Nf9Cu4bT1mM9Hd7j323QA6df4YLUCwB9vDlpJIzvizrD9OVAyVpEEUYMMGQlbx-QbTk3vp1WYNQn9PmfyhY2_ZCZ4u9mjewVU_7nhHABfqUxZL_Kx6DuCJ52Y2Zst/s1600/270.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
The sock hoppers....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiartkv_k0hCP0OqnF9KZnUbizj99U9ad2IOR94mXhMLgnDaEwhPf6LMqS0yh4gbvyDfmVambRP3-T9rXEqX_WhpDflgzkmTup55vPEczRfOYbE6xvhtKlsneF8ekVf2VvkblXdoMaqm_qt/s1600/271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiartkv_k0hCP0OqnF9KZnUbizj99U9ad2IOR94mXhMLgnDaEwhPf6LMqS0yh4gbvyDfmVambRP3-T9rXEqX_WhpDflgzkmTup55vPEczRfOYbE6xvhtKlsneF8ekVf2VvkblXdoMaqm_qt/s1600/271.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Doesn't get much cuter...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkFhP4OD2QKDWBbrahwBk8iT1xfVboU8CNwumof1V5eUoHEWXZXeqA2fbErXUe9uNUa7uZsfSBy1SLSaSZwVxASGvEYEpKc49IoXPQ6_-Q5R2I1bxYW9pMjBGni0l5b3qbYh1OfQW-Zke/s1600/275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYkFhP4OD2QKDWBbrahwBk8iT1xfVboU8CNwumof1V5eUoHEWXZXeqA2fbErXUe9uNUa7uZsfSBy1SLSaSZwVxASGvEYEpKc49IoXPQ6_-Q5R2I1bxYW9pMjBGni0l5b3qbYh1OfQW-Zke/s1600/275.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Reading some "Dick and Jane"<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHSu0heFk3jGphoeCl9S2fR4w_cID5PNJWBHaaNL3u9-2t9djQqOuE1QgwG1VdK69TKOhoW4teUnCvS-_aK9J6_GGmLHzzj-WBJSgPR8hkF25vN8CMH2KgmFgnjd6tsMU-WF5FgZruZFL/s1600/277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaHSu0heFk3jGphoeCl9S2fR4w_cID5PNJWBHaaNL3u9-2t9djQqOuE1QgwG1VdK69TKOhoW4teUnCvS-_aK9J6_GGmLHzzj-WBJSgPR8hkF25vN8CMH2KgmFgnjd6tsMU-WF5FgZruZFL/s1600/277.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
I guess he just prefers the ice cream in his root beer float:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjyZlT46qnPXjKA4cMFYHJYVdmbl-DiWpDOPtGo41TBjl5NKbzzcSwdUon5DAxxFA9A2XT9VvMKDZ4lK-N8ujOl2-a2EXhK1ifOlHlwGvz01Q9Au3ZBoctk3KOhW0Sk1wBx-pvAW6FT4k/s1600/283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjyZlT46qnPXjKA4cMFYHJYVdmbl-DiWpDOPtGo41TBjl5NKbzzcSwdUon5DAxxFA9A2XT9VvMKDZ4lK-N8ujOl2-a2EXhK1ifOlHlwGvz01Q9Au3ZBoctk3KOhW0Sk1wBx-pvAW6FT4k/s1600/283.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Cheerwine floats must be better!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAtit89MDA-i1tKNJNmGCBFt1w2zHe_bsiSf6SMf8owT-wyo6QqSyVg9Nlj0KGr52YShdwpilICnUvVQ2Rl768RKDuKxATueomuQ_DI3QNymScfqmI-MIQA3x_w5Ym5I9Rnvx-pLHLyyl/s1600/287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAtit89MDA-i1tKNJNmGCBFt1w2zHe_bsiSf6SMf8owT-wyo6QqSyVg9Nlj0KGr52YShdwpilICnUvVQ2Rl768RKDuKxATueomuQ_DI3QNymScfqmI-MIQA3x_w5Ym5I9Rnvx-pLHLyyl/s1600/287.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJ7LgPFezdT4NFj0DyYoutgrpiJpenlPz8mZtfYK-k-Kwiznq9k88npc4JfDbfxmroTibrp2a-RWdEnC0qCbPO_M-38MbCX0z8MZclIGRih3pwKKHXLMcN_g3cnX4_jNc2UWTrJtRkWrr/s1600/290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLJ7LgPFezdT4NFj0DyYoutgrpiJpenlPz8mZtfYK-k-Kwiznq9k88npc4JfDbfxmroTibrp2a-RWdEnC0qCbPO_M-38MbCX0z8MZclIGRih3pwKKHXLMcN_g3cnX4_jNc2UWTrJtRkWrr/s1600/290.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> NOVEMBER!</span><br />
November is always fun, We learned about Native Americans, early NC history, and made some pumpkin bread in the Crockpot. We talked about Sarah Hale, the woman who never gave up on persuasive writing, and basically saved Thanksgiving as we know it.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9EB0Isvr5zJgMr0jRHGIPRNGrNph8pWM27a8VynSqGUQ9WiNHfB38WlSD8y7HY6ua9rtbt4Ppfk4597biWtcDGrRNWb1xJYRKJWglUd4HNDNcxAsnRC9EzIuU5W7n1GoOjAjfL7Vpf7N/s1600/255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9EB0Isvr5zJgMr0jRHGIPRNGrNph8pWM27a8VynSqGUQ9WiNHfB38WlSD8y7HY6ua9rtbt4Ppfk4597biWtcDGrRNWb1xJYRKJWglUd4HNDNcxAsnRC9EzIuU5W7n1GoOjAjfL7Vpf7N/s1600/255.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySBS7L1rrYr-sM8uXKUUiSJmMUOVZWIDL_PFBUxdkVm7ZaiKWwjrD7B06hydllfRrJetlKjFoc9d0Xn16LJk2zXJXVe1lJgeZl-UUd1XtNQzRy1O_G3FJ7ZBs7lGfBnt3Ye9Hp6mWGXv5/s1600/259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySBS7L1rrYr-sM8uXKUUiSJmMUOVZWIDL_PFBUxdkVm7ZaiKWwjrD7B06hydllfRrJetlKjFoc9d0Xn16LJk2zXJXVe1lJgeZl-UUd1XtNQzRy1O_G3FJ7ZBs7lGfBnt3Ye9Hp6mWGXv5/s1600/259.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY1riRg2-C0mih_d8zmaiBnSSTyElnAaR8VlwN0UhqjAF7axUkVuNCkEaT6fm9hJX4PiAI_saFI0Il8bt1b2vJjCqkH-tPASmIBDciCtfqWnDs5hZrP9C284QqZr6NpmrKIkZfzIY3e02/s1600/260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsY1riRg2-C0mih_d8zmaiBnSSTyElnAaR8VlwN0UhqjAF7axUkVuNCkEaT6fm9hJX4PiAI_saFI0Il8bt1b2vJjCqkH-tPASmIBDciCtfqWnDs5hZrP9C284QqZr6NpmrKIkZfzIY3e02/s1600/260.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And we made turkey cookies. I knew we ate a lot, but I'm not sure I realized how much we celebrate with food in this class!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_BiH3gc5o09aEpy7TQV8hufMBfOIHC-vwHDtfsN1MwKRHgmCfOG789ZcNq0q2olf1JQMRvRkLQC_7aXVdIY69opfIn_9DWstfd50yVraGCZ0GO4xL3e0xI3XcZ86dqIxi5_WqAegjM4i/s1600/415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_BiH3gc5o09aEpy7TQV8hufMBfOIHC-vwHDtfsN1MwKRHgmCfOG789ZcNq0q2olf1JQMRvRkLQC_7aXVdIY69opfIn_9DWstfd50yVraGCZ0GO4xL3e0xI3XcZ86dqIxi5_WqAegjM4i/s1600/415.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1bHeyU4bm5RnVQaMuT9GkemnfeuPP0r4oqMbuc1BE9vktVz9qUCTvTNQAL0OeZZiuTFnsscKvv7WqKc6rh7XzuBQ3SYwC5ldV2MGwXERpQ__oswd4NrO6nWrXg51F4-0C_4bzTbMMTM8/s1600/412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ1bHeyU4bm5RnVQaMuT9GkemnfeuPP0r4oqMbuc1BE9vktVz9qUCTvTNQAL0OeZZiuTFnsscKvv7WqKc6rh7XzuBQ3SYwC5ldV2MGwXERpQ__oswd4NrO6nWrXg51F4-0C_4bzTbMMTM8/s1600/412.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">DECEMBER</span><br />
<br />
<br />
</div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidM4zp1ZjVLZFDYQ8q38YqXjR6dDtDPKc9s1niQim0zNdtvSCLkORBkolRYeA9E_lOj-YPTv_Ds3oXHit_Ki0ekZRd6zK_bpt6XVv6Dt7esVjD3u5ov0r46YnXjfgzUxLMKHpvF-zTjcpI/s1600/464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidM4zp1ZjVLZFDYQ8q38YqXjR6dDtDPKc9s1niQim0zNdtvSCLkORBkolRYeA9E_lOj-YPTv_Ds3oXHit_Ki0ekZRd6zK_bpt6XVv6Dt7esVjD3u5ov0r46YnXjfgzUxLMKHpvF-zTjcpI/s1600/464.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiAc19yI8nlVIpGVNt6uZ4CzipUlNf8ax_dwa5LHGLRCO7WxTeZt8IT6yQZn4xLkp4LjxsLKCEQh6IA6IzYdce2tINFjvfqC3qZW9K9VAbKvmhz3OCSYs_xd-ROrXRoUScdjBbVDWPBjl/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiAc19yI8nlVIpGVNt6uZ4CzipUlNf8ax_dwa5LHGLRCO7WxTeZt8IT6yQZn4xLkp4LjxsLKCEQh6IA6IzYdce2tINFjvfqC3qZW9K9VAbKvmhz3OCSYs_xd-ROrXRoUScdjBbVDWPBjl/s1600/035.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiAc19yI8nlVIpGVNt6uZ4CzipUlNf8ax_dwa5LHGLRCO7WxTeZt8IT6yQZn4xLkp4LjxsLKCEQh6IA6IzYdce2tINFjvfqC3qZW9K9VAbKvmhz3OCSYs_xd-ROrXRoUScdjBbVDWPBjl/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
What did we ever do before the elves started making themselves visible?? </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
In December, we did Christmas Around the World activities, and did some themed activities with the books "Mooseltoe", "Gingerbread Baby", "Gingerbread Goes Animal Crackers" and "Polar Express". The pictures below were taken on our pajama day when we watched the movie of "The Polar Express" and had a chocolate fountain in our room.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8l_r82wmLg5Z7PhMwVRCw8CVuQkSloc8W3T92awHAfDpfFqTOx0Pke_fKo2ZOR9mJNhWByAbErxk6ORXBZVfpwoDpqLUKUsXC4UEFCaNrDtC_3zXRADHIHaldirhZbXEQoGwTWwB7oCQv/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8l_r82wmLg5Z7PhMwVRCw8CVuQkSloc8W3T92awHAfDpfFqTOx0Pke_fKo2ZOR9mJNhWByAbErxk6ORXBZVfpwoDpqLUKUsXC4UEFCaNrDtC_3zXRADHIHaldirhZbXEQoGwTWwB7oCQv/s1600/032.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvUZ4OZHNh6V7HjsrkH8NxgtWWz-DvroAQk6ZRsh-XRU2D_ZeW5P1qEv5-G1tlosw7Cm2l0XhdGt9AGXnXLxAg6kP_V4-JhuJfIvJ_nuS9ykdxtxjNGnXu1_P2KrvMO9W_PyIfJeDgA_H/s1600/031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvUZ4OZHNh6V7HjsrkH8NxgtWWz-DvroAQk6ZRsh-XRU2D_ZeW5P1qEv5-G1tlosw7Cm2l0XhdGt9AGXnXLxAg6kP_V4-JhuJfIvJ_nuS9ykdxtxjNGnXu1_P2KrvMO9W_PyIfJeDgA_H/s1600/031.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
I only had myself to blame for the high um..."energy"...that day!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7A6IQU8DWREUAIIy8ntzz6PP416Hvjqhlk7V-XPJK7k4q_77ZDkvZ96gRtnoAbG3XA-f9VurNK3S0F0r43ohalSvsBHraONzBy44YJruhdbzC6UBvZ8HjJ6zs1yuvSRhvtQhzrA3Hwho/s1600/050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7A6IQU8DWREUAIIy8ntzz6PP416Hvjqhlk7V-XPJK7k4q_77ZDkvZ96gRtnoAbG3XA-f9VurNK3S0F0r43ohalSvsBHraONzBy44YJruhdbzC6UBvZ8HjJ6zs1yuvSRhvtQhzrA3Hwho/s1600/050.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjICzulYJ9Sp3NFB5adAGyvIxAZgUs0cjGJe-XIRh3b2cVKfI-VfCEX8EPC8N9FZwwtF3XcKQatTCcGJEdw59_Z_dZ1ui0vUOXq3cgYzx5t2KCyXrhZEjMn8Ep1EtwqrpqihfAeHRaGiF/s1600/052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjICzulYJ9Sp3NFB5adAGyvIxAZgUs0cjGJe-XIRh3b2cVKfI-VfCEX8EPC8N9FZwwtF3XcKQatTCcGJEdw59_Z_dZ1ui0vUOXq3cgYzx5t2KCyXrhZEjMn8Ep1EtwqrpqihfAeHRaGiF/s1600/052.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
Gingerbread house making is always a special time, and we had plenty of help, thank goodness! I know the kids really enjoyed this activity and having their parents and grandparents help! <br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8A4Yt2rYQa4SbM_8b1BGq_FCdLy7iACekLCMJtl6YefDIDgT3X6w6W1jICiFQF2Zxa_6OQFjhIkOh7ogLbDFTBJ5r3TECbnTBdAd6tQvcI9ILQUpOrvJyRKKx31Ityy5ocJL9fHKn54G/s1600/458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8A4Yt2rYQa4SbM_8b1BGq_FCdLy7iACekLCMJtl6YefDIDgT3X6w6W1jICiFQF2Zxa_6OQFjhIkOh7ogLbDFTBJ5r3TECbnTBdAd6tQvcI9ILQUpOrvJyRKKx31Ityy5ocJL9fHKn54G/s1600/458.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzlQc21cMWSG9yTpOE5wbJcnedWvfyh_BYiUHeJcz47q6L8iKbHhUfPtN9dI3xtBC1mF66091dAwo4MHcqNeLSWN-OV1tcsyJ_FCBA-dh-wRjgZZ8mi0pgu1Wq89Q_pwIfwBM806Djwct/s1600/473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzlQc21cMWSG9yTpOE5wbJcnedWvfyh_BYiUHeJcz47q6L8iKbHhUfPtN9dI3xtBC1mF66091dAwo4MHcqNeLSWN-OV1tcsyJ_FCBA-dh-wRjgZZ8mi0pgu1Wq89Q_pwIfwBM806Djwct/s1600/473.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkGT6iEusN_2RKYKcqtpsvhhsFEa7FphqtxS-KvT7zz6OMUUQ-k-78vGkmfc_StPJM_xGRI3qDXs7tOCodbDMZFooaCzB-bKWdqRgurio0TLWWuoWjVLbJyBU5T33-Q4SF42eDnQsRWtc/s1600/466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRkGT6iEusN_2RKYKcqtpsvhhsFEa7FphqtxS-KvT7zz6OMUUQ-k-78vGkmfc_StPJM_xGRI3qDXs7tOCodbDMZFooaCzB-bKWdqRgurio0TLWWuoWjVLbJyBU5T33-Q4SF42eDnQsRWtc/s1600/466.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqlHS4VmRWlCQCSyFlGqr2b23F65fQIN2d3kwjIwml7mj2o_fsDwxaXsBxiufHVBbpDcVQAp33Jfnz1dT_NtrCxIG4oRjOJ8AvvsFzEdcFV97vZLPFQOS12FtoXs-5t4nZz7e01fhGj4f/s1600/471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqlHS4VmRWlCQCSyFlGqr2b23F65fQIN2d3kwjIwml7mj2o_fsDwxaXsBxiufHVBbpDcVQAp33Jfnz1dT_NtrCxIG4oRjOJ8AvvsFzEdcFV97vZLPFQOS12FtoXs-5t4nZz7e01fhGj4f/s1600/471.JPG" height="200" width="150" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqlHS4VmRWlCQCSyFlGqr2b23F65fQIN2d3kwjIwml7mj2o_fsDwxaXsBxiufHVBbpDcVQAp33Jfnz1dT_NtrCxIG4oRjOJ8AvvsFzEdcFV97vZLPFQOS12FtoXs-5t4nZz7e01fhGj4f/s1600/471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzlQc21cMWSG9yTpOE5wbJcnedWvfyh_BYiUHeJcz47q6L8iKbHhUfPtN9dI3xtBC1mF66091dAwo4MHcqNeLSWN-OV1tcsyJ_FCBA-dh-wRjgZZ8mi0pgu1Wq89Q_pwIfwBM806Djwct/s1600/473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzlQc21cMWSG9yTpOE5wbJcnedWvfyh_BYiUHeJcz47q6L8iKbHhUfPtN9dI3xtBC1mF66091dAwo4MHcqNeLSWN-OV1tcsyJ_FCBA-dh-wRjgZZ8mi0pgu1Wq89Q_pwIfwBM806Djwct/s1600/473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzlQc21cMWSG9yTpOE5wbJcnedWvfyh_BYiUHeJcz47q6L8iKbHhUfPtN9dI3xtBC1mF66091dAwo4MHcqNeLSWN-OV1tcsyJ_FCBA-dh-wRjgZZ8mi0pgu1Wq89Q_pwIfwBM806Djwct/s1600/473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGlLPwMklIUEIN2M-Ozo9d2KI89KJ0dVt_6maCqFnCrOzX6bfpolFpqUDoruvTv8axvnSsFfQaBUaPcyhwzdAwQ6aHP71jgA0FQ09cpqgIPhCRCXllqKAiUntnHLoVnStn5z_MsQVut3u/s1600/482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGlLPwMklIUEIN2M-Ozo9d2KI89KJ0dVt_6maCqFnCrOzX6bfpolFpqUDoruvTv8axvnSsFfQaBUaPcyhwzdAwQ6aHP71jgA0FQ09cpqgIPhCRCXllqKAiUntnHLoVnStn5z_MsQVut3u/s1600/482.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Such creativity!</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRW9qnO8nX4ZRR_6qnuOWzhPzRC17sqs2YYPM30YjdZGzlN8VEiR2JnyE9nVWDHJ0SaGhCykcc5gZ_c0VnudHXYwRpK0t7OXeGo-_tRDoiHygqnb5C0CAFmum_XcQ2ZQ_oWIa-ep9qOI_/s1600/486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRW9qnO8nX4ZRR_6qnuOWzhPzRC17sqs2YYPM30YjdZGzlN8VEiR2JnyE9nVWDHJ0SaGhCykcc5gZ_c0VnudHXYwRpK0t7OXeGo-_tRDoiHygqnb5C0CAFmum_XcQ2ZQ_oWIa-ep9qOI_/s1600/486.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
And a finished product to be proud of!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdSE7NyXQkbTFU-JM2zUvdwibXGxmijthoNs-cAS2xeYEr68UyLLlCPv6sUSmlS_QFeEHweEiwqej-EvKo9GLnvTlOhn8cjvf1Ji_1ddlfF_nGp08eP5J0sMs4JzgQ60BqryHWt9WxB86/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdSE7NyXQkbTFU-JM2zUvdwibXGxmijthoNs-cAS2xeYEr68UyLLlCPv6sUSmlS_QFeEHweEiwqej-EvKo9GLnvTlOhn8cjvf1Ji_1ddlfF_nGp08eP5J0sMs4JzgQ60BqryHWt9WxB86/s1600/021.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">JANUARY</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-xO1fHxqGywSblMDGK_R84eoNGG5Q2aSCwKw2mOx1CriKLLptyVWyBUJRG9lJ0Q__b-I5AvdUqT56ueu-sGLeL5gNzOhahLa0XCSvCo6qh26TlW-0Oqt8Ni2pR8NAtfJPPYrlS7s7lQc/s1600/193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-xO1fHxqGywSblMDGK_R84eoNGG5Q2aSCwKw2mOx1CriKLLptyVWyBUJRG9lJ0Q__b-I5AvdUqT56ueu-sGLeL5gNzOhahLa0XCSvCo6qh26TlW-0Oqt8Ni2pR8NAtfJPPYrlS7s7lQc/s1600/193.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
We began January with days cold enough for delays and a hot chocolate bar. We also turned it into a math opportunity with marshmallows and hot chocolate themed calculations and graphs.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkyptaS7ygaZ3uWLg8VGJZm5SPoJgzq8W_vDLn-U6KNamRu38UR9ygIlWhnJGMABfJit286WjsS0xsxZG4qaryiKHWIkc3EvFu-60QxuXby3yWQTtxXCdFy9skCvyzVLE7z4OvC2HCx6L/s1600/196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkyptaS7ygaZ3uWLg8VGJZm5SPoJgzq8W_vDLn-U6KNamRu38UR9ygIlWhnJGMABfJit286WjsS0xsxZG4qaryiKHWIkc3EvFu-60QxuXby3yWQTtxXCdFy9skCvyzVLE7z4OvC2HCx6L/s1600/196.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
And then there was <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">80's Day!!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RvwbMStOP3rFdZFUldOjD3FiZRloqZ7vizc7Gct79DsgNLl2zOOUJxBWEnnXr_ugVjRHzetWSuU85K2gOgkLPAXqsCztGt3TupzeuDLO-zBQQRLzACjtxEd6BoU3hDkTOeuAmnq3IkGT/s1600/208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8RvwbMStOP3rFdZFUldOjD3FiZRloqZ7vizc7Gct79DsgNLl2zOOUJxBWEnnXr_ugVjRHzetWSuU85K2gOgkLPAXqsCztGt3TupzeuDLO-zBQQRLzACjtxEd6BoU3hDkTOeuAmnq3IkGT/s1600/208.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
We listened to eighties tunes, compared technology and tv shows, clothing, hairstyles, and did an entire unit based on radical vocabulary words and Pac Man math.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFw4HawBiSRRwev5so399Jgwyxr1x_uMSQthUQsHfAbb7eDE7MM-zilWupu21DXXua3rc1RG7g8kDD4x0Y_fo2l5d-fj3Kec4pt01qpNITtSBRJU8gYvecMPckQbWyNkU5LOe3wCVNWJ0/s1600/209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFw4HawBiSRRwev5so399Jgwyxr1x_uMSQthUQsHfAbb7eDE7MM-zilWupu21DXXua3rc1RG7g8kDD4x0Y_fo2l5d-fj3Kec4pt01qpNITtSBRJU8gYvecMPckQbWyNkU5LOe3wCVNWJ0/s1600/209.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAymIFzfXNbnRDACDoYvufl1c5mBRx2pKlrbugnDop91NDWGdcNhoWZ73yTXx3MDBdydnKTYhUsVNK3XHnZEsIT0kCGHZssHzYtAsczYI38ieTSocHRpynnp9sF1cbY1JfLjXINnfonAeO/s1600/212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAymIFzfXNbnRDACDoYvufl1c5mBRx2pKlrbugnDop91NDWGdcNhoWZ73yTXx3MDBdydnKTYhUsVNK3XHnZEsIT0kCGHZssHzYtAsczYI38ieTSocHRpynnp9sF1cbY1JfLjXINnfonAeO/s1600/212.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSYpTgeOO1DOsI_JdjlWnLj2vSHZYSMYGFCM7WZ7-HCJSsNwoeAirzXu83bCZswT6PYotHU1vBQWorYDbTG0pNbpO6zWYFtG9kGwoimumHiV0mbOuIPwWDh-Cg2KAMzsm7QbGC9MqEi9L/s1600/213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSYpTgeOO1DOsI_JdjlWnLj2vSHZYSMYGFCM7WZ7-HCJSsNwoeAirzXu83bCZswT6PYotHU1vBQWorYDbTG0pNbpO6zWYFtG9kGwoimumHiV0mbOuIPwWDh-Cg2KAMzsm7QbGC9MqEi9L/s1600/213.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
These two were vintage...wearing their parents' clothes!<em> PARENTS</em> people...from the eighties!! I'm feeling really OLD.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3_Czu4efxyD3LjVr1dOtCljvJB7TSvSoOP9qThd4RCcMVTv6cBBR1dsQJcocCDVfrEdIUfAxHRuncG5L8d-svyjbVMIREjmS_uvQrEi1ivAT6QUZ1xOM2_tez8kkUIc-aA2HKG72a-sn/s1600/215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP3_Czu4efxyD3LjVr1dOtCljvJB7TSvSoOP9qThd4RCcMVTv6cBBR1dsQJcocCDVfrEdIUfAxHRuncG5L8d-svyjbVMIREjmS_uvQrEi1ivAT6QUZ1xOM2_tez8kkUIc-aA2HKG72a-sn/s1600/215.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Adorable.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHjJWjBa5D-pHnFTVz21H4CYqkiJ0QFE-mBT9z9F9-nhk8TpkpoMVEJJF3YYY-jddSoWsSeGqyqL27rpicRg0uUeZVIXSNmMm8l02EYfNFx-qoQLrLCSV2eXYZVzhxQYqnwnDjQ6Gob4t/s1600/217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHjJWjBa5D-pHnFTVz21H4CYqkiJ0QFE-mBT9z9F9-nhk8TpkpoMVEJJF3YYY-jddSoWsSeGqyqL27rpicRg0uUeZVIXSNmMm8l02EYfNFx-qoQLrLCSV2eXYZVzhxQYqnwnDjQ6Gob4t/s1600/217.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> FEBRUARY!</span></div>
<br />
And then we took a close look at the moon. We identified the phases using Oreos (I'm starting to feel a little embarrassed about the food activities at this point:) We took turns taking home the "Moon Bag" and charted our observations in a notebook.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyC294nU6KjVA9iH2g7LvE9ViUP9rBnJf5f8UQTvBHFWEKwQCMZORt6RVol8xqeIjRuuLKUXAI35Ygfe1GNtqDl5iVKcDQWi7wcPyn32cGV8DSJvTWj1HU2Kp_F0CMYPcfoAbJxIh5l4fc/s1600/244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyC294nU6KjVA9iH2g7LvE9ViUP9rBnJf5f8UQTvBHFWEKwQCMZORt6RVol8xqeIjRuuLKUXAI35Ygfe1GNtqDl5iVKcDQWi7wcPyn32cGV8DSJvTWj1HU2Kp_F0CMYPcfoAbJxIh5l4fc/s1600/244.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
This was a "moon mobile". Can you name all the phases?<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjbNMtxTmNOyDtJYK1NO5EPfP2Ce-AONDvNMVLA-DPLco3AicmoidazfHHXlHFjjtsanwR6DW0neKDlnLRD6UkLsjD1UCADll0IdFIRTlBMOslmMZj6Bn-oGB7kXuWlEaVjLecHhz8SWr/s1600/263.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjbNMtxTmNOyDtJYK1NO5EPfP2Ce-AONDvNMVLA-DPLco3AicmoidazfHHXlHFjjtsanwR6DW0neKDlnLRD6UkLsjD1UCADll0IdFIRTlBMOslmMZj6Bn-oGB7kXuWlEaVjLecHhz8SWr/s1600/263.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We explored magnetism.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQ5sGL0K3JAGd3OvgGuOD0LbI6Jhz-sWfkmL4DF_bM-YINLIk8QWsru6gzqS4MEGG2llK_OblYxcbaxVDrAeE0wvZ5pEaBePwagHMmVVX0yRXvarneWYoSUNXCTyWLqh-KFgynOBS2-S0/s1600/290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipQ5sGL0K3JAGd3OvgGuOD0LbI6Jhz-sWfkmL4DF_bM-YINLIk8QWsru6gzqS4MEGG2llK_OblYxcbaxVDrAeE0wvZ5pEaBePwagHMmVVX0yRXvarneWYoSUNXCTyWLqh-KFgynOBS2-S0/s1600/290.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
We took a break and made a little music...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4VaRwF_wGQSPziwfW6wzCu0iW6SUShe6ICg76qXzagh-hFcc0c4c947LWFQjiYpSaTum-LpcDYf6G9xdLTEvgEzJIfkXdMesrRC3cMZVcVHreZnNbv1LP5Fx9RZCK_gtu3kCkzD2wSMS/s1600/308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4VaRwF_wGQSPziwfW6wzCu0iW6SUShe6ICg76qXzagh-hFcc0c4c947LWFQjiYpSaTum-LpcDYf6G9xdLTEvgEzJIfkXdMesrRC3cMZVcVHreZnNbv1LP5Fx9RZCK_gtu3kCkzD2wSMS/s1600/308.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We played a math game called "Stack Em Partner" to compare numbers and find differences.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NJ88-r5I4jroieVAasbn6YrN9zmVwvoURfomXChs280NKfC6uR_Y0dlJl-cJ2mmqF3ngqTfK9yy65SUEBVQ4BxG_z7iERLirULRrZpkK-Yaoau6Qaj-mymwMZBhATV19W6Dqt3CbGy4T/s1600/335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NJ88-r5I4jroieVAasbn6YrN9zmVwvoURfomXChs280NKfC6uR_Y0dlJl-cJ2mmqF3ngqTfK9yy65SUEBVQ4BxG_z7iERLirULRrZpkK-Yaoau6Qaj-mymwMZBhATV19W6Dqt3CbGy4T/s1600/335.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkBE0eM8treK2EnDSTkGimVEuEAvuMHBZQhg8i56AqzjplG01xGbno-Iew1jOr2LzQfBccUPFO_kYXEjSx-WVlBVtF1kw_cajA9fITiaYnjgx05FHt-qo3FCVEyyY-5o0NBBridYS5y3w/s1600/338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkBE0eM8treK2EnDSTkGimVEuEAvuMHBZQhg8i56AqzjplG01xGbno-Iew1jOr2LzQfBccUPFO_kYXEjSx-WVlBVtF1kw_cajA9fITiaYnjgx05FHt-qo3FCVEyyY-5o0NBBridYS5y3w/s1600/338.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
And then we had a Valentine Party. I so love Valentine's Day with the firsties. Everybody gets cards, everybody gets candy, and everybody feels loved. And the valentine boxes were outstanding!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6xR50FG5Yj-eMnIUbBiQtXpB24p6dFsUwps7sDkjHo0m1w79tISQ13tDRNXcSMdwe7TcCZ9FGp2c8XcW5MEWsgKim41SBf4n2HGO3xcumaShyphenhyphenZQrpCsS-mdQuYDU6BxYld3kI1pLpiUv/s1600/363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6xR50FG5Yj-eMnIUbBiQtXpB24p6dFsUwps7sDkjHo0m1w79tISQ13tDRNXcSMdwe7TcCZ9FGp2c8XcW5MEWsgKim41SBf4n2HGO3xcumaShyphenhyphenZQrpCsS-mdQuYDU6BxYld3kI1pLpiUv/s1600/363.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxHkbAXESvEIb5zXGRQuZK9HHPZ1leJ_e54oaklNnVn6CKNMNY0YEW_5vQd_qhcPOzsL-5UtZW47YJcsootexWnx7_ae-dhkYICbFZJv7UqWRNcuYJSZYh9TEbhQ1dLc2MnPil_xvoVBF/s1600/366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaxHkbAXESvEIb5zXGRQuZK9HHPZ1leJ_e54oaklNnVn6CKNMNY0YEW_5vQd_qhcPOzsL-5UtZW47YJcsootexWnx7_ae-dhkYICbFZJv7UqWRNcuYJSZYh9TEbhQ1dLc2MnPil_xvoVBF/s1600/366.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72lsah-I1c1K15451RxVVlc7mXIuycICpTcv7Zcw6D_d80GIyq-YIDA07zfldplhnC5En-f9qPI7sNBGqHqjJK8YZm4grfrxk0oFjVR7hKgP5dF_5RmGvHfJQWr4imv_GEeHffz7vlsgA/s1600/368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg72lsah-I1c1K15451RxVVlc7mXIuycICpTcv7Zcw6D_d80GIyq-YIDA07zfldplhnC5En-f9qPI7sNBGqHqjJK8YZm4grfrxk0oFjVR7hKgP5dF_5RmGvHfJQWr4imv_GEeHffz7vlsgA/s1600/368.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPdVjn9zaAKVroRRRLp_2DBkczRHxYymsq9SUYOJg-pxsnhV3zcmRXjPqUm_nlSDkr1PERbuV2zkpHpqBaz-m7TSSLVAUsCqgkcacp02-twF82H_A0K0gkDs2bOLYK8fR2-KuRJj-i7dx/s1600/375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPdVjn9zaAKVroRRRLp_2DBkczRHxYymsq9SUYOJg-pxsnhV3zcmRXjPqUm_nlSDkr1PERbuV2zkpHpqBaz-m7TSSLVAUsCqgkcacp02-twF82H_A0K0gkDs2bOLYK8fR2-KuRJj-i7dx/s1600/375.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ufnq82MvNSWe1HZjktTdOavp161o86pKrObYc6xM4x1nDB81yIUCqQyUOIBFmEALngyvnlGn8bZjCYf0um2Tg84lj78rmIVijJJCypCUEcK-hSoj6KANOeUh8VM9CbBx1eGjNPgDRv_H/s1600/379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ufnq82MvNSWe1HZjktTdOavp161o86pKrObYc6xM4x1nDB81yIUCqQyUOIBFmEALngyvnlGn8bZjCYf0um2Tg84lj78rmIVijJJCypCUEcK-hSoj6KANOeUh8VM9CbBx1eGjNPgDRv_H/s1600/379.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiq2YLWU8bBTpWip-HsC4S_dfzngA4inEEPG-aWDJLRd20QseFlU4ubX4OEmMRX-UKKH0o8za1CGTqM9FsJS0Yq8LEtc_dBubaxIJ0UUqjkj5WOhdKsJNeBYXB-y81J11MyeJCK05kLUf/s1600/381.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLiq2YLWU8bBTpWip-HsC4S_dfzngA4inEEPG-aWDJLRd20QseFlU4ubX4OEmMRX-UKKH0o8za1CGTqM9FsJS0Yq8LEtc_dBubaxIJ0UUqjkj5WOhdKsJNeBYXB-y81J11MyeJCK05kLUf/s1600/381.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
These were only a few of them. I wanted to add every single one, because they were all precious.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OaXl08sSBSvEP9_u_z7dmflB2qjSBSUaC6iSQCLCfxZL5kRCdOliA3a7B3vKLjwLiT0bIW-w8zyJrQVy8oCSi0fEHcT6YDr1K3JT6CBXSJUDBTrD-II92IyZNa3oIINkSiubHbsEQm2e/s1600/383.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OaXl08sSBSvEP9_u_z7dmflB2qjSBSUaC6iSQCLCfxZL5kRCdOliA3a7B3vKLjwLiT0bIW-w8zyJrQVy8oCSi0fEHcT6YDr1K3JT6CBXSJUDBTrD-II92IyZNa3oIINkSiubHbsEQm2e/s1600/383.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
And this sweet girl missed our party because she was sick. So I wanted to include her and her Rapunzel tower...so cute.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraIOtyJNFz26FOJtts5-HsuyhB-ZCS8Du003K7bAuIXIlzWMyp46hEfppif_pti93Vt-FZ6-i47VLJVaTEhe9Ij2RBAs_btzoqj2F2sd6OGm6j3RLyaDVymUmf6PfrRWXdTAZv9BMQ8n3/s1600/388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraIOtyJNFz26FOJtts5-HsuyhB-ZCS8Du003K7bAuIXIlzWMyp46hEfppif_pti93Vt-FZ6-i47VLJVaTEhe9Ij2RBAs_btzoqj2F2sd6OGm6j3RLyaDVymUmf6PfrRWXdTAZv9BMQ8n3/s1600/388.JPG" height="320" width="157" /></a></div>
GUNG HAY FAT CHOY! We learned all about Chinese New Year and things about China that even I didn't know. (like Cormorant fishing..yuck!) We learned how rice is grown, about the Great Wall, Mt. Everest, animals of China, New Year traditions, and best of all, how to eat with CHOPSTICKS!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv5xp53innyhu1oy1WI__SnPsu-tlcUNia9N1zxHVmmvKrHOLzyjTs31UGr6FU7YTAOls30MwERYf3JQYpCboKk5zQRzRCYR_pbuuEFwEgRV7zVnSu342MDRpUr_as6UtKVG4dcMgpMds/s1600/404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNv5xp53innyhu1oy1WI__SnPsu-tlcUNia9N1zxHVmmvKrHOLzyjTs31UGr6FU7YTAOls30MwERYf3JQYpCboKk5zQRzRCYR_pbuuEFwEgRV7zVnSu342MDRpUr_as6UtKVG4dcMgpMds/s1600/404.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkrw92ZUU2Ve3y20zpGmZZktUrBGJTDWhmI9yFX8GLJjx3yzzITMpkJodfF7vmMa4hZ4E4ty6KvLGX1NIrpll0r4vQXaATLpg-l6tPzhNbUtVkRWXvd1Z3iST1brWu4I6_GZquNFkz5WH/s1600/406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkrw92ZUU2Ve3y20zpGmZZktUrBGJTDWhmI9yFX8GLJjx3yzzITMpkJodfF7vmMa4hZ4E4ty6KvLGX1NIrpll0r4vQXaATLpg-l6tPzhNbUtVkRWXvd1Z3iST1brWu4I6_GZquNFkz5WH/s1600/406.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmk-26jnXrvK3ghuOLQrvah-rUPEK7WZaSghHo7ueAB-_N4I_AsIvyxaFsG2eI5a-5xMdsaBuGU47UmAbnPV2StQhQMNlNtl7ZDMJ5msaJavBgGLrZR6MFyuKKTItVw7z7P8roZVu9Ow-/s1600/410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmk-26jnXrvK3ghuOLQrvah-rUPEK7WZaSghHo7ueAB-_N4I_AsIvyxaFsG2eI5a-5xMdsaBuGU47UmAbnPV2StQhQMNlNtl7ZDMJ5msaJavBgGLrZR6MFyuKKTItVw7z7P8roZVu9Ow-/s1600/410.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dSqOCeQohAkeOR1CvF0UyvcqgZly_nbZ2M2CYZJTzpYapv4Heu50qGXV4XF7mtKktFXdydwto9QhaPDs0jwQv5zqdFlQjrqkpOLT71GWd8q6iNWyKQeNx295XkpL5fh6i30ZzK9hnb0s/s1600/417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_dSqOCeQohAkeOR1CvF0UyvcqgZly_nbZ2M2CYZJTzpYapv4Heu50qGXV4XF7mtKktFXdydwto9QhaPDs0jwQv5zqdFlQjrqkpOLT71GWd8q6iNWyKQeNx295XkpL5fh6i30ZzK9hnb0s/s1600/417.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26WWyUwYzLe6nAYHCZFaWu-11q2wN-zVOO2CuXesuZG0Xdk_neaYbnwDB2WJNEjfrUyQXxBMDk0tDMZcnTPGR2GQFeCqUoYzBATxrtAOzuKwm-lKv_zhvtmlw3iQqiOJxJQd959EojszI/s1600/419.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26WWyUwYzLe6nAYHCZFaWu-11q2wN-zVOO2CuXesuZG0Xdk_neaYbnwDB2WJNEjfrUyQXxBMDk0tDMZcnTPGR2GQFeCqUoYzBATxrtAOzuKwm-lKv_zhvtmlw3iQqiOJxJQd959EojszI/s1600/419.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
Coming up next....Dr. Seuss Day...March 2nd! There will be food. And fun. And a little chaos and a whole lot of noise. And we will learn in the process:) But for now, I shall sit by the fire and enjoy the rest of my snow day in my fuzzy socks with a book!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<!-- Blogger automated replacement: "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzlQc21cMWSG9yTpOE5wbJcnedWvfyh_BYiUHeJcz47q6L8iKbHhUfPtN9dI3xtBC1mF66091dAwo4MHcqNeLSWN-OV1tcsyJ_FCBA-dh-wRjgZZ8mi0pgu1Wq89Q_pwIfwBM806Djwct/s1600/473.JPG" with "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzlQc21cMWSG9yTpOE5wbJcnedWvfyh_BYiUHeJcz47q6L8iKbHhUfPtN9dI3xtBC1mF66091dAwo4MHcqNeLSWN-OV1tcsyJ_FCBA-dh-wRjgZZ8mi0pgu1Wq89Q_pwIfwBM806Djwct/s1600/473.JPG" --><!-- Blogger automated replacement: "https://images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-0wXiKIOP0W0%2FVO9vIBtvmmI%2FAAAAAAAABIE%2FMBol8zoIxrE%2Fs1600%2F473.JPG&container=blogger&gadget=a&rewriteMime=image%2F*" with "https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzlQc21cMWSG9yTpOE5wbJcnedWvfyh_BYiUHeJcz47q6L8iKbHhUfPtN9dI3xtBC1mF66091dAwo4MHcqNeLSWN-OV1tcsyJ_FCBA-dh-wRjgZZ8mi0pgu1Wq89Q_pwIfwBM806Djwct/s1600/473.JPG" -->Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-28038678751782790932014-10-07T18:24:00.002-07:002014-10-07T18:24:43.373-07:00Recent happenings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">A few events from September...</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">First of all, Mr. Greene, our principal, accepted the ice bucket challenge... the school raised money for ALS, and Mr. Greene got not one but FOUR buckets of ice water dumped on his head.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzF-ml2bKig8vVpz3kzv_uDeYsbQOMXzODZFUGzINP8gbc4tFmWasZ-YueGVD6u5wXryc6ntUagKk8b43F75vwmoy-Ydg2pQk9pzQAS-pXL7bbfOiUeBEzfIxK1Cg8kaKV58iBsSgn97w_/s1600/015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzF-ml2bKig8vVpz3kzv_uDeYsbQOMXzODZFUGzINP8gbc4tFmWasZ-YueGVD6u5wXryc6ntUagKk8b43F75vwmoy-Ydg2pQk9pzQAS-pXL7bbfOiUeBEzfIxK1Cg8kaKV58iBsSgn97w_/s1600/015.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Grandbuddy Day..I love meeting all the sweet grandparents and friends. I took pictures of all and I promise to share later:)</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M4Gx0ZPOuPGhen4rRVqGQOYzBgJ4FW8EvrX6n7h25azUSY1dVn-UkOwhz43d1LFstlNjMvEe63czNUsQjnOddNDJy3jdVfw9lDDMxCRLe5C8qzd6iLF0JGOB_UULJTmUf2_brdK8SmxN/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3M4Gx0ZPOuPGhen4rRVqGQOYzBgJ4FW8EvrX6n7h25azUSY1dVn-UkOwhz43d1LFstlNjMvEe63czNUsQjnOddNDJy3jdVfw9lDDMxCRLe5C8qzd6iLF0JGOB_UULJTmUf2_brdK8SmxN/s1600/026.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Trash can math...no..not really..but I realize from looking at this one how much time my class spends on the floor doing math activities. There are kids spread all over the place at any given time. I wish we had a bigger space...sigh.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUCvZJ3wKtBf-EnPGF6gmnw8h6eq9QuLaN36aH4L4TqYeqIeuxM3NxQiLQLwfNdups6s5tRsSLILxZLP6ID6sfKD55vhV_vSC6ZD7HiAojM49-6sBqJzgNAprk4Q6snXS9369ce2PvtRX/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUCvZJ3wKtBf-EnPGF6gmnw8h6eq9QuLaN36aH4L4TqYeqIeuxM3NxQiLQLwfNdups6s5tRsSLILxZLP6ID6sfKD55vhV_vSC6ZD7HiAojM49-6sBqJzgNAprk4Q6snXS9369ce2PvtRX/s1600/046.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mvwi7SlXrPc7_AsFguRIqJIpk-BDjiUYS6t-qFwWJR3VF167H0EGFwEdXxtMYPO-wyOAko1QLLbWM-muPGU5ISxMs0i7udFQM9qM06wE3ouZ_iXgz-Ek9ZF_PERyv7ra_wQL24X8Ma-z/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mvwi7SlXrPc7_AsFguRIqJIpk-BDjiUYS6t-qFwWJR3VF167H0EGFwEdXxtMYPO-wyOAko1QLLbWM-muPGU5ISxMs0i7udFQM9qM06wE3ouZ_iXgz-Ek9ZF_PERyv7ra_wQL24X8Ma-z/s1600/047.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">And we have had some creative snacks...</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"></span> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g2afe7lWL7ajq5p1GiPZi5UWo1H-zke5sNU9qy4ikWblTWJo7cagKUQSo1MdVGaajnKy7lbe1e9HMrrobTs6a_5vWVZ9LMbtETclyuHXQthZt9FvCLqJ-D3ZrsVxxd2RBK1Ppd6iAadf/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1g2afe7lWL7ajq5p1GiPZi5UWo1H-zke5sNU9qy4ikWblTWJo7cagKUQSo1MdVGaajnKy7lbe1e9HMrrobTs6a_5vWVZ9LMbtETclyuHXQthZt9FvCLqJ-D3ZrsVxxd2RBK1Ppd6iAadf/s1600/020.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxm7yZgl7Rm5WfZIEyDYog1ZwmdHuy-6lmachbV_kqbJxBoltOahH0-njob-geFp8hDklBxHOnyXS7Pljs7a9PDCttWiEOuL8VeMQ_uDCbM1D7gnlq63ijKDNsTej_CXk8iwVgUuJPy4S/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxm7yZgl7Rm5WfZIEyDYog1ZwmdHuy-6lmachbV_kqbJxBoltOahH0-njob-geFp8hDklBxHOnyXS7Pljs7a9PDCttWiEOuL8VeMQ_uDCbM1D7gnlq63ijKDNsTej_CXk8iwVgUuJPy4S/s1600/021.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlpITYL9-PlVS54j-Cuw9Hy3dimQxDDSPMOQfcdlhgK4KeZ8Yp9cnlYlSOD1dO9iY-WjkX-raO8chA77q2Y6OUCB1U2JLwhe8HiA5iWg2_olpPwWhW3z6yIKKvPkaWG2tiM477Q2KCq1K/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlpITYL9-PlVS54j-Cuw9Hy3dimQxDDSPMOQfcdlhgK4KeZ8Yp9cnlYlSOD1dO9iY-WjkX-raO8chA77q2Y6OUCB1U2JLwhe8HiA5iWg2_olpPwWhW3z6yIKKvPkaWG2tiM477Q2KCq1K/s1600/088.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEL7G0LwV98h8tPD7alOiYLY_QY0q0ZjfWkjYpiJOweDgww1W283T14mRhzxyy1LVAyBfydWHeLH_qXno4VOiK72tPwiasAd_zJyKdSI8MANveYMz0VUVazJ7K5320KyqIHAfhN4-GS7e9/s1600/089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEL7G0LwV98h8tPD7alOiYLY_QY0q0ZjfWkjYpiJOweDgww1W283T14mRhzxyy1LVAyBfydWHeLH_qXno4VOiK72tPwiasAd_zJyKdSI8MANveYMz0VUVazJ7K5320KyqIHAfhN4-GS7e9/s1600/089.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Science on the blacktop. Here we are dissecting the nests of mud wasps, and extracting larva and pupa, plus a few spiders that the adult wasp packed into the chevrons so the eggs could hatch and find fresh food...</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOfOlGywIkTszDwhBPDks5zUS5b6DuEzZYRQi-8SOgbnREutpYOZotqG8j9CkQpioxIkkNonDDpCKYPe42uzGM0COb4DlhQINvx35vpl4jn1ziO_Xj9axYpzQR9NE3v6a7TPne0-aalLs/s1600/067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOfOlGywIkTszDwhBPDks5zUS5b6DuEzZYRQi-8SOgbnREutpYOZotqG8j9CkQpioxIkkNonDDpCKYPe42uzGM0COb4DlhQINvx35vpl4jn1ziO_Xj9axYpzQR9NE3v6a7TPne0-aalLs/s1600/067.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYslBivWE37bHIPiSB5tqUwCHzH9aOX0hPB-BBDJ-T8osqon09IvozuFknASekqr-fT97VudARwvgTJvhUYgJDvBe-x1EK0DxeWnpz_tYHh9_zrrcpFulDA6Ooa5RQgoFmo_245T6wjyW/s1600/075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYslBivWE37bHIPiSB5tqUwCHzH9aOX0hPB-BBDJ-T8osqon09IvozuFknASekqr-fT97VudARwvgTJvhUYgJDvBe-x1EK0DxeWnpz_tYHh9_zrrcpFulDA6Ooa5RQgoFmo_245T6wjyW/s1600/075.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsZImZmGbEXbMTaFaWTiR34QOQ4Zv1HmXvmg_SFzeeGlh2VmkczXBO43M4H8c-eoO8CajKhyphenhyphenyvIQc3PtAaPXrlcW_4YuqQ6AEZYINjhRHdMv7tWw_yJiOv9J4WgRmc6Ls83P6M8B0L149/s1600/076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsZImZmGbEXbMTaFaWTiR34QOQ4Zv1HmXvmg_SFzeeGlh2VmkczXBO43M4H8c-eoO8CajKhyphenhyphenyvIQc3PtAaPXrlcW_4YuqQ6AEZYINjhRHdMv7tWw_yJiOv9J4WgRmc6Ls83P6M8B0L149/s1600/076.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljByd86dq4QZLBJyboNO0Q4J3bYG4XIuqdtwHVQJ37ZKuHUzkUbH0k8AKoDzB-z_1AKiIWbePRizJVP1q24lYHxpRy8mymOzfrgymit8H7ru955WGXNK5XgPVp1YIgLafEYS2xUEbNfgv/s1600/079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljByd86dq4QZLBJyboNO0Q4J3bYG4XIuqdtwHVQJ37ZKuHUzkUbH0k8AKoDzB-z_1AKiIWbePRizJVP1q24lYHxpRy8mymOzfrgymit8H7ru955WGXNK5XgPVp1YIgLafEYS2xUEbNfgv/s1600/079.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFs72qjPv2PXFuW3jk18Ifp8rAkSDuqnYbCoD-ug6vi9ujOACchk_uFpBiRXxS6CA1ADz0xXMSACSVZOm9r-yh8zOr_9MPaGS0jejcJP-gROu23P8ZDj3pzU6oFegZ84n-XB8g70c6fnQ/s1600/080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFs72qjPv2PXFuW3jk18Ifp8rAkSDuqnYbCoD-ug6vi9ujOACchk_uFpBiRXxS6CA1ADz0xXMSACSVZOm9r-yh8zOr_9MPaGS0jejcJP-gROu23P8ZDj3pzU6oFegZ84n-XB8g70c6fnQ/s1600/080.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Apple activities for Johnny Appleseed's birthday are incomplete without making some applesauce in the crockpot:) </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURmWthxvCZKW6II8SEDlV4O4KuCDJvvKJzBLpMTq-o7uA1sQyxkL1yx7G4pEjInhYslWQ7ycLS6H_mc8QN7kLh_9B614_okanQyrbJX5Yshyphenhyphenal1cjQgYZKhPRewXPg6i00OmHjRjfe8_i/s1600/171.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURmWthxvCZKW6II8SEDlV4O4KuCDJvvKJzBLpMTq-o7uA1sQyxkL1yx7G4pEjInhYslWQ7ycLS6H_mc8QN7kLh_9B614_okanQyrbJX5Yshyphenhyphenal1cjQgYZKhPRewXPg6i00OmHjRjfe8_i/s1600/171.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">And since I'm a little crazy about planting flowers, and because I believe all kids should dig in the dirt now and then, we planted tulip bulbs outside of our classroom.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrO7ICjZ5O_2VAuvxhMVMm9i6PeSbtbdTCwnGy-l6GCOPFCEdZ7qF5Z07QnNDzo10DPvWmXI7nqhTVaWUQqzJELLD0P_05ksZyjB8auPm8d_-mTni7HMAE_9-Jdvr0q0IivAzRDa_5vyEi/s1600/185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrO7ICjZ5O_2VAuvxhMVMm9i6PeSbtbdTCwnGy-l6GCOPFCEdZ7qF5Z07QnNDzo10DPvWmXI7nqhTVaWUQqzJELLD0P_05ksZyjB8auPm8d_-mTni7HMAE_9-Jdvr0q0IivAzRDa_5vyEi/s1600/185.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm not sure they got planted deep enough, but hopefully most will make it until springtime.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-_R0MADk8ecZsDIJ5YwIQ917hcPqh66C_jeBD_vp0ozVpshRZgDPl3N0lnxeEy6hQwgpQ5EO2Vj7tPcJZITlPWUSu8hyphenhyphen9CXm7ZAy6WrfzKKiktbMGDwKZXDHdC3HVtIkiALmjFt1-MWx/s1600/188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-_R0MADk8ecZsDIJ5YwIQ917hcPqh66C_jeBD_vp0ozVpshRZgDPl3N0lnxeEy6hQwgpQ5EO2Vj7tPcJZITlPWUSu8hyphenhyphen9CXm7ZAy6WrfzKKiktbMGDwKZXDHdC3HVtIkiALmjFt1-MWx/s1600/188.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">I imagine it will be beautiful. And they will appreciate it because it is THEIRS.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0o0rxNlLJJThaUQSdbfg7AgI77Slb1g_8k4DaYQwqF937ZcrHxyUd20KWHY3nEMJJMGIwFh_zDxIHYEPCJmtHPoVQUduyj1WHSV4YdDv1eVlHlvEXkXLTaGrQ7Y3vy5MtDbSj8y7vmB09/s1600/189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0o0rxNlLJJThaUQSdbfg7AgI77Slb1g_8k4DaYQwqF937ZcrHxyUd20KWHY3nEMJJMGIwFh_zDxIHYEPCJmtHPoVQUduyj1WHSV4YdDv1eVlHlvEXkXLTaGrQ7Y3vy5MtDbSj8y7vmB09/s1600/189.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmsDAFVsPQZ5nGcbKme3dGelJcGCSsv038Nht9b7hs9AnHjl7R31KbEyK5OBIGupBwEZE2Xv-QfBNUxmtuBKuR-_B4p3YhmABhu5r87XyASATxDUgN43fwf96JNs6XcL2O1eFESySmDZU/s1600/191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmsDAFVsPQZ5nGcbKme3dGelJcGCSsv038Nht9b7hs9AnHjl7R31KbEyK5OBIGupBwEZE2Xv-QfBNUxmtuBKuR-_B4p3YhmABhu5r87XyASATxDUgN43fwf96JNs6XcL2O1eFESySmDZU/s1600/191.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">We recently saw a presentation in the gym about protecting natural resources...it was both informative and entertaining...</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PO240x7Kgkckpek4oxa2JmlBCXJhU1p__OVDKO2W5OOnpMNyY1rlm2lyNhJpUlxAcM0tgqKn-7NAQV4gVu5t97qkFlogEZ_PZMT9e5zI9rI8ZV0r61q_Va9C2o8WQCwPyEwTxYWvtaUh/s1600/210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PO240x7Kgkckpek4oxa2JmlBCXJhU1p__OVDKO2W5OOnpMNyY1rlm2lyNhJpUlxAcM0tgqKn-7NAQV4gVu5t97qkFlogEZ_PZMT9e5zI9rI8ZV0r61q_Va9C2o8WQCwPyEwTxYWvtaUh/s1600/210.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">This was the "good guy". She was on a mission to save resources.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScEQWYsTQSXSBGU8HVRl3Nvj2mPZ778GLOnQyPPzQPRtfn87fnL55PDF0Zo4Y4tOqKOQikDvEt1HHvmLHI2haYCdp2wRCOX6dgFkn-DKsf_KhMo6siwF-SkG-dIODEqDpykOBSF0XGERn/s1600/211.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScEQWYsTQSXSBGU8HVRl3Nvj2mPZ778GLOnQyPPzQPRtfn87fnL55PDF0Zo4Y4tOqKOQikDvEt1HHvmLHI2haYCdp2wRCOX6dgFkn-DKsf_KhMo6siwF-SkG-dIODEqDpykOBSF0XGERn/s1600/211.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Below is Captain Pie-Rat. He wastes natural resources...and bakes pies.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmrWFs3rVopnqa6N5nGu1KTEruvxnFJ3VNosk89mYtUlEjHzRzQHDLnQxyqnhbnTx6RZv5bCx1-rqOTQhgz4-tzTNOCx9CijlLI6jVDzliLp5qSnz56KmmPKtl2feIINSGOLticzIKrs5/s1600/216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmrWFs3rVopnqa6N5nGu1KTEruvxnFJ3VNosk89mYtUlEjHzRzQHDLnQxyqnhbnTx6RZv5bCx1-rqOTQhgz4-tzTNOCx9CijlLI6jVDzliLp5qSnz56KmmPKtl2feIINSGOLticzIKrs5/s1600/216.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Z83g54qUnwqGQRmnYKk3G0rpyBCM0qXuedHNRReCHbgO0BJg3S_Gz1Iq5DFaawTkvmVr_KiBScJqECJbPDJ2j2YF-FJ0q_QRqlhg91UyrewRcx9iCo-dbxTlai8ZU7z9EXBIZrXCeii9/s1600/217.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Z83g54qUnwqGQRmnYKk3G0rpyBCM0qXuedHNRReCHbgO0BJg3S_Gz1Iq5DFaawTkvmVr_KiBScJqECJbPDJ2j2YF-FJ0q_QRqlhg91UyrewRcx9iCo-dbxTlai8ZU7z9EXBIZrXCeii9/s1600/217.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Pie-Rat doubled as a part fish, part maid. Mermaid? I didn't quite catch that one..</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-KwcZnSzvyVUisjvoewqV9_BltphtjO7TC6dBs4f3XnE0YILGtZD7oh5Slijy7sj5IbQLZm6_uaJyrGd83rpAwKqSTkZohmVRVNrXhx-UMb5lw7OFobsRdASlre62qZxw5YCO3M1lp-m/s1600/219.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-KwcZnSzvyVUisjvoewqV9_BltphtjO7TC6dBs4f3XnE0YILGtZD7oh5Slijy7sj5IbQLZm6_uaJyrGd83rpAwKqSTkZohmVRVNrXhx-UMb5lw7OFobsRdASlre62qZxw5YCO3M1lp-m/s1600/219.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VzStAr1mDW-c4cCyiKRzyynsCcd_oxkYvRuTKi05szmF0Bb0kVJcNreM8w2d66XrWRGCdEOZ-Gbxoa4NbOHroPpVWr_uEchyqJtjYDXaqmNbeHlLksNIUqwZ99PNvqf9s62svCHBO5mt/s1600/222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VzStAr1mDW-c4cCyiKRzyynsCcd_oxkYvRuTKi05szmF0Bb0kVJcNreM8w2d66XrWRGCdEOZ-Gbxoa4NbOHroPpVWr_uEchyqJtjYDXaqmNbeHlLksNIUqwZ99PNvqf9s62svCHBO5mt/s1600/222.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">And again as a STAR fish...get it??</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjxWjKcqmymoggbs4soe3OT_QU0wVG6PgRKwKaHURI-6Z9czOnnula3HY_Ka9l38DaGbyQuYmS7BKguIkwQKvcqK8wwL5gIfE6Dyyo2uRmaean0BUBcutHQ3MjxZOgYfV-qbuQ4Pu6DA9/s1600/224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjxWjKcqmymoggbs4soe3OT_QU0wVG6PgRKwKaHURI-6Z9czOnnula3HY_Ka9l38DaGbyQuYmS7BKguIkwQKvcqK8wwL5gIfE6Dyyo2uRmaean0BUBcutHQ3MjxZOgYfV-qbuQ4Pu6DA9/s1600/224.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">It was silly and entertaining, and yes, the class loved it AND they listened and could later tell all kinds of things to do to save resources, such as changing the kinds of light bulbs we use, how to conserve water, and ways to reduce electricity use. And that was the point. So thanks Duke Energy and Children's Theatre.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkZ084d105XuDxCLM4JGVnxXnL3qyu30J4DPJPNzHd5ACotE8Smw2utETCF9lkFtJZ7e3NxIESqeH0GomlQ7L2QefkWJ39PFX9r05WB9KNraKipbAsd8O-iTvZkMIHXs7STbNkONw8Ppm/s1600/228.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkZ084d105XuDxCLM4JGVnxXnL3qyu30J4DPJPNzHd5ACotE8Smw2utETCF9lkFtJZ7e3NxIESqeH0GomlQ7L2QefkWJ39PFX9r05WB9KNraKipbAsd8O-iTvZkMIHXs7STbNkONw8Ppm/s1600/228.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Stay tuned for upcoming spiders, bats, pumpkins and Halloween fun...</span></div>
<br />Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-33299943550233552152014-09-08T16:42:00.000-07:002014-09-08T16:42:43.528-07:00Day Ten Complete<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJk4Cm97jil_zdrgMcxZbTdLXHaPmhJGI4yemWN4ha0e52PBkbQ2ZQgXWaPpQwdG77oCuk4RyFoO3hyphenhyphenEfx9z6BB1pvtVFGUa_gXgtT4QHElSEZzirLCkihXxEOFbkzlNIoFgHlOxl9Ahr/s1600/717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJk4Cm97jil_zdrgMcxZbTdLXHaPmhJGI4yemWN4ha0e52PBkbQ2ZQgXWaPpQwdG77oCuk4RyFoO3hyphenhyphenEfx9z6BB1pvtVFGUa_gXgtT4QHElSEZzirLCkihXxEOFbkzlNIoFgHlOxl9Ahr/s1600/717.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Just thought I'd post a brief recap of the first ten days of school, beginning with day one and the making of "Jitter Juice" which washed those first day jitters away yet again.. For the past couple years, I have read "First Day Jitters" and identified with the fact that the teacher is usually the most nervous one of all!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkckjHdEhi5K-YO7I9eXjXbtt0iLZLno5Zaxuu0NK88HhVqXtQI2OkZnxXHfP-igUstoYSLmv760YA3YF_Mr6iaE79rOU1u_DHEYa_nCFqXU3MbAaxvrc1LwyrO4kv9rl6oaOhpp_SNZY/s1600/736.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkckjHdEhi5K-YO7I9eXjXbtt0iLZLno5Zaxuu0NK88HhVqXtQI2OkZnxXHfP-igUstoYSLmv760YA3YF_Mr6iaE79rOU1u_DHEYa_nCFqXU3MbAaxvrc1LwyrO4kv9rl6oaOhpp_SNZY/s1600/736.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnRqJ3PK39jP61C1U-GkzzyWZmy6tc_ss6QL2OfBs2cTnaFxs__b_PKHNZ31PLeGk3TgMzKYWFibI25HVm2wB3q1FnXGseTXmKyaLrne3hHu3GMLPCCTn1ADKc9n8yXUH14GDms6XryvY/s1600/740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnRqJ3PK39jP61C1U-GkzzyWZmy6tc_ss6QL2OfBs2cTnaFxs__b_PKHNZ31PLeGk3TgMzKYWFibI25HVm2wB3q1FnXGseTXmKyaLrne3hHu3GMLPCCTn1ADKc9n8yXUH14GDms6XryvY/s1600/740.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
In conjunction with a camping theme, we went fishing for goldfish in math...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWASZUzIocSEej_WWQsu0eXz9jeYLOrKkJrIJYmV1efJ77J0kXvmq1ABj3zJmb9BP_I9wiJ7lWCJipBRraQ6qll8IT7xt4BGQte_1bWTvJHYlZm60crGa2rp1bgZ9HtGNRmmof-1Anfnd/s1600/749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWASZUzIocSEej_WWQsu0eXz9jeYLOrKkJrIJYmV1efJ77J0kXvmq1ABj3zJmb9BP_I9wiJ7lWCJipBRraQ6qll8IT7xt4BGQte_1bWTvJHYlZm60crGa2rp1bgZ9HtGNRmmof-1Anfnd/s1600/749.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
We're finding that dance breaks are necessary throughout the day to release the pent up energy.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GBCxG5n_f60hkVYtli3gYuz-RHdtCRWC26OrKY28xKIpMDzJzjASacM6XJl9dv6NnA4DCIYIJYmniWfwZxii8vc1mRcR47zEM44LaLpgyts65zi24iHpZdx_1KN-9o3lE_pjGy8pTUuT/s1600/752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0GBCxG5n_f60hkVYtli3gYuz-RHdtCRWC26OrKY28xKIpMDzJzjASacM6XJl9dv6NnA4DCIYIJYmniWfwZxii8vc1mRcR47zEM44LaLpgyts65zi24iHpZdx_1KN-9o3lE_pjGy8pTUuT/s1600/752.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
We went for a hike in the woods behind our school, stopping here to pose for pictures until a swarm of mosquitoes changed our minds. Prior to that, however, we had a nice little snack at our "campsite", and made discoveries along the way that we recorded in science journals.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNoAVrIWkXd26v4MfvbgYWAQUENcCxGu_UjnERO87YJ33B6o14BUkDmUu45k4V7RmSAZTnZffezteHGgWATywGsPWn-LadF69yTYEBFOie2FyjLdd15xH6LWZ7hKP-r0wv_p9A3gTApwf/s1600/758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNoAVrIWkXd26v4MfvbgYWAQUENcCxGu_UjnERO87YJ33B6o14BUkDmUu45k4V7RmSAZTnZffezteHGgWATywGsPWn-LadF69yTYEBFOie2FyjLdd15xH6LWZ7hKP-r0wv_p9A3gTApwf/s1600/758.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztmE4EplMX2w-IDoo1L5pbyIro8aW7iQQY5Iy6dNI2wUvSPZehhgPU8_BvadBAsV6_bE6Dtui2FlBHZ5ZA5Lsfx4Ok8UQytupb6hvheQXZn00X6tqr1nLxV7aubRxY9Ac7RlJTowIrFG-/s1600/766.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztmE4EplMX2w-IDoo1L5pbyIro8aW7iQQY5Iy6dNI2wUvSPZehhgPU8_BvadBAsV6_bE6Dtui2FlBHZ5ZA5Lsfx4Ok8UQytupb6hvheQXZn00X6tqr1nLxV7aubRxY9Ac7RlJTowIrFG-/s1600/766.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuadLhRKwm7l2NT_dPVDTC-TeF-wwv_0YRJIG8EUvmtDnyP16PoiD97zegUNy35LDL0bv5riILeEhnVd5zfpgUX6736q23G9JyQKX2G-3a0pqFm1GXbJH5pom-9-44TskjxDr7BeMVtKV/s1600/771.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGuadLhRKwm7l2NT_dPVDTC-TeF-wwv_0YRJIG8EUvmtDnyP16PoiD97zegUNy35LDL0bv5riILeEhnVd5zfpgUX6736q23G9JyQKX2G-3a0pqFm1GXbJH5pom-9-44TskjxDr7BeMVtKV/s1600/771.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
We are exploring the terms "predictions" and "hypothesis". In this experiment, predictions were made as to what would happen when Dawn dishwashing liquid is added to food coloring and milk...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg591WVrfBFoQqfZxdaPGgiPfT2VSj_8u_Zi5RnM7JKy6PLnPfSirI6wOFJPwurE9yXKH80z_bzIE-Ge7m3tOA66jE55WAyoYhvw7Ev73O4PlARc1nyPaKdGpmdc8IRe25-BSgyy_yJMYmx/s1600/773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg591WVrfBFoQqfZxdaPGgiPfT2VSj_8u_Zi5RnM7JKy6PLnPfSirI6wOFJPwurE9yXKH80z_bzIE-Ge7m3tOA66jE55WAyoYhvw7Ev73O4PlARc1nyPaKdGpmdc8IRe25-BSgyy_yJMYmx/s1600/773.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LmK-P2m-mOyqDMkycxrvjMO0vaV1NLc5MwFO3RbrYpFZELUg4qWVHiq7jlJlq9uXNQfMn6QcANU_nf0UdzDa8idVDwvX98Pk4AJlG6DGaWlvcHBVP_VO-EgTK68_Q4i-JsH3d6Os3ypI/s1600/776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9LmK-P2m-mOyqDMkycxrvjMO0vaV1NLc5MwFO3RbrYpFZELUg4qWVHiq7jlJlq9uXNQfMn6QcANU_nf0UdzDa8idVDwvX98Pk4AJlG6DGaWlvcHBVP_VO-EgTK68_Q4i-JsH3d6Os3ypI/s1600/776.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrtibXfdV5MQiIFPEVYrFXCZ-NaDfehzK4nSI3v7JGtkie6qwkWloJN6S2PKFS8rOQp4l5xb59IkZDvO2TdKhyw5N8CJiDggiD7vlnL1iCg0yamFEvYKJtdtdfADBH82bHjp_DM1ALmxl/s1600/777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrtibXfdV5MQiIFPEVYrFXCZ-NaDfehzK4nSI3v7JGtkie6qwkWloJN6S2PKFS8rOQp4l5xb59IkZDvO2TdKhyw5N8CJiDggiD7vlnL1iCg0yamFEvYKJtdtdfADBH82bHjp_DM1ALmxl/s1600/777.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi120hQ8tuqIK_poLbG6RnWPutyvn9SqI8K2sCQmJiRW5mjeqnZblUKi6FOS1IfD3jXMcHCVSJBSABxVD6a7gfHS41ySDhQCHiisf3gZHdp-JS-3zjAYRRFo695zLZbsmKO9_he3UaD_kHA/s1600/780.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi120hQ8tuqIK_poLbG6RnWPutyvn9SqI8K2sCQmJiRW5mjeqnZblUKi6FOS1IfD3jXMcHCVSJBSABxVD6a7gfHS41ySDhQCHiisf3gZHdp-JS-3zjAYRRFo695zLZbsmKO9_he3UaD_kHA/s1600/780.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
While studying insects (including mosquitoes) students created their own imaginary six legged, three body part creatures and gave them scientific names and described their habitats.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0h46ZnVEwx_VpHTCg_BCmuQdHPAmSCvEbiNHiKZ3jOpi99hnnhZcZ1FW99YDekjf9s09tP0NSxTNYqJ1kQ8L-SArPCQ4jsei6QunYksuK9_FK2bOqUhLwEAoBQ7ZkWs-EqHVor5yVL9L4/s1600/781.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0h46ZnVEwx_VpHTCg_BCmuQdHPAmSCvEbiNHiKZ3jOpi99hnnhZcZ1FW99YDekjf9s09tP0NSxTNYqJ1kQ8L-SArPCQ4jsei6QunYksuK9_FK2bOqUhLwEAoBQ7ZkWs-EqHVor5yVL9L4/s1600/781.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyGWxDLOzcvfHEpE-P9sd6ce9We9DW4KXiRCpQPgK8-AwJsHzOf9-Zj02wCClVsUhJ2eNbQqoE0s1_A7AJTW6I2AUaGLmtKERme0wMB2MNVRrlmoJoSH4qHIC18QCdOgvecxCgj51OK5_/s1600/782.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTyGWxDLOzcvfHEpE-P9sd6ce9We9DW4KXiRCpQPgK8-AwJsHzOf9-Zj02wCClVsUhJ2eNbQqoE0s1_A7AJTW6I2AUaGLmtKERme0wMB2MNVRrlmoJoSH4qHIC18QCdOgvecxCgj51OK5_/s1600/782.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
And yes, moths really do have feathery antennae.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbcGitP5uYBH0gcMBuOla820PCiOpEsNwHJsm8SNso8NP54AsFAwArGAyW6cQhwSzBhFc4-ZIx3-yOlzUU5yBHrwyiFlqko-g8NvcjqUKHTJKh8Va2Ifz8fgbw7Wila0pLk4d0CX9l6qa/s1600/784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbcGitP5uYBH0gcMBuOla820PCiOpEsNwHJsm8SNso8NP54AsFAwArGAyW6cQhwSzBhFc4-ZIx3-yOlzUU5yBHrwyiFlqko-g8NvcjqUKHTJKh8Va2Ifz8fgbw7Wila0pLk4d0CX9l6qa/s1600/784.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIzIxiP-MIAjOKLDZNCAty2oCRsEQJe61xGaTLldv_QneYRxF-QaMH0QLBUtekDdRSKh8ePNJ4tdruGK_Fzwqzzuj0ak2cG02Ry7Z3L-TwSWP-uGRqYAuopCrFrJW7wPbN3ehtxWFKH_P/s1600/785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIzIxiP-MIAjOKLDZNCAty2oCRsEQJe61xGaTLldv_QneYRxF-QaMH0QLBUtekDdRSKh8ePNJ4tdruGK_Fzwqzzuj0ak2cG02Ry7Z3L-TwSWP-uGRqYAuopCrFrJW7wPbN3ehtxWFKH_P/s1600/785.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Everyone's favorite part of first grade...the playground....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHof1bxB6OGxNXHZ7eLNY7wtJ_WSlwfL2UnLi8KyGwlR7rL8tGUEs0sXeW_EtVEwKA3aifdCZmh1q2g3kApNDgNn0bYAy2FdKUzLS-UR6Ad1e0IRFENItjewB19AhCqAccMIRtjP9Ofbk/s1600/805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHof1bxB6OGxNXHZ7eLNY7wtJ_WSlwfL2UnLi8KyGwlR7rL8tGUEs0sXeW_EtVEwKA3aifdCZmh1q2g3kApNDgNn0bYAy2FdKUzLS-UR6Ad1e0IRFENItjewB19AhCqAccMIRtjP9Ofbk/s1600/805.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
In last Friday's experiment, the question was "What will happen when you add a dropperful of colored vinegar onto a pan of baking soda?"<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbFfqUwL1q2QqfNlLzalJQpbO8hC73uQlMoHCq0CAY3ct2zOoAdcHEcwvkiS85VZVmlNQk4jSId9FdnPZdv81WCq_pTo6pOK_WBagKTllDrBN7jZK-A8qDPcTyXcmcrOnBerukv4s2OiP/s1600/810.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsbFfqUwL1q2QqfNlLzalJQpbO8hC73uQlMoHCq0CAY3ct2zOoAdcHEcwvkiS85VZVmlNQk4jSId9FdnPZdv81WCq_pTo6pOK_WBagKTllDrBN7jZK-A8qDPcTyXcmcrOnBerukv4s2OiP/s1600/810.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Mini explosions of course! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtthE-EiGkm53KqUon8c3RcSvk7z8u1-4NO-d_qaVbKgmfmRfKDTb4CKL4uDM-yIu6fGTMAFpZc5VhmHP67Z7f7EVhmv5u0mTXzXEMlJMk-yxxC7nneOBSxFPX-6YVkMaNV-3TIV7PTl7H/s1600/811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtthE-EiGkm53KqUon8c3RcSvk7z8u1-4NO-d_qaVbKgmfmRfKDTb4CKL4uDM-yIu6fGTMAFpZc5VhmHP67Z7f7EVhmv5u0mTXzXEMlJMk-yxxC7nneOBSxFPX-6YVkMaNV-3TIV7PTl7H/s1600/811.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYFgrSKOt6TpECJ_WUGhNhGj0EKJgc1Hv3SYjnEN8q5FmvVDt35k_CsktrH4292b3Idkdmvnk1cVRFxeBzI2IASVIn7iAPg-iUDMKoRSJL4PMenBOGCnxICEmpLRB7RgeD_1f0gyyQgGN/s1600/813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYFgrSKOt6TpECJ_WUGhNhGj0EKJgc1Hv3SYjnEN8q5FmvVDt35k_CsktrH4292b3Idkdmvnk1cVRFxeBzI2IASVIn7iAPg-iUDMKoRSJL4PMenBOGCnxICEmpLRB7RgeD_1f0gyyQgGN/s1600/813.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPL4o5QbW6m_xHZ_5iN399aYX3-9ChUPGF9M3xrjoxILEcun7GAutTVe-az-G960dmlYljYVQU0pARxVej23dpcXe5T8lrGkGfQNhffLcHcbWRMZf7abB0H5FG0Z9-KeNz4CFymtYeuPj/s1600/818.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPL4o5QbW6m_xHZ_5iN399aYX3-9ChUPGF9M3xrjoxILEcun7GAutTVe-az-G960dmlYljYVQU0pARxVej23dpcXe5T8lrGkGfQNhffLcHcbWRMZf7abB0H5FG0Z9-KeNz4CFymtYeuPj/s1600/818.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
I am enjoying getting to know a new class. I have to constantly remind myself that while I have now repeated first grade for 17 years,;) it is all new to them. I try to see the world with the wonder in which they see. I know that the growth between now and the remaining 170 days will be phenomenal, and I want to appreciate every step along the way. Despite demands of assessment schedules and outside pressures, our classroom is a place of curiosity and discovery. Hopefully it will be a place of happy times and good friendships as well.<br />
Thank you to all who have helped us have a smooth transition from kindergarten. I look forward to seeing what this year holds and to making wonderful memories.Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-30177510181285514492014-08-17T14:47:00.001-07:002014-08-17T19:31:52.013-07:00Names on a list<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: small;">Just last week, I received my roster. As I do each and every year, I look over each name and try to decide which ones I know, and what the dynamic of the class might be like. I look at how many children I have, try to figure out where I'm going to put them all, and decide how I want to arrange the classroom. And I automatically have a little pang of nostalgia for last year's class. Because at this time last year, they were all names on a list too. By the end of the year, however, they felt like family. I think about them and wish them the best in their new classrooms, and I miss them. Each child I have taught becomes a part of my life for a duration and a part of my heart. I want to see them all succeed, but mainly I want them to know that I care, not only while I have them, but for always.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> The names on my list represent a myriad of potential. As I scan the list in August, I see names and ID numbers and birthdates. By the end of the year, I will see loose teeth, funny stories, character, and growth. Each name will take on new meaning. Most will make amazing progress. All will grow and mature. A few will make me want to pull my hair out. (Those are usually the ones who come back to visit years later:) Sometimes I will have an off day. Sometimes it will happen to them too. It happens to the best of us.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> If you are a parent reading this, I want you to know that I will care for your child. It might take us a few weeks to learn each other and to establish a rapport. There might be tears in the beginning, and that is common for a few. First grade is a big jump from kindergarten. There is more responsibility and more independence. What your child will learn about me, is that I am on their side. We will spend our days together in close quarters, doing LOTS of reading, small groups, math, science experiments, culture days, outdoor science, readers' theater, social studies, snack, assessments and more assessments, and then more assessments still... writing, and we will all WORK but with some play each day too. Some days will be fun and some days won't be, but through it all, I want them to know that I care about them. Not just about performance on assessments, but about them as individuals. They will learn to be on a team, and to encourage one another. They don't enter first grade on the same level, and they don't leave on the same level. It is my job and theirs to see to it that they grow as much as possible, without comparing themselves to others. Mistakes are a part of growth, and we will all make them. I want our classroom to be a safe place to try and where we can all be supportive of one another.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> I look forward to meeting each child. If last year was a struggle, this one is a chance to start over. Each name on my list is a person whom I will both cherish and hopefully challenge. As I scan the names, as I write them on desk tags and cubbies and charts, my hope is that each one will be a successful learner and will be part of a learning environment that supports growth of character, independence, responsibility, and inspiration.</span>Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-60137769174476259252014-03-03T16:46:00.000-08:002014-03-03T16:46:27.622-08:00A Seussical Kind of Day<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevn4ew-DIPive3IkvuGs5V37RCoQvBZTn_ye33oV-sdEvE3x1lT6TvxCBF2uNlJMHejr1BaWwWUtHfzXForUVQ8NaZBEBKRGPZPZsywK-h7W-BKDwl0p2YqEJaObcMc2osF7gd-ICIQUI/s1600/IMG_2784.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevn4ew-DIPive3IkvuGs5V37RCoQvBZTn_ye33oV-sdEvE3x1lT6TvxCBF2uNlJMHejr1BaWwWUtHfzXForUVQ8NaZBEBKRGPZPZsywK-h7W-BKDwl0p2YqEJaObcMc2osF7gd-ICIQUI/s1600/IMG_2784.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">"Today was good. Today was FUN. TOMORROW is ANOTHER ONE."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t4pyjOatPXKvYyRHAPHweu8SqEiGHkA_nkUyM81oFn7sZMVdck99JCdoitpuS72gPwgGILFgCdn6gF9fuZaW1up5Hif1-pq-tl4qTUlXNvSCA6EUVSEy2wc3g30ABqyM4__EFqL42KTO/s1600/IMG_2785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1t4pyjOatPXKvYyRHAPHweu8SqEiGHkA_nkUyM81oFn7sZMVdck99JCdoitpuS72gPwgGILFgCdn6gF9fuZaW1up5Hif1-pq-tl4qTUlXNvSCA6EUVSEy2wc3g30ABqyM4__EFqL42KTO/s1600/IMG_2785.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">"UNLESS someone like YOU cares a whole awful lot, NOTHING is going to get better. It's NOT."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxeKT9OZHR8pZc_d5BnQ_BHi4K6ErQp7LY8cRkNFlbwe3SPwCPK1u3yUg9wv76Pj-nDxqfTbb_AUIu-jEGS1Q8cxmyj5l5AwpkBorbZfYFmnOY4s3NwUELSq5DedRep5dXgjFGv0CXURy/s1600/IMG_2787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxeKT9OZHR8pZc_d5BnQ_BHi4K6ErQp7LY8cRkNFlbwe3SPwCPK1u3yUg9wv76Pj-nDxqfTbb_AUIu-jEGS1Q8cxmyj5l5AwpkBorbZfYFmnOY4s3NwUELSq5DedRep5dXgjFGv0CXURy/s1600/IMG_2787.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">"Today you are YOU! That is truer than TRUE! There is no one alive that is you-er than YOU!"</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADBrZYrnc1bskRDR8rrCXTP0-1XO31QsmvDFEjvs_2K4qC0EQffY4G_8vVq_T_WN64AaWPz-4sExxgS_jK50MkcCUThNOdVHoCHwrXjySaMSLMtGMXIbML5wJ07KcJ97AiYExRNGtiofZ/s1600/IMG_2788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADBrZYrnc1bskRDR8rrCXTP0-1XO31QsmvDFEjvs_2K4qC0EQffY4G_8vVq_T_WN64AaWPz-4sExxgS_jK50MkcCUThNOdVHoCHwrXjySaMSLMtGMXIbML5wJ07KcJ97AiYExRNGtiofZ/s1600/IMG_2788.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">"From there to here, from here to there, FUNNY things are EVERYWHERE."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTUa2371vFcbKgSwIWm0JiMHdTo99gW8ly6eZZ3rNrox3l-Od8gEuwXmIZn9bUfyAPd_yV7x2QsO_jMXwGHfLgQfHnQVxYWa3TEbEQDVfko5Q_kynz8bm4SKw52YlQdxc7Ypy8oPmsk7o/s1600/IMG_2789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTUa2371vFcbKgSwIWm0JiMHdTo99gW8ly6eZZ3rNrox3l-Od8gEuwXmIZn9bUfyAPd_yV7x2QsO_jMXwGHfLgQfHnQVxYWa3TEbEQDVfko5Q_kynz8bm4SKw52YlQdxc7Ypy8oPmsk7o/s1600/IMG_2789.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">"A mean one??" nah.... "the real meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of ten grinches plus two."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaV7dRasNJH4WK0B4MdWt0EFjj1N7gYqGTWR0Hne6UcUN0MA3NRSR1GxXKL41BSXxSWtrxKh3iWQrGo3vaJMGM35F1ddr3pyYjeK518AB7v2aOqCJ2NRWlkCyRiou5rI1X9SNE_OraAaQ/s1600/IMG_2790.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaV7dRasNJH4WK0B4MdWt0EFjj1N7gYqGTWR0Hne6UcUN0MA3NRSR1GxXKL41BSXxSWtrxKh3iWQrGo3vaJMGM35F1ddr3pyYjeK518AB7v2aOqCJ2NRWlkCyRiou5rI1X9SNE_OraAaQ/s1600/IMG_2790.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">"...a person's a PERSON. no matter how </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">small.</span><span style="font-size: large;">"</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ew4Xc9yHRO8_Caem0qvKiPO5PVyZEcCG9crK9eT0NvbebwKA0f-BVJcD-tVe62cNRfKVFQjgSux6o47cS1OchfphzKQp6_JHc9NGEL_h5CdFXarLPenRiCON3NQgkp1E1hPlnetS4lKF/s1600/IMG_2791.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ew4Xc9yHRO8_Caem0qvKiPO5PVyZEcCG9crK9eT0NvbebwKA0f-BVJcD-tVe62cNRfKVFQjgSux6o47cS1OchfphzKQp6_JHc9NGEL_h5CdFXarLPenRiCON3NQgkp1E1hPlnetS4lKF/s1600/IMG_2791.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">"Look at me! Look at me! Look at me NOW! It is fun to have fun But you have to know how."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaGJTNbuzxkwNApxB830sHYPzAKtTfhRpimF6QxOIuW9xMJl_K8FA-5F6S5pP1bHZkMjanLQqmTs5Kx3DEQoS5XkyyT3f-XE2JteAbMbyhJco7H44oDyFDdKe6j7cwUcuBb4j-Hscu3mg/s1600/IMG_2793.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaGJTNbuzxkwNApxB830sHYPzAKtTfhRpimF6QxOIuW9xMJl_K8FA-5F6S5pP1bHZkMjanLQqmTs5Kx3DEQoS5XkyyT3f-XE2JteAbMbyhJco7H44oDyFDdKe6j7cwUcuBb4j-Hscu3mg/s1600/IMG_2793.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">"I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny. But we can have Lots of good FUN that is FUNNY!"</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4AoiJWDrRBEdRPNU4xBJ6DIt3rHHktfW59C0zgTP_4aWLMRxE-yLxzKMAxIvEhPYB4fM2fDf7mHGU0lCHAq-H3lkyRi4m1JhG48UjCSEymx4-7Yso5IsaiGoadHTdrXenDRhqmEEFBIb/s1600/IMG_2796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4AoiJWDrRBEdRPNU4xBJ6DIt3rHHktfW59C0zgTP_4aWLMRxE-yLxzKMAxIvEhPYB4fM2fDf7mHGU0lCHAq-H3lkyRi4m1JhG48UjCSEymx4-7Yso5IsaiGoadHTdrXenDRhqmEEFBIb/s1600/IMG_2796.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_wgmWSJ5pXopDdFgxh1w7o41h4wkY-6cL2TWX0VymBpGJ092veTAh2XrC2YDGoYeT2H5LSHjrO20OJ4ynYaD5ZU8i4raipLMlMwuEM_N5iyWBybhRIsKp-8AZRh2RTfGUo6-3de_r8vI/s1600/IMG_2799.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_wgmWSJ5pXopDdFgxh1w7o41h4wkY-6cL2TWX0VymBpGJ092veTAh2XrC2YDGoYeT2H5LSHjrO20OJ4ynYaD5ZU8i4raipLMlMwuEM_N5iyWBybhRIsKp-8AZRh2RTfGUo6-3de_r8vI/s1600/IMG_2799.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
my favorite- <span style="font-size: x-large;">"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwdijZdhHyEi9kfNbaGPAjEu42LVJ90f5RrlO75iXLhv8qK2tjATDnWGVXNwkP2EtB3paAoBhrqeB2K6zfbyAMRPAur7e8y7eOqPvrvqIU4AdOaNklN2qqoyIxJjA6SKE-ZBwTijYB7Ja/s1600/IMG_2802.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwdijZdhHyEi9kfNbaGPAjEu42LVJ90f5RrlO75iXLhv8qK2tjATDnWGVXNwkP2EtB3paAoBhrqeB2K6zfbyAMRPAur7e8y7eOqPvrvqIU4AdOaNklN2qqoyIxJjA6SKE-ZBwTijYB7Ja/s1600/IMG_2802.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">"You do not like them. So you say. Try them! Try them! And YOU MAY!"</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UWJPMLzHouOvHoC5-cMiy0Co3urTsjHaVYlYrw45OcQIK831pNkrG1gatcNHJn2g1uBr5C_BALljsM62RGNYhrqgnuW-psWGJ_JowCCQGXoRTWS1Dptowxl-dODyphRPjfvOfivEOlkL/s1600/IMG_2803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UWJPMLzHouOvHoC5-cMiy0Co3urTsjHaVYlYrw45OcQIK831pNkrG1gatcNHJn2g1uBr5C_BALljsM62RGNYhrqgnuW-psWGJ_JowCCQGXoRTWS1Dptowxl-dODyphRPjfvOfivEOlkL/s1600/IMG_2803.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67XF2dOM5SYnYToNUaz6y2l-wWTiVFy7YuYGT5vyBMOCWqn0FbI78fQPPK78O5I5SdZvgFXvWMSauWXLCfXlbbrTGjJwEUM4FyNAAEqeFvL9jtW_Y5RleTyNEJl37cbvJ3ANZnkFDG3i0/s1600/IMG_2804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67XF2dOM5SYnYToNUaz6y2l-wWTiVFy7YuYGT5vyBMOCWqn0FbI78fQPPK78O5I5SdZvgFXvWMSauWXLCfXlbbrTGjJwEUM4FyNAAEqeFvL9jtW_Y5RleTyNEJl37cbvJ3ANZnkFDG3i0/s1600/IMG_2804.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7t4CNa4fawUybxAS-22XHBfXfzHCEFEvTrh5fjXPDK81w9d-tw8iKhtCqBa3AcqUd8hlSns65IXJqQuN4H5TQh9jfzFHwuhgHqguCkkrhcjMC2ITiOytEJpLTRnpOWk12LVZQUqrmTJLO/s1600/IMG_2808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7t4CNa4fawUybxAS-22XHBfXfzHCEFEvTrh5fjXPDK81w9d-tw8iKhtCqBa3AcqUd8hlSns65IXJqQuN4H5TQh9jfzFHwuhgHqguCkkrhcjMC2ITiOytEJpLTRnpOWk12LVZQUqrmTJLO/s1600/IMG_2808.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">"The more that you READ, the more things you will KNOW. The more that you LEARN, the more places you'll GO."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVyZUkP1M_nj_AEtFRhj6K_iM-Ef0_0ZAlMo6CIfFoYjsmv073oMR40ZSOu17ewYQMZWH-P3PL3PvZeoJrXufZVLEpICBODymUiq0az6lD-K95tfOzne2jUvjD4XQ8D3WIFyJTJUjkHcf/s1600/IMG_2813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVyZUkP1M_nj_AEtFRhj6K_iM-Ef0_0ZAlMo6CIfFoYjsmv073oMR40ZSOu17ewYQMZWH-P3PL3PvZeoJrXufZVLEpICBODymUiq0az6lD-K95tfOzne2jUvjD4XQ8D3WIFyJTJUjkHcf/s1600/IMG_2813.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
"The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play, so we sat in the house all that cold, cold wet day"...<span style="font-size: large;">actually it was raining. Then it snowed. Then the sun came out after all. Then it snowed again....it really was a Seussical kind of day!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Interesting fact: Dr. Seuss was turned down by multiple publishers after writing his first children's book, "To Think That I Saw it On Mulberry Street" only to later become one of the most beloved children's authors of all time. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy Birthday Ted. Theo LeSieg. Theodore Seuss Geisel. The world became a little more imaginative and interesting because of you.</span><br />
Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-28002130014507508442014-01-21T17:13:00.001-08:002014-01-21T17:13:14.722-08:00The CountdownDo you count down the days in your classroom? Or count them "up"? We do. Every day a fish goes into a big giant fishbowl on the wall. We change colors after every ten. And every now and then we have a special celebration. We have always celebrated on the 100th day. Bringing collections of 100 items, drawing portraits of ourselves as 100 year olds, all the normal 100th day activities. Last year, I ran across a unit celebrating the 50th day of school fifties style, and it was so much fun, that this year we celebrated the eighties as well. On day 87 to be exact. I happen to be an expert on the eighties.:) I found a 300 page unit on TPT, all aligned with Common Core, devoted to the eighties. It was like, totally radical:)<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdRBCazskOr7X6hH7rWFUK1pd1X9tGXzGOhXNZdsYHGVvw6RRKgDbHhcy6d26RmyoxKXKhWNAvJnBMAQs2q-3oswiFsPwV0ZHraiO_jiTg4yJB6YBk1EFsjHnbFV63bixFTh0OtcOoCnZ/s1600/184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdRBCazskOr7X6hH7rWFUK1pd1X9tGXzGOhXNZdsYHGVvw6RRKgDbHhcy6d26RmyoxKXKhWNAvJnBMAQs2q-3oswiFsPwV0ZHraiO_jiTg4yJB6YBk1EFsjHnbFV63bixFTh0OtcOoCnZ/s1600/184.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
I recently watched a clip of a news anchor from 1982. She was talking about how one day in the near future the public would be reading the morning news from our own PCs. It is astounding to me how fast technology has evolved and continues to do so. And kids today are so savvy when it comes to their devices, from gaming to texting, music listening and video viewing... So when I brought in my Atari and my Merlin (anyone else remember that??), plus Pac Man, Frogger, and Donkey Kong, for our "museum", along with Cabbage Patch dolls, Member's Only jacket and Gasoline jeans, they were just in awe. As in we had an AWESOME day. Because we talked about music, listened to cassette tapes, danced to Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Duran Duran and watched a couple of videos from when MTV actually played music! We talked about how telephones have changed, compared the boom box to ipods, did Rubik's cube activities, did some surveys and graphs, created a nonfiction book, and ate neon cupcakes. We even did a little moonwalking:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMe-0JZglBGr4MaL_0A7FxTUke5_cAXTBZOaQNYB7_gtqxKr3hrAcHmetSft3_WaXK3DHsWdPvMaYAil2p0DWSBfn3Jwk1gMwXcQLfDdeiN1ce1iVSwW1m5QlGx8KnAzY0sCfMvVa9W9v/s1600/186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMe-0JZglBGr4MaL_0A7FxTUke5_cAXTBZOaQNYB7_gtqxKr3hrAcHmetSft3_WaXK3DHsWdPvMaYAil2p0DWSBfn3Jwk1gMwXcQLfDdeiN1ce1iVSwW1m5QlGx8KnAzY0sCfMvVa9W9v/s1600/186.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobbiZlkqpE7VlPWUpQYg0Ockyq3xy_vIb_2SEwZk6dI-rCAukK6_AtQXQjHb1USMDWvg6ObHoUK0pDywNVvLnMXgT0YF5NNmkl_CGJNNpvXwELIWyrmepXrkumIRQHrZeRkZzlp1IpSsD/s1600/187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjobbiZlkqpE7VlPWUpQYg0Ockyq3xy_vIb_2SEwZk6dI-rCAukK6_AtQXQjHb1USMDWvg6ObHoUK0pDywNVvLnMXgT0YF5NNmkl_CGJNNpvXwELIWyrmepXrkumIRQHrZeRkZzlp1IpSsD/s1600/187.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6TEuBuYJq5vGHgvNaiMEYLuK9p8WthFQG7xptLjLHrWNk7Rc2zmF_6H9sT8YHIY0-yWRN9DzsynXvARYcBQPAZs5jBUPEXKAjuGyJ0OQVUgQO_6nArz_u8PZK2JwNPKZ2K8Qy7iltRum/s1600/189.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6TEuBuYJq5vGHgvNaiMEYLuK9p8WthFQG7xptLjLHrWNk7Rc2zmF_6H9sT8YHIY0-yWRN9DzsynXvARYcBQPAZs5jBUPEXKAjuGyJ0OQVUgQO_6nArz_u8PZK2JwNPKZ2K8Qy7iltRum/s1600/189.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUgidT3nxggY4HB5O7vN2KGI2FhQ65ac1zuOI7OKC6dy9aZC-yYHWiTxxfrzYc7hiVuszjVHqVHyjrWy7ggObUVJlpzIWVQsq2xHpeUauSmtuTKK_CDMff-rGAqdhrCGJfnysb3lAvstm/s1600/190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUgidT3nxggY4HB5O7vN2KGI2FhQ65ac1zuOI7OKC6dy9aZC-yYHWiTxxfrzYc7hiVuszjVHqVHyjrWy7ggObUVJlpzIWVQsq2xHpeUauSmtuTKK_CDMff-rGAqdhrCGJfnysb3lAvstm/s1600/190.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZ0B70TXpJAhhEz3FkDmZsvsVhm9DL3YeUvxQ2ccSKKx3TojdTm4Xknv6OD-lZ7T5M7ZO86UfNztU602X3lEIURQSkWjsa_Xnhehz-8_kK990bdsqSQYovd3obFKdniuJkj3RGpDHgsGH/s1600/192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZ0B70TXpJAhhEz3FkDmZsvsVhm9DL3YeUvxQ2ccSKKx3TojdTm4Xknv6OD-lZ7T5M7ZO86UfNztU602X3lEIURQSkWjsa_Xnhehz-8_kK990bdsqSQYovd3obFKdniuJkj3RGpDHgsGH/s1600/192.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OGkHr1rrI9UHNsF9CO0FtMrEGCvn7-790-7qP6HgJoPHx-HMY0rCzoMrBoQ2WLksO-ENl3aTIRXHQOZxvTujZylrcrYPFeZdvbTadfZTz66UibBJMQUgjwKzKznxbPcJ9nUe3-ii2gsg/s1600/194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OGkHr1rrI9UHNsF9CO0FtMrEGCvn7-790-7qP6HgJoPHx-HMY0rCzoMrBoQ2WLksO-ENl3aTIRXHQOZxvTujZylrcrYPFeZdvbTadfZTz66UibBJMQUgjwKzKznxbPcJ9nUe3-ii2gsg/s1600/194.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkkTd5gspWOajzgyo6gi6AJ0Hx-6LeGsskGhJNDCQ_Elw7soVvO8uYjRSYW_9NGzAD9Up1_yqEwaPFxdOARjpnZrNP4GwWvAe2L4ce7NzZpoxqlyU2qN8UfANfuTxOchv2rTQqXTL8O9A/s1600/195.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkkTd5gspWOajzgyo6gi6AJ0Hx-6LeGsskGhJNDCQ_Elw7soVvO8uYjRSYW_9NGzAD9Up1_yqEwaPFxdOARjpnZrNP4GwWvAe2L4ce7NzZpoxqlyU2qN8UfANfuTxOchv2rTQqXTL8O9A/s1600/195.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxmVdraS0qDCTG37REhhyphenhyphenekoIZTWaUz0QnMffSG1HtTdwN9tn3GdS-H5tPk8nozN9mkUTu0yrsT_lS5ie_LldRs3SZlqIZEnKpASj7W_wqrDwVQcSbkcNBK0V4Cmfij1uAd0ou5GgSlKT/s1600/196.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxmVdraS0qDCTG37REhhyphenhyphenekoIZTWaUz0QnMffSG1HtTdwN9tn3GdS-H5tPk8nozN9mkUTu0yrsT_lS5ie_LldRs3SZlqIZEnKpASj7W_wqrDwVQcSbkcNBK0V4Cmfij1uAd0ou5GgSlKT/s1600/196.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG1rOFquP-WMFfuppOssIhoM1mFW-h2g27Piw8nKFl2j-ZkvgWxm7IPlxekEybs3SGlNp7AKxwGX_EjTjQxXLIBxrxNBlfEAcIlXc_ESzso-SYMz_yE0C34EC9z-a76Snyj8vmpKOsWji/s1600/201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG1rOFquP-WMFfuppOssIhoM1mFW-h2g27Piw8nKFl2j-ZkvgWxm7IPlxekEybs3SGlNp7AKxwGX_EjTjQxXLIBxrxNBlfEAcIlXc_ESzso-SYMz_yE0C34EC9z-a76Snyj8vmpKOsWji/s1600/201.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkM7058EMp5ZwEC3SXW15t35U_h5NpTklQkcboZ9YVd1Az_-iduSR-uAXss_uFUxajNwzXsofiOvBxBUBR0pHo0Zr7v9k6zfX5SM0oBOhoHP_-vjx9HSh21IE7SAXPs1L3xrP4fVil7D1/s1600/208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkM7058EMp5ZwEC3SXW15t35U_h5NpTklQkcboZ9YVd1Az_-iduSR-uAXss_uFUxajNwzXsofiOvBxBUBR0pHo0Zr7v9k6zfX5SM0oBOhoHP_-vjx9HSh21IE7SAXPs1L3xrP4fVil7D1/s1600/208.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Our literacy small groups were centered around eighties themed words...we divided syllables, worked on parts of speech, punctuation, verb tense and more. The entire unit, for those who are interested, can be found here: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Totally-80s-Math-and-Literacy-Centers-to-Celebrate-the-80th-Day-of-School-982531" target="_blank">Totally 80's</a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAookggji0mfmtWsUjJtigq1VQv_z_HGxkSLTq2INVils6NI_E0BOtNWC_AteEKmwyBgSbPPVCAv4HXypExuzqSd9uWTI8IR_uEZq262pduH4zRcJutX61TKL88uj2k-5egHX09G6iR5Gf/s1600/209.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> </div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSSkIpbxzXO60iAF2iSHKxB8pfNApugh1sNdhI6rXA2_Ft9UikMseej59POl0mIcJHhTkVO0YmQybAyjNUNpr90-U7c7oVjM5ktdzAmvtp-hvhtVEM5y9jzpEdfCSXgkWpRnwjHIvQmQ9/s1600/212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzSSkIpbxzXO60iAF2iSHKxB8pfNApugh1sNdhI6rXA2_Ft9UikMseej59POl0mIcJHhTkVO0YmQybAyjNUNpr90-U7c7oVjM5ktdzAmvtp-hvhtVEM5y9jzpEdfCSXgkWpRnwjHIvQmQ9/s1600/212.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Did I mention that we danced?? A lot? Which was great indoor exercise because it happened to be freezing cold outside, and cupcakes plus kids trapped indoors are not always a good combination.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZIFmpfCCsfclbT_NWQSfU3oUFHvLzBiS1fqo6fYfYxB73uesy1EL35mAg13gHEElbiyvFVZrBDzI4LVEe5b5Xl6WTBVdUf9gIL_dcniICFDbZOH4h40_0xRd8OewVpk68IXuTyxczI4A/s1600/215.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYZIFmpfCCsfclbT_NWQSfU3oUFHvLzBiS1fqo6fYfYxB73uesy1EL35mAg13gHEElbiyvFVZrBDzI4LVEe5b5Xl6WTBVdUf9gIL_dcniICFDbZOH4h40_0xRd8OewVpk68IXuTyxczI4A/s1600/215.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismY_Hk40gfQdP9WKvEfWj8EHyNHlLetzkwJguklAyIJfav29VsIaQtlG0iV_a_ktTLy55T0hIFN5n8RTgFoTIdU5jzEGdFCXfunJgufrUGG-aWeXNVBflADCb9KJXL2_465Ii1wmyiPXP/s1600/216.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismY_Hk40gfQdP9WKvEfWj8EHyNHlLetzkwJguklAyIJfav29VsIaQtlG0iV_a_ktTLy55T0hIFN5n8RTgFoTIdU5jzEGdFCXfunJgufrUGG-aWeXNVBflADCb9KJXL2_465Ii1wmyiPXP/s1600/216.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
Aww...look what we found in the Cabbage Patch:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfktkT8_CrHOc0sriZs7cVuflbcg_mQpIET-6trBBh8LKc5uxbqNqI1SYdzSvZ4V2II5phCrLJsaKXf-bljhki9987ZuBfSaug1pA71NenhgqEDF61IKzScOomDUD_K7jrjioeGG600d3/s1600/218.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfktkT8_CrHOc0sriZs7cVuflbcg_mQpIET-6trBBh8LKc5uxbqNqI1SYdzSvZ4V2II5phCrLJsaKXf-bljhki9987ZuBfSaug1pA71NenhgqEDF61IKzScOomDUD_K7jrjioeGG600d3/s1600/218.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
See the shirt with all the zippers? I want you to know that I rocked that sweatshirt in high school. I bought it on a school trip in London..1985. It was my absolute favorite shirt of all time, and I always knew I would need it again someday:) (Yes, I realize it is tacky. As is the Swatch that I thought was ultra styling back in the day.) Swatches, big hair, Aquanet, skinny jeans, leg warmers, neon sweaters, jelly shoes, the metal bands that stuck around and the one hit wonders, the bazillions of cassette tapes (anyone else remember those Columbia music clubs??:), plastic jewelry, mullets, arcades, Sun In, tanning oil, and NO cell phones. Best decade ever. I miss it and I am glad to be able to teach that little bit of history to my firsties, firsthand. Such nostalgia...<br />
<br />
And even further back....I should have posted much longer ago, because I have field trip photos, gingerbread projects, and sooo much more. I hope to do much better about keeping up to date from here out. Here is the class on the fiftieth day of school: Again, they were amazed at the record player. But the quote of the day was "Mrs. Raby, do you have one of those players that plays the big rectangular DVDs?"<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY-BdaSsCAFMcVi8bIq5NfNdEZPeQVyGprPGpyWxG2wMnB4j6FnVYE-fI4FaYgSoiV8Mlw29FNNwf_USCdUu-M4VrwQVMVOY4H_nwtkou5mAF2cbvXP-4psrnrESUt9ra9JcaA2GNFAag/s1600/332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaY-BdaSsCAFMcVi8bIq5NfNdEZPeQVyGprPGpyWxG2wMnB4j6FnVYE-fI4FaYgSoiV8Mlw29FNNwf_USCdUu-M4VrwQVMVOY4H_nwtkou5mAF2cbvXP-4psrnrESUt9ra9JcaA2GNFAag/s1600/332.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
Record players, poodle skirts, phones with rotary dials (ohmiword...I brought one in to show and they cannot keep their hands off it. They love to dial their phone numbers.) black and white tv, Leave it to Beaver, hula hoops, soda floats, bubble gum, Elvis, they did love fifties day too.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPB9kEGfaT3SL4Eik6R1O7NoOhhIcVeGwhx1Pj0PtkVzVt0dSz-nhTo-eMfkzl3KAmqL1kBkvkNY3DYDDQ1nLXejm5WrurzONaP3w_fL0wdMeGMiDC6LtIk_CHRIOTZ1lTrycyGyWM1W7w/s1600/336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPB9kEGfaT3SL4Eik6R1O7NoOhhIcVeGwhx1Pj0PtkVzVt0dSz-nhTo-eMfkzl3KAmqL1kBkvkNY3DYDDQ1nLXejm5WrurzONaP3w_fL0wdMeGMiDC6LtIk_CHRIOTZ1lTrycyGyWM1W7w/s1600/336.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
The greasers...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbm5VgRt9hXALDlux2GpjqtgikNGqOdU3Qt-PY6YoGkG5NmUR9ANi2RGxDyKFmDJX1ufSCpnKhwo7ksJ4UBS_deYCY8GhEF9hXyWujdtEscGkYE_IkeFNKWoKf52gyn89xXs8xP28Fk0x/s1600/337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbm5VgRt9hXALDlux2GpjqtgikNGqOdU3Qt-PY6YoGkG5NmUR9ANi2RGxDyKFmDJX1ufSCpnKhwo7ksJ4UBS_deYCY8GhEF9hXyWujdtEscGkYE_IkeFNKWoKf52gyn89xXs8xP28Fk0x/s1600/337.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJg23gxUD8_vVolLqyF1qs72dO2JiJn4QopGsSgUns2clfh-PqENFUI1QGGRklAJtzrS7TW2pnEh_VgnDIskDvbSJHWeF0uOirUnxLmEqiJFnwGb9MbF6vdm7OGPQED-e_aNWFnTnZff-/s1600/341.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxJg23gxUD8_vVolLqyF1qs72dO2JiJn4QopGsSgUns2clfh-PqENFUI1QGGRklAJtzrS7TW2pnEh_VgnDIskDvbSJHWeF0uOirUnxLmEqiJFnwGb9MbF6vdm7OGPQED-e_aNWFnTnZff-/s1600/341.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3tMmWdFf2_EHe5n15bc6Z7IbpO5qTtxLQ-n7_rxKDDI1XxopH9hn8SKsr1jj1PQ8IfLdln3PcGJ0FZJe2F0oiMsgfuaOB1X4kOfV5K2oPo-D1tK-PtmxDDIjh0WrW8dpS8v7Gx0OcqYd/s1600/342.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3tMmWdFf2_EHe5n15bc6Z7IbpO5qTtxLQ-n7_rxKDDI1XxopH9hn8SKsr1jj1PQ8IfLdln3PcGJ0FZJe2F0oiMsgfuaOB1X4kOfV5K2oPo-D1tK-PtmxDDIjh0WrW8dpS8v7Gx0OcqYd/s1600/342.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYYv3akrEX8eEeKSQYNADTrnoQFfE4Fi5cF-dyXHA65xrdiO0NYqAVfJnSVZxlXZZtM-zKUt2e4YFghzGBgXfeVHvTXTvvjAkcKRBmo4DAhiISNjmKCSykjMCOe_iLMkvao63DjTA9Nn3/s1600/348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRYYv3akrEX8eEeKSQYNADTrnoQFfE4Fi5cF-dyXHA65xrdiO0NYqAVfJnSVZxlXZZtM-zKUt2e4YFghzGBgXfeVHvTXTvvjAkcKRBmo4DAhiISNjmKCSykjMCOe_iLMkvao63DjTA9Nn3/s1600/348.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWN1k-Vy67xjEWKm3k09yiZ336opfMESniAEIsszL74XVeuOzB2xXmNY9A-tORCWeOolgVU7l6hPN7MojT2lwLlQH-HDEYOxoAAKoakuDpqnPRcHVq4U_nDk0JfWqiu3VTxJRgrVcO9oDj/s1600/359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWN1k-Vy67xjEWKm3k09yiZ336opfMESniAEIsszL74XVeuOzB2xXmNY9A-tORCWeOolgVU7l6hPN7MojT2lwLlQH-HDEYOxoAAKoakuDpqnPRcHVq4U_nDk0JfWqiu3VTxJRgrVcO9oDj/s1600/359.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd3XVj655ZW_f6kg7NFLizU3OHFZeOPXK5jlBE8rMB3xKgqNKln6zX-V15YqQz_AwhqSMmsN9fyRDZ48GSbSbg2G42n9y11-TiWlQiPNz-yDq-eNUg1i6kBY78XE7P3kqOnm_NL_fZqZk/s1600/362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzd3XVj655ZW_f6kg7NFLizU3OHFZeOPXK5jlBE8rMB3xKgqNKln6zX-V15YqQz_AwhqSMmsN9fyRDZ48GSbSbg2G42n9y11-TiWlQiPNz-yDq-eNUg1i6kBY78XE7P3kqOnm_NL_fZqZk/s1600/362.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6xLW5NAyUjpR9EAzB2Np3aH7JeqsqmMZdqapB9fRS6lOSImHePTBUJztauOWm4v5S9SF60bp69oK8lZqkgI9ckvEr424hkENw4ay74Cf13bkhFTVMFtGnjXkkaxDdjH_Wdv3mU5Hg0YV/s1600/376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6xLW5NAyUjpR9EAzB2Np3aH7JeqsqmMZdqapB9fRS6lOSImHePTBUJztauOWm4v5S9SF60bp69oK8lZqkgI9ckvEr424hkENw4ay74Cf13bkhFTVMFtGnjXkkaxDdjH_Wdv3mU5Hg0YV/s1600/376.JPG" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
If any teachers are interested in the unit we used, I recommend. It, as with Totally 80's, had way more activities than can be done in a day, and is great fun. Next year, for each unit, I plan to take at least a week to explore the activities in more depth. Here is the link for the 50th day unit: <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/50th-Day-Mini-Unit-Math-Literacy-Activities-163280" target="_blank">Cruisin' through the first 50 days of school</a>.<br />
<br />
The kids asked me why we didn't do the 60's and 70's too, and then they said "What do we call these years? You know, 2014...What will we call it one day? And will there even be school as we know it when we have grandkids?" I'd say those are excellent questions.<br />
<br />
<br />
Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-27263173578442977782013-09-11T17:20:00.000-07:002013-09-11T17:20:23.323-07:00The Outdoor Classroom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TBRit5RpCg455sBzA0oPXhzl8CsbS_bTZ3QZNFrKvtK26jpGsZ95OK56MNBgtvWXfJBn802tWGAMeeKouDHMmNezb_vWAGC66rSX7J9mCOgWbjBJ-LtJ0A-7rzGCIU2QftLUqm1r7RCP/s1600/IMG_1225.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2TBRit5RpCg455sBzA0oPXhzl8CsbS_bTZ3QZNFrKvtK26jpGsZ95OK56MNBgtvWXfJBn802tWGAMeeKouDHMmNezb_vWAGC66rSX7J9mCOgWbjBJ-LtJ0A-7rzGCIU2QftLUqm1r7RCP/s320/IMG_1225.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">I love trees. I always have. When I was a little girl, there was this one June Apple tree that I climbed constantly. It was the place I always headed after school. My best friend had her limb and I had mine. We sat in that tree and solved life's problems as we knew them. (Actually, we probably argued over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was cutest, but that is beside the point.) My dad even added a monkey bar between those two limbs so I could just flip right down to the ground instead of jumping like a wild chimpanzee.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> My point is, kids love being outside and there is just something fascinating about trees. And I believe today's society is way too geared toward organized sports and indoor gaming, when there is a whole outdoor world to be explored.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Several years ago, I took the best workshop ever. It was called UTOTES (Using the Outdoors to Teach Experiential Science). I looked FORWARD to those days after school...and believe me when I say I generally do not get all excited over workshops. But something registered with me during the course of that particular one which stuck with me....I remember thinking <em>this</em> is the way we need to be teaching kids science, NOT out of textbooks. And then, during a walk around our school's amazing campus, which also has a butterfly garden and bluebird houses, I discovered this place. In the woods. (I did not even realize the woods were school property.) An untapped goldmine. The OUTDOOR classroom.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJuw_LddfEOQBIwoGs8mlddMaXv52bpLGZfaDBDzGvQHH9aLM8EgBj75uv1OQS8BOZmaBfn2Rup3GiMKHBvwkDWEXblmoIVdmbrYoUY7CZw2GeO9Z0PM8uWZx_iABP5sqAOG7S30NEdRG/s1600/IMG_1226.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJuw_LddfEOQBIwoGs8mlddMaXv52bpLGZfaDBDzGvQHH9aLM8EgBj75uv1OQS8BOZmaBfn2Rup3GiMKHBvwkDWEXblmoIVdmbrYoUY7CZw2GeO9Z0PM8uWZx_iABP5sqAOG7S30NEdRG/s320/IMG_1226.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">I had taught here for years, and I had NO idea it was even there. I began calling it Terabithia. (Of course my first graders had no idea what that meant, but it soon became our "secret classroom".) It looked pretty rough back then. But there was a neat little "stage" where we began doing Reader's Theatre, sometimes for other classes, but usually just for our own fun. And we did a lot of nature exploring. Eventually, it got so overgrown we couldn't use it. Last year, an Eagle Scout rebuilt all the benches, because trees had fallen on them and crushed them. When I took my class out for the first time this year, the weeds had once again overtaken the outdoor wonderland. (Not to mention the fact that we all got eaten alive by mosquitoes.) And then a very nice thing happened. Last weekend, a former student (whose brother happens to be in my class this year) took on the project of clearing the path and the classroom once again, and when we went out today to do science, we were sooooo excited to see the improvement!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I have a confession. I was supposed to do testing today, but I forgot my iPad on the charger at home. I pretended to be upset by this. But since I <em>did</em> remember my hiking shoes, we just made the best of a terrible situation;)</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMQkCeWaaqLoUrkJgfae4tpYYvRzdKRSveFIk4Qqh3GXTcs8ZWEVRSC73anVyt4n8Zd55JJ3_kSs1UIV7bBvUTpzXzMovwirpNnQfK5pyItB7rroTG43oEh8IJJJ1hFpCZ_oJXr8vCfxn/s1600/IMG_1230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMQkCeWaaqLoUrkJgfae4tpYYvRzdKRSveFIk4Qqh3GXTcs8ZWEVRSC73anVyt4n8Zd55JJ3_kSs1UIV7bBvUTpzXzMovwirpNnQfK5pyItB7rroTG43oEh8IJJJ1hFpCZ_oJXr8vCfxn/s320/IMG_1230.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">The kids took field guides and observed the life that one tree can support. We talked about how trees help us breathe and the resources that they provide.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6v2a-RYVP4U42hnuDbEef0mDabkcXtP6G4Ubv6EfmHtso3aMU9DXDyQvwKwV5EJz6G1pv_ISVjZD8XX-wveihGyheqLWC_0mRxL_4V_WYjq6TOAkGYfRGuvbTJLAscq1-Yuw6JONEcbOz/s1600/IMG_1233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6v2a-RYVP4U42hnuDbEef0mDabkcXtP6G4Ubv6EfmHtso3aMU9DXDyQvwKwV5EJz6G1pv_ISVjZD8XX-wveihGyheqLWC_0mRxL_4V_WYjq6TOAkGYfRGuvbTJLAscq1-Yuw6JONEcbOz/s320/IMG_1233.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjya5Du5-3vmxQFpYCMlfqNtmDnntGTK7n5q-jFtqSq_sBuYpeDiVkeJsLahGpBDjV-7W5T2z6nOhyphenhyphenYA5UpKtbQ6dMgxf8a-QuNoE8x9z59pv-tShsywl8_nxXdfOI3SRL5ecZm3EgQDTz6/s1600/IMG_1234.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjya5Du5-3vmxQFpYCMlfqNtmDnntGTK7n5q-jFtqSq_sBuYpeDiVkeJsLahGpBDjV-7W5T2z6nOhyphenhyphenYA5UpKtbQ6dMgxf8a-QuNoE8x9z59pv-tShsywl8_nxXdfOI3SRL5ecZm3EgQDTz6/s320/IMG_1234.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx-3zhDgXduZtarpnUNWgu0-PMfalQyB414NeV30J7ykhB4ZeqC9MdYhTmFkpSRjdBGuLQ5B04QROTsNaTiRSD8CFfG71fHm-8H-lsewTGtuHbC4QBTdAMkBuj6Py-2RpFPoEC4HTPXSR/s1600/IMG_1235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVx-3zhDgXduZtarpnUNWgu0-PMfalQyB414NeV30J7ykhB4ZeqC9MdYhTmFkpSRjdBGuLQ5B04QROTsNaTiRSD8CFfG71fHm-8H-lsewTGtuHbC4QBTdAMkBuj6Py-2RpFPoEC4HTPXSR/s320/IMG_1235.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3wqGWKuiV9KoVxxkcOL52GFYf9Ucaq4xUwQf7YxDUUBdt_CW5TpsyzNSisLmb5CbGHLH3PDFDGscpBXPpTXTy6Pdq9FxL4YKejFOde-N0vITWWp2EppTJPJkshcCmrItpkm4hsUIPLjX/s1600/IMG_1236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3wqGWKuiV9KoVxxkcOL52GFYf9Ucaq4xUwQf7YxDUUBdt_CW5TpsyzNSisLmb5CbGHLH3PDFDGscpBXPpTXTy6Pdq9FxL4YKejFOde-N0vITWWp2EppTJPJkshcCmrItpkm4hsUIPLjX/s320/IMG_1236.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">And I read this book to the class. I discovered this one last spring and had to have it. Because it talks about how a tree became a special part of a family, the center of activity, and even after a storm blew it down (my favorite quote from the book) "protected all of us to the very end, and friends like this are hard to find."</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sLybfijLgf-vcCNHyubckmvAh7lGd2c8wR1eUiM013dtU2DDjapZ4Ee5u6Vo3uTyXFz_GsBUid7YuNRSZeSyda9Z3pSJomokdVolGKZAp0gkumZm9ABcoQNZnb-zz5tc3-T8yMJbZWwR/s1600/IMG_1237.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sLybfijLgf-vcCNHyubckmvAh7lGd2c8wR1eUiM013dtU2DDjapZ4Ee5u6Vo3uTyXFz_GsBUid7YuNRSZeSyda9Z3pSJomokdVolGKZAp0gkumZm9ABcoQNZnb-zz5tc3-T8yMJbZWwR/s320/IMG_1237.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">At the end of a stressful week, I find refuge in the woods as often as possible. I love the air, the smell of the leaves, and the quiet. If I can leave behind fluorescent lights of a classroom and head to the woods with "my kids" as I call them, I will do it every chance I get. But don't tell everybody...I don't want to have to share my Terabithia:)</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsObJSlc0Gmg4Gr7q6qkoss-zYPRQy0qklpOGpPxcjdvt-Gye-jkROagb3wUx6WSmkaifHvb8e4Xw3YWgeJE5K3KQ35ATOL-huPLxK5dOvgJoB9HxU35Zs7Uv-SgOg-6dRkFXEvanH8Pbr/s1600/IMG_1238.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsObJSlc0Gmg4Gr7q6qkoss-zYPRQy0qklpOGpPxcjdvt-Gye-jkROagb3wUx6WSmkaifHvb8e4Xw3YWgeJE5K3KQ35ATOL-huPLxK5dOvgJoB9HxU35Zs7Uv-SgOg-6dRkFXEvanH8Pbr/s320/IMG_1238.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-21179549112734084772013-08-29T19:27:00.002-07:002013-08-29T19:27:24.679-07:00The Night Before First Grade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYX6TZGR4TK_Pk_Sf2ya4t5CNajB-ix9v612v9TYMzGlfZ3U3WWvPPf9ZOcuNiO1fPbZgl5qfy2pojWfK8xXshCs6QOC_bDZM6uOpozzpFbmoLnKFzfh_zuVTkAZahCOg6Yv12DvQxN-l/s1600/286.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYX6TZGR4TK_Pk_Sf2ya4t5CNajB-ix9v612v9TYMzGlfZ3U3WWvPPf9ZOcuNiO1fPbZgl5qfy2pojWfK8xXshCs6QOC_bDZM6uOpozzpFbmoLnKFzfh_zuVTkAZahCOg6Yv12DvQxN-l/s320/286.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The Night Before First Grade. I'm sure that phrase has a different meaning for teachers and kids. For kids, the book bags are packed and the clothes picked out, and it is hard to go to sleep because of all the anticipation of seeing friends from kindergarten and wondering what the new teacher will be like, and there is almost the same kind of excitement as the night before Christmas.<em> almost</em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Well, this is my 20th year of teaching, and I am still a nervous wreck the night before that first day! I worry that I do not have everyone's transportation information and I will send a child home the wrong way. I worry that I will lose someone. Literally. That I will leave someone behind on the playground or in the cafeteria. Or that one will have an asthma attack or one will cry all day for their mama, or I will plan too much or I will plan too little. So I overplan. And I double check. Obsessively. And I pack my lunch 24 hours in advance. (It's the only night of the year that I actually think ahead about what I am going to eat for lunch the next day....usually I just grab a pack of Jalapeno Cheetos and a Coke...and plan to do better tomorrow:)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> So when I found this book last year, I decided this was so me! I read it to my class and they loved it. It is about a teacher who is scared to go to school on the first day. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uf7sEHQIBi00gW0N64nUHajfRaMG1yQdwdGFp53JBdk914BgzZkxXSHnIX8ybk_OP74FfldAMoMRzpdwQXWaLmOxiSZH4B6tPE5ieV-gIfVT1Zjm_c2E6fly0BYaPtK3E-YeXjbQv96X/s1600/287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5uf7sEHQIBi00gW0N64nUHajfRaMG1yQdwdGFp53JBdk914BgzZkxXSHnIX8ybk_OP74FfldAMoMRzpdwQXWaLmOxiSZH4B6tPE5ieV-gIfVT1Zjm_c2E6fly0BYaPtK3E-YeXjbQv96X/s320/287.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">And I found an adorable unit on<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fun-with-Firsties-Back-to-School-for-First-Grade-139226" target="_blank"> TpT by Babbling Abby</a>, with some perfect first week of school activities for first grade, some of which go right along with this book. I am so addicted to that site. I had planned to actually publish some ideas to sell, but I can't stop downloading the good stuff I find there. I'm seriously going to go broke. Oh. Wait. (if you are reading this and you are a teacher in NC, I shall say no more)</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gqHb3RXYrKvHhrwvQnSm1eaU2KVa9By683o3vmLPsWGsTh24Quz7BML-ukCswtTdQkpEpAppgTCEaMNZ-L-bXmIEjG3-ZmkmiGgMbgHtNDipzOpbl5oR6XlIDkhc0U2S0gZRQjV4Thse/s1600/316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gqHb3RXYrKvHhrwvQnSm1eaU2KVa9By683o3vmLPsWGsTh24Quz7BML-ukCswtTdQkpEpAppgTCEaMNZ-L-bXmIEjG3-ZmkmiGgMbgHtNDipzOpbl5oR6XlIDkhc0U2S0gZRQjV4Thse/s320/316.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We all made Jitter Juice. Yep. Jitter Juice. It took those first day jitters right away, and they have been gone ever since. We read a poem, wrote a recipe, mixed an interesting drink... first grade style (rainbow Sherbet, Sprite, and Kool-Aid) and graphed our preferences.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8JP2bzyM75hO9kXvOUtQoF85BS2PHvBCeMGenpfNpWeYoGBhwvgq8g8_p_uR50ric8rjK7o53_mTSq0I9ZtnaW9RP_9-KLycYwjr1dHnbDsAaBHE05V5szbyrnVzV9F2ZXlnHqrYYX0t/s1600/317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8JP2bzyM75hO9kXvOUtQoF85BS2PHvBCeMGenpfNpWeYoGBhwvgq8g8_p_uR50ric8rjK7o53_mTSq0I9ZtnaW9RP_9-KLycYwjr1dHnbDsAaBHE05V5szbyrnVzV9F2ZXlnHqrYYX0t/s320/317.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTHnRR22nDF4bC2Z9iNweKeQcabMtwrA2PAKYHdVLVpTnR6n7DXRNaXad66Jp6qYz9szFeWZZ3fXrDGBrv6gjPaO2f6dwm8TBO-YrwXsW6p1T6zjuWAZlL-rmRMzwPhyphenhypheng83t5Mt-oLxl7/s1600/323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTHnRR22nDF4bC2Z9iNweKeQcabMtwrA2PAKYHdVLVpTnR6n7DXRNaXad66Jp6qYz9szFeWZZ3fXrDGBrv6gjPaO2f6dwm8TBO-YrwXsW6p1T6zjuWAZlL-rmRMzwPhyphenhypheng83t5Mt-oLxl7/s320/323.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_sm2FOpzwKeX7bWcSObxd3NlUbhdYtCe6AJCe4Krtrfm8RHLNLRfeU11sV4qk1EjjyfwmFACeS3cMzz51zchZFICZiPoMS38hTly3OlfpwKhhEeNPoMvb7aK3mOsEsEOxztwSlFL_AF9/s1600/320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC_sm2FOpzwKeX7bWcSObxd3NlUbhdYtCe6AJCe4Krtrfm8RHLNLRfeU11sV4qk1EjjyfwmFACeS3cMzz51zchZFICZiPoMS38hTly3OlfpwKhhEeNPoMvb7aK3mOsEsEOxztwSlFL_AF9/s400/320.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">And truthfully, it was a fun first day. My nerves finally calmed down and everyone got home the way they were supposed to (for the most part, but that's another story...it was all good, really).</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This little group is full of sweetie-pies. I always forget they are more like kinders at the beginning though. And I ask them to do a simple activity and they say things like "I don't want to write." or "I don't know what you're talking about." or "When do we go home?" And I just keep saying, "Just wait until next week...we haven't even gotten cranked up yet." That's what I love about first grade though. I see an astounding difference at the end from the beginning. These babies grow so much in maturity and independence in just one year. So I am trying to appreciate them exactly as they are, and nurture them and watch them grow.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"></span> </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">We are starting with a camping theme (this one by Cara Carroll...I have blogged about it before) and so yesterday we did a little "fishing". We wrote a fishing tale then sorted some goldfish for math, added groups together to find how many "in all". </span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxzVoGUiD_TFmaNT0Y82-0ak0f_WSFSv2nmY2bVNWLrqxcNY0J4WKApc-_riM0zuzHXDQQyHn0N6C_ZV7PVGpZEJATg0MeaoJOtwaVZb1w7yCbpFRN9UtI3GcA5kn0sG3hpGCDagroMDU/s1600/328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxzVoGUiD_TFmaNT0Y82-0ak0f_WSFSv2nmY2bVNWLrqxcNY0J4WKApc-_riM0zuzHXDQQyHn0N6C_ZV7PVGpZEJATg0MeaoJOtwaVZb1w7yCbpFRN9UtI3GcA5kn0sG3hpGCDagroMDU/s320/328.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmc9tyn38k4sHalct8Iny0DSwcKxYwfP0x-27PA0hHuh5R2qV8E-hYtXGOxFvuIkysp9zUFzUN5QwEGHpntbW0zG-KBKVEkSX1qrUR2phSpFmKkQbzGoSMRpZg8noeiwgQfk4Mt-l6xTGN/s1600/330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmc9tyn38k4sHalct8Iny0DSwcKxYwfP0x-27PA0hHuh5R2qV8E-hYtXGOxFvuIkysp9zUFzUN5QwEGHpntbW0zG-KBKVEkSX1qrUR2phSpFmKkQbzGoSMRpZg8noeiwgQfk4Mt-l6xTGN/s320/330.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjnwiz6dZ9ND0Bg_Wc7wESiprT9ltfPP16HVeUjsJdLx7KGxKtMOtwbxF-pXtTo8lusCCQNL7s26rZYkqVZCd8PhAoN5oE-pES5LdrNMU5gYRDt1eY_gkJh0PMsm1tyr_hQCKpUE1PNFI/s1600/332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjnwiz6dZ9ND0Bg_Wc7wESiprT9ltfPP16HVeUjsJdLx7KGxKtMOtwbxF-pXtTo8lusCCQNL7s26rZYkqVZCd8PhAoN5oE-pES5LdrNMU5gYRDt1eY_gkJh0PMsm1tyr_hQCKpUE1PNFI/s320/332.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Today we brainstormed words that describe S'mores. We did a sequencing activity and wrote steps for making S'mores. Of course that discussion also led to fire safety tips, which led to a little girl informing everyone she had learned to be a fire breather. I really hope she was fibbing. I made everyone promise they would not try that. Ever.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DvTaNEemjUg0vfSHFWo7_pL9f90MGRlNGJIoWDGTIyJtdeB6pF5UiJ9X6lHA7Ph1RsDAs5PZYJQ4_yrSQBPuegloQrirAYli2S-NRhCL3OjTtRVnP3HSuQB704X6z2Zu5T2uv_b9hd7c/s1600/348.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DvTaNEemjUg0vfSHFWo7_pL9f90MGRlNGJIoWDGTIyJtdeB6pF5UiJ9X6lHA7Ph1RsDAs5PZYJQ4_yrSQBPuegloQrirAYli2S-NRhCL3OjTtRVnP3HSuQB704X6z2Zu5T2uv_b9hd7c/s320/348.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">We also are learning about animals and habitats we might encounter while camping. Today we talked about skunks, did a skunk "crafitivity" and wrote about things that stink. If you ever want to get a six year old talking, just start asking about stinky stuff. They get on a roll.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Tomorrow we are hiking. I hope everyone remembers their tennis shoes. And that we don't encounter any skunks on the trail. Or fire breathers.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Happy Labor Day weekend everyone!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCT6QzR2HeuqogwwR_LL-z-XIM63n2MSsFjyCi1W0PqkAXjUb1dW8u8T8XvMOYJDKCcM4Lqif1dXp-MsR_s37qqvT5FLHA2rMZOazIfkl__r_ohl9ITlOjJw74iQADUFSRT-1EfVhZuTk/s1600/299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioCT6QzR2HeuqogwwR_LL-z-XIM63n2MSsFjyCi1W0PqkAXjUb1dW8u8T8XvMOYJDKCcM4Lqif1dXp-MsR_s37qqvT5FLHA2rMZOazIfkl__r_ohl9ITlOjJw74iQADUFSRT-1EfVhZuTk/s400/299.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-56280295715693420892013-05-28T04:10:00.003-07:002013-05-28T04:30:33.507-07:00Concerts, Pirates, and Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
<img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLio3IcldWj4-bV57zR2PWtckuEVRNIbjgxMOaq6j0WZbVutu-qbFgyuB-FNm1BD27NoYRbPt_DErMregr8IWtpFSOtG4K1aMfC4vhus90OtllMQSGois8LTQYACSYq4ZRcSNOh4hdjzbd/s320/064.JPG" width="240" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_tMqWQAuQfzckjqsAVC_ekjsUYpWXIJ7oIYTEyem2jNGzfDL-KkeVAT-uIzuPfxSmsa4Pl4BiT_sK1sBZORjmFtT4rRAevLnwwyFFj9vmaHOvYyB90EA1nbQN-PQTOToxdZJkK9m2dqu/s1600/065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_tMqWQAuQfzckjqsAVC_ekjsUYpWXIJ7oIYTEyem2jNGzfDL-KkeVAT-uIzuPfxSmsa4Pl4BiT_sK1sBZORjmFtT4rRAevLnwwyFFj9vmaHOvYyB90EA1nbQN-PQTOToxdZJkK9m2dqu/s320/065.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: yellow;">I have blogged about this activity before. I wasn't going to do it again this year, because it does require the waste of Band-Aids, which are a commodity by the end of the year, ya know. But when the apostrophes kept ending up in the wrong places and I started to say "Remember when we operated on the contractions...." and I realized that was last year's class, we did some quick surgical procedures. We divided up as surgeons and assistants, got our scalpels (scissors) ready, surgically removed the os from the nots, reattached the words, and stuck Bandaids on in place of the removed letters.</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"></span><br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVE0MBl481vEmPMQMHEtmUUviuC-Sm0MHizOY6iYMfbujVo9U1Qdb12vEkwq6_Q_f35NFYyWmuI5U_YQRWV9llRU_68CLXQd9ewmPNjK0ojfpul7UTmtomyFsWMXmVNfm0zAUCA50-9Zq_/s1600/063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVE0MBl481vEmPMQMHEtmUUviuC-Sm0MHizOY6iYMfbujVo9U1Qdb12vEkwq6_Q_f35NFYyWmuI5U_YQRWV9llRU_68CLXQd9ewmPNjK0ojfpul7UTmtomyFsWMXmVNfm0zAUCA50-9Zq_/s640/063.JPG" width="480" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxXg11_Sbwuan2g7MeHLE4ZvT1cHXvkhH_1gASZrU-aCrlvA2v87IpTCBaUrhHGUAf23ajHh03dyM1NZw5SvA4_c_3AadOwi5jczNf6KjAfkmdqbjCb8e9NKsjf_w7_lYj9G5RoAPI2Q4/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxXg11_Sbwuan2g7MeHLE4ZvT1cHXvkhH_1gASZrU-aCrlvA2v87IpTCBaUrhHGUAf23ajHh03dyM1NZw5SvA4_c_3AadOwi5jczNf6KjAfkmdqbjCb8e9NKsjf_w7_lYj9G5RoAPI2Q4/s320/060.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxv1KXj1-9Ta-Ui61P0wtraf2sSmyqV6xPQkajbQbZVxOAnubevPe-njyFin9lq88hBhAoDnSyKsCrqXRE4cu-IhB_7edz9xmoKYnVMSRZ70cXsTRLrxP1ZC1KpyUY10GgLB-LLZDjNPRg/s1600/IMG_0009+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxv1KXj1-9Ta-Ui61P0wtraf2sSmyqV6xPQkajbQbZVxOAnubevPe-njyFin9lq88hBhAoDnSyKsCrqXRE4cu-IhB_7edz9xmoKYnVMSRZ70cXsTRLrxP1ZC1KpyUY10GgLB-LLZDjNPRg/s320/IMG_0009+-+Copy.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Now the Cool Cats can go to second grade remembering where to put the apostrophes:).</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauN-uTtGmTql8z5TCGDfwf9A25Djn_SLKcETEkQm0wL1ACaMzbbPzMOMGnE0dB_iYbCGQiGKXnkEWE8ZTUL3G7yg4fJ6LROU6WG3X-jgbKMySen30LylR_pQ0xkqvnOu1QMdmVtcF_cW9/s1600/IMG_0001+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhauN-uTtGmTql8z5TCGDfwf9A25Djn_SLKcETEkQm0wL1ACaMzbbPzMOMGnE0dB_iYbCGQiGKXnkEWE8ZTUL3G7yg4fJ6LROU6WG3X-jgbKMySen30LylR_pQ0xkqvnOu1QMdmVtcF_cW9/s200/IMG_0001+-+Copy.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">First Grade Dance Party</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoa05YiiUD81OMrKtGlyond1Qz5hyphenhyphenB7WyNp5t-nPmjH_9cWzuQ8RPZ7Oxj4k5l17VKHkLh75pKWx5IGuLVe9z2cjStUelF9n84AvWqdXak9LyitKceDbtLPixQLVOlxgeDzg6khK7FxsS/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoa05YiiUD81OMrKtGlyond1Qz5hyphenhyphenB7WyNp5t-nPmjH_9cWzuQ8RPZ7Oxj4k5l17VKHkLh75pKWx5IGuLVe9z2cjStUelF9n84AvWqdXak9LyitKceDbtLPixQLVOlxgeDzg6khK7FxsS/s400/074.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuoBzr87vtsybbUjU6-bUl29BW9IwYaNsg9DFUHB2gRSRzYas5FQ1dCDLhpzDSLi_elM4EWbECxgmdXOa8jPy9EfO_lSX4pc3M_TyLJHf5VcIyq8YGTAs4YLgPlqRE6Lrpr-TqL430JIe/s1600/073.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVuoBzr87vtsybbUjU6-bUl29BW9IwYaNsg9DFUHB2gRSRzYas5FQ1dCDLhpzDSLi_elM4EWbECxgmdXOa8jPy9EfO_lSX4pc3M_TyLJHf5VcIyq8YGTAs4YLgPlqRE6Lrpr-TqL430JIe/s320/073.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-DJ4HGqqXEYzYSXN0kQT_CjERCZb5G_TRoMbsYuEg-rnaje_myGqfaDrPiDkdqxUoQk3m4-XUgvliD21n0ZuxG70ShGdp86jtQA9BcuV7MKKOGhwJN4BKGmGWG939toyOxGLxPKWhfkA/s1600/071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-DJ4HGqqXEYzYSXN0kQT_CjERCZb5G_TRoMbsYuEg-rnaje_myGqfaDrPiDkdqxUoQk3m4-XUgvliD21n0ZuxG70ShGdp86jtQA9BcuV7MKKOGhwJN4BKGmGWG939toyOxGLxPKWhfkA/s320/071.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfztI2LZd_Avm2qnn0-iBGoHjqc9V7M_BY8-sY-pJDX0jmYfwh4AaKTLiMGqqSdvocRuDKhuLJoabqndsiV5FLtnwB4pq0jk1Lwi-ye7kL0SXRVYQ-6cV02XqUqIzhmiC2NmEjceDDYeYb/s1600/072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfztI2LZd_Avm2qnn0-iBGoHjqc9V7M_BY8-sY-pJDX0jmYfwh4AaKTLiMGqqSdvocRuDKhuLJoabqndsiV5FLtnwB4pq0jk1Lwi-ye7kL0SXRVYQ-6cV02XqUqIzhmiC2NmEjceDDYeYb/s320/072.JPG" width="240" /></a> <span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Speaking of Cool Cats, the king of all Cool Cats, "Dan, Dan, the Guitar Man"(otherwise known as Daniel Justin Smith) made a return visit for the entire first grade and brought his kick drum and guitar for an outdoor concert. He shares his love of music with kids around the state, and we were lucky enough to have a surprise concert brought to our back door during one of the last days before summer break. And it happened on one of the days we (I mean the kids:) REALLY needed a break! The firsties danced their little hearts out and ran around a little and <strike>picked up a few sticks,</strike> had a great time.</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">The ending days were fun and full of celebrations.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhq_WU1GfGra1ctTlaeuR3V7qSC2s4yojJX7wvlmu01rm9NbuX-MquhqR0WtbYEFPiGT1sRUDfkQ0LE5sjBChke4O36WrBm5ESodOMeZyAl6Q_ge8kG5H8IrEUaEAucM3mAAznMNtq0F-/s1600/IMG_0017+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhq_WU1GfGra1ctTlaeuR3V7qSC2s4yojJX7wvlmu01rm9NbuX-MquhqR0WtbYEFPiGT1sRUDfkQ0LE5sjBChke4O36WrBm5ESodOMeZyAl6Q_ge8kG5H8IrEUaEAucM3mAAznMNtq0F-/s1600/IMG_0017+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">of</a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhq_WU1GfGra1ctTlaeuR3V7qSC2s4yojJX7wvlmu01rm9NbuX-MquhqR0WtbYEFPiGT1sRUDfkQ0LE5sjBChke4O36WrBm5ESodOMeZyAl6Q_ge8kG5H8IrEUaEAucM3mAAznMNtq0F-/s1600/IMG_0017+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhq_WU1GfGra1ctTlaeuR3V7qSC2s4yojJX7wvlmu01rm9NbuX-MquhqR0WtbYEFPiGT1sRUDfkQ0LE5sjBChke4O36WrBm5ESodOMeZyAl6Q_ge8kG5H8IrEUaEAucM3mAAznMNtq0F-/s320/IMG_0017+-+Copy.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7mi1FArHe6zesqWjquMUEe2PwCBnmes1V7RXu_HTtlx0P6G6-1y-W4LCSHg45GJby9v04-wXgtr3OCRWf2uc2KSdlqfwbLR0SgCXimLhcAoxneZJVQWdeB1oDAeMAQTaybNtpnD3mHQU/s1600/080.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7mi1FArHe6zesqWjquMUEe2PwCBnmes1V7RXu_HTtlx0P6G6-1y-W4LCSHg45GJby9v04-wXgtr3OCRWf2uc2KSdlqfwbLR0SgCXimLhcAoxneZJVQWdeB1oDAeMAQTaybNtpnD3mHQU/s320/080.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">We had a water party for selling pizza dough. We had a water party for AR rewards. We had a game day, a movie day, a clean up day, and a pirate day. And through it all, we did learn a little too. But let's face it. By day <strike>150, </strike>175 the kids are finished and it is all about the friendships and the anticipation of summer.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLALcvCmXnMAXIW9BB4BIIVFt1mLe_T_iqNU5TRygpmvfMpniajbV8bVQW4HnYIVa3WlCyfrAaOXwDpsw0OR0mOtxcVteQL-rZwCacQ2pC3aLyzN6Pt8M3kvoEPYlcVjV0QqJrtXLrs9yv/s1600/089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLALcvCmXnMAXIW9BB4BIIVFt1mLe_T_iqNU5TRygpmvfMpniajbV8bVQW4HnYIVa3WlCyfrAaOXwDpsw0OR0mOtxcVteQL-rZwCacQ2pC3aLyzN6Pt8M3kvoEPYlcVjV0QqJrtXLrs9yv/s320/089.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCHeTz2ja6QPSUE96cJuaUtGww0tFrBXo-rHnskh7wz3kNW9v_JWMcCOXeEyZynKAgkUwbQS4-4WxfgzctllzcD3V2Ge4XDnOI09TGkJmHozCffSmF0RYSQLFBPAeTZlxAy7OmPkjRASX/s1600/086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSEX3LGszUeokViTn-qSC1m9T8w1ILy90SSvVvEIr0Dg2p-qfGZVJPbgObyy8VnxXF3WLJFBhzPl5xqoQKPyD6dE-X5rA7HHVgYVw1z1_jeX1E6GmRwm6oxl2GoI5UwOtoGibLzE82gOI/s1600/087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwSEX3LGszUeokViTn-qSC1m9T8w1ILy90SSvVvEIr0Dg2p-qfGZVJPbgObyy8VnxXF3WLJFBhzPl5xqoQKPyD6dE-X5rA7HHVgYVw1z1_jeX1E6GmRwm6oxl2GoI5UwOtoGibLzE82gOI/s320/087.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCHeTz2ja6QPSUE96cJuaUtGww0tFrBXo-rHnskh7wz3kNW9v_JWMcCOXeEyZynKAgkUwbQS4-4WxfgzctllzcD3V2Ge4XDnOI09TGkJmHozCffSmF0RYSQLFBPAeTZlxAy7OmPkjRASX/s1600/086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCHeTz2ja6QPSUE96cJuaUtGww0tFrBXo-rHnskh7wz3kNW9v_JWMcCOXeEyZynKAgkUwbQS4-4WxfgzctllzcD3V2Ge4XDnOI09TGkJmHozCffSmF0RYSQLFBPAeTZlxAy7OmPkjRASX/s320/086.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCHeTz2ja6QPSUE96cJuaUtGww0tFrBXo-rHnskh7wz3kNW9v_JWMcCOXeEyZynKAgkUwbQS4-4WxfgzctllzcD3V2Ge4XDnOI09TGkJmHozCffSmF0RYSQLFBPAeTZlxAy7OmPkjRASX/s1600/086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7rtYI6FiNungukF-ivS3Qfn1YZyIsA7MRVArgS3u_-4Uaky7wjP7Au2-V7C4F8QnO_LdRm02SDcHHCmXr0H-N38rPOTE7oIQlOFDpScPqdc_-bITeUJi82UzoG1_7nOnBWSASWlZmF8q/s1600/090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7rtYI6FiNungukF-ivS3Qfn1YZyIsA7MRVArgS3u_-4Uaky7wjP7Au2-V7C4F8QnO_LdRm02SDcHHCmXr0H-N38rPOTE7oIQlOFDpScPqdc_-bITeUJi82UzoG1_7nOnBWSASWlZmF8q/s320/090.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pirate day was full of ocean activities, as well as some interesting facts about Blackbeard</span>. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><span style="color: yellow;">We even learned a little about Ocracoke, one of my very favorite places in our state. (For those of you traveling there this summer, there is a pretty awesome little pirate museum there in town.)</span> </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaCYCwG67lqJxWYEvysGsYCIsZsho5u7Rx9ip-ZquezfOPEoc6LR-wUi_X38JDz5CuPgniJh7r1DKzrMfdugux9RxpKlkW-yoz2npYLfEgSGjnHxd4ZQa9eL2F5BYpWQEhD_-jzkMGQjD/s1600/IMG_0022+-+Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaCYCwG67lqJxWYEvysGsYCIsZsho5u7Rx9ip-ZquezfOPEoc6LR-wUi_X38JDz5CuPgniJh7r1DKzrMfdugux9RxpKlkW-yoz2npYLfEgSGjnHxd4ZQa9eL2F5BYpWQEhD_-jzkMGQjD/s400/IMG_0022+-+Copy.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA4tDvONnfteX_ZHoaaf9misvZuWZ-08dWtOl23QJ4gK8szblds5pqlIibiOIH4g-2FB-1t4eHyPtwb0Z4nPE8kGeXCfOqPbW1hFBLwxkkUtC52pSZwQqwIk9d7K7QPa3Kgnjp2j1og4T/s1600/IMG_0023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQA4tDvONnfteX_ZHoaaf9misvZuWZ-08dWtOl23QJ4gK8szblds5pqlIibiOIH4g-2FB-1t4eHyPtwb0Z4nPE8kGeXCfOqPbW1hFBLwxkkUtC52pSZwQqwIk9d7K7QPa3Kgnjp2j1og4T/s320/IMG_0023.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> Love the costumes!! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF694V1e94Ran13FLbvq1IcBWcsLVRctKA9a0Bb_HX_jfdxqBO140To1QwoMltbiVtEqcvDcafe5aHWQrDrTIOzgYHJVaDJjFvN6aSn55EtqTTnqG609QMEXakWk_LGRP5iv2GETHI3xkZ/s1600/088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF694V1e94Ran13FLbvq1IcBWcsLVRctKA9a0Bb_HX_jfdxqBO140To1QwoMltbiVtEqcvDcafe5aHWQrDrTIOzgYHJVaDJjFvN6aSn55EtqTTnqG609QMEXakWk_LGRP5iv2GETHI3xkZ/s320/088.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtm3jNVpwDbR-GRTGl3Pb1PPkimsmiw6kS1qAGDF9bcGOG7oldMyClYjFghrNuIjPBTIjYKyC8sgHiltS-mxsxnCXJzN4zd2FnGw2EbDAm7kQHUwWamxSwarTPCv1UK_lQTgCfe_x8YhOm/s1600/092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtm3jNVpwDbR-GRTGl3Pb1PPkimsmiw6kS1qAGDF9bcGOG7oldMyClYjFghrNuIjPBTIjYKyC8sgHiltS-mxsxnCXJzN4zd2FnGw2EbDAm7kQHUwWamxSwarTPCv1UK_lQTgCfe_x8YhOm/s400/092.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrxJhrZKUINQqewfhbmOj0LQVsec7azY6Sj4iTc00MD6rN1G83qYPkw-RqU5kKEC8OsJp8MrOYBrtNQ1Sq_iH2hvidCK5UMdotMvQ5gxP-XceqItJy2pUA5G9w35WayjqdfnEBnXeTiLY/s1600/091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrxJhrZKUINQqewfhbmOj0LQVsec7azY6Sj4iTc00MD6rN1G83qYPkw-RqU5kKEC8OsJp8MrOYBrtNQ1Sq_iH2hvidCK5UMdotMvQ5gxP-XceqItJy2pUA5G9w35WayjqdfnEBnXeTiLY/s320/091.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIA0MLRRqjcD7dcUricByIuw71y3HKo3CEo8Q0f0urG_T9Rwod6V3vTC3hJx86i-HF1Dh6Nije2BZkEC1KZIBNUElMRxCUc1dYbjFfRUB7ZcWlZ92YUlCpjDjTLPIS3R1EwhfxfeUX6Pn/s1600/093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIA0MLRRqjcD7dcUricByIuw71y3HKo3CEo8Q0f0urG_T9Rwod6V3vTC3hJx86i-HF1Dh6Nije2BZkEC1KZIBNUElMRxCUc1dYbjFfRUB7ZcWlZ92YUlCpjDjTLPIS3R1EwhfxfeUX6Pn/s1600/093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIA0MLRRqjcD7dcUricByIuw71y3HKo3CEo8Q0f0urG_T9Rwod6V3vTC3hJx86i-HF1Dh6Nije2BZkEC1KZIBNUElMRxCUc1dYbjFfRUB7ZcWlZ92YUlCpjDjTLPIS3R1EwhfxfeUX6Pn/s400/093.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIA0MLRRqjcD7dcUricByIuw71y3HKo3CEo8Q0f0urG_T9Rwod6V3vTC3hJx86i-HF1Dh6Nije2BZkEC1KZIBNUElMRxCUc1dYbjFfRUB7ZcWlZ92YUlCpjDjTLPIS3R1EwhfxfeUX6Pn/s1600/093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIA0MLRRqjcD7dcUricByIuw71y3HKo3CEo8Q0f0urG_T9Rwod6V3vTC3hJx86i-HF1Dh6Nije2BZkEC1KZIBNUElMRxCUc1dYbjFfRUB7ZcWlZ92YUlCpjDjTLPIS3R1EwhfxfeUX6Pn/s1600/093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><span style="color: yellow;">One last hurrah for our favorite character this year, Pete the Cat. One of our students drew this giant poster for Kaleidoscope, and made a design for T-shirts, which were given out on awards day</span>.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAx3N-xcA2zb4Ivj7yy7FGd_HC0uKp1OTk-A6os0akNMSJW8dWIxKUFXUO9VtkQDIxUISwF11oILECvJCAkVYt5Mo45IwrqVusDcLRPW0fIrKmbB5fkkTwsS0RBfNDZ_hqnIuBqWHw4sLQ/s1600/096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAx3N-xcA2zb4Ivj7yy7FGd_HC0uKp1OTk-A6os0akNMSJW8dWIxKUFXUO9VtkQDIxUISwF11oILECvJCAkVYt5Mo45IwrqVusDcLRPW0fIrKmbB5fkkTwsS0RBfNDZ_hqnIuBqWHw4sLQ/s400/096.JPG" width="300" /></a> </div>
<br />
(video below of our talent show performance of "Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes")<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwEqC3T2LZq1ddLXnh59MT4Q5nSdXWRSKUDGmo_mqwqm3wa5saFkQpPhXsLGFam97kd3NYttj6rEePFzzDufQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">The class wrote these letters of advice to the current kinders and read them to partners. I thought they were quite precious:)</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow;"></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yLUBlyr0bqLzivjC6ZWeOLcQzZjUTaF6RZm1SGfO7230Hhzc14aYf34yzymxgb9OLgA3D0vrXT82ioMCR6paxlPM7V5WVJvv-QGGvrZvZypdh4CPR_jLvZxH2Lxgg56k2ZV-zBII1KIp/s1600/068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yLUBlyr0bqLzivjC6ZWeOLcQzZjUTaF6RZm1SGfO7230Hhzc14aYf34yzymxgb9OLgA3D0vrXT82ioMCR6paxlPM7V5WVJvv-QGGvrZvZypdh4CPR_jLvZxH2Lxgg56k2ZV-zBII1KIp/s640/068.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">Goodbye to this year's sweeties. I hope summer is full of warm memories and happy times. After 180 days, I feel like they are all part mine, and I miss them already. Stay safe...</span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;">The energy was almost visible as they headed out the door:)....</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibluFH2crK6M3iUmM-54FzNMXag5tue2AJ_u0vu08nEpaI_19l_7a3oyEAI31YoHM9LvNQsoHM2mvsKU-itoZvRtIvHLuFcB0D7FKBLwABA1zgo_iFdiFQSZ_tKqvcol8Qjx727TZR2fsJ/s1600/goodbye+class.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: yellow;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibluFH2crK6M3iUmM-54FzNMXag5tue2AJ_u0vu08nEpaI_19l_7a3oyEAI31YoHM9LvNQsoHM2mvsKU-itoZvRtIvHLuFcB0D7FKBLwABA1zgo_iFdiFQSZ_tKqvcol8Qjx727TZR2fsJ/s640/goodbye+class.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"></span> <span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;">LOVE TO YOU ALL!!!! HAPPY SUMMER!</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span style="color: blue;"></span><br />
<br /><br /><br /></a></div>
Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-33760609789526848182013-03-04T20:32:00.001-08:002013-03-04T20:32:53.964-08:00Do you like Green Eggs and Ham?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYpLSdER_7-mIuX_oTD7FzdFbuIvSrsKNor2NpOjI_EqNBWYRpFRqY2G_sBsThjaBDhRXcOYw_1XwcOlBGvvIgNyPlhwxKeWTzj5KHvX_5D4oqopNginiq1025TROYyj62aRMBVNSz7M1/s1600/070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYpLSdER_7-mIuX_oTD7FzdFbuIvSrsKNor2NpOjI_EqNBWYRpFRqY2G_sBsThjaBDhRXcOYw_1XwcOlBGvvIgNyPlhwxKeWTzj5KHvX_5D4oqopNginiq1025TROYyj62aRMBVNSz7M1/s320/070.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
For Seuss Day, our cafeteria staff provides a breakfast of...you guessed it...green eggs and ham. And yes, Sam, most really do seem to like it.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPg_JwdPA9GPneURILIwp51OAtrwYE0G0l52yw5L9_2WeY7vAp6c0b4KvD5d96r_ICtdAwF1cpFU1g84R7fHWNWMpNsq9VNpoao9-Jm7-zag1ACOEjYezePwH5A-vgd0F5kjD0YjC4idwa/s1600/094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPg_JwdPA9GPneURILIwp51OAtrwYE0G0l52yw5L9_2WeY7vAp6c0b4KvD5d96r_ICtdAwF1cpFU1g84R7fHWNWMpNsq9VNpoao9-Jm7-zag1ACOEjYezePwH5A-vgd0F5kjD0YjC4idwa/s320/094.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
The Seuss hair was great fun...it added yet a little more character to the already overflowing personalities in our room:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwj1P5AeD_LspOM4eALiiixU09uFRRpDhnyyrJgjrKJdjI3qi9ndIm3IB448hynGB7URkqBVVE_eV31BA-iJlfDC-KgXOCnE3lq8AvR89k3djJHl9RejxNLfew00eu_rY_OVtibznn24N/s1600/096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlwj1P5AeD_LspOM4eALiiixU09uFRRpDhnyyrJgjrKJdjI3qi9ndIm3IB448hynGB7URkqBVVE_eV31BA-iJlfDC-KgXOCnE3lq8AvR89k3djJHl9RejxNLfew00eu_rY_OVtibznn24N/s320/096.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bIY2UI2gJ0EGZycFNM3af74_x8m-yuWRTxzxToEHkEfSb17MwxUvOBoPVmSEWihyY2s1tcF7hc_464pgkRNPt6QhXNcPIS90L0ZoqdwMuQBOMNz1MjeKnjs4haeiiIxhxB4yxdRu48HY/s1600/097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bIY2UI2gJ0EGZycFNM3af74_x8m-yuWRTxzxToEHkEfSb17MwxUvOBoPVmSEWihyY2s1tcF7hc_464pgkRNPt6QhXNcPIS90L0ZoqdwMuQBOMNz1MjeKnjs4haeiiIxhxB4yxdRu48HY/s320/097.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlAmgQ-Umrl2J3OArPc0kbef3qNSg9OMCEkVI9Q0IsXw011Cflggr04YzRZPOfilBmN6AhEVbZjuCWF_y_Ayik8ubxbAdlfUMc7xQTlizR1JoiQuJlDQ82CsG-sZi2WQlM5Uw4fGrPUmk/s1600/099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlAmgQ-Umrl2J3OArPc0kbef3qNSg9OMCEkVI9Q0IsXw011Cflggr04YzRZPOfilBmN6AhEVbZjuCWF_y_Ayik8ubxbAdlfUMc7xQTlizR1JoiQuJlDQ82CsG-sZi2WQlM5Uw4fGrPUmk/s320/099.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
For snack, we had Beezlenut Splash and Green Egg pretzels.....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMU_pLbsn7sKRIenh26GybkM3v9A-tlwoiK8wjP4t-KgcYzpwJMKw45T9UzUQGxNtExN_yoUsYUoZht0FgXoqdxnqXKQIATLqgruOibnsz2bbd5roTEjjiAtwmZNzLJE-JNg9fqAwkED3/s1600/104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMU_pLbsn7sKRIenh26GybkM3v9A-tlwoiK8wjP4t-KgcYzpwJMKw45T9UzUQGxNtExN_yoUsYUoZht0FgXoqdxnqXKQIATLqgruOibnsz2bbd5roTEjjiAtwmZNzLJE-JNg9fqAwkED3/s320/104.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMzVi_HuLEx09JjsC7PtHFd1w3-_elE4qdT9CNV_fzy3HgNnicNY5N371dkbwYF2N65Fm1jNB4tDn_sa_VfVyGxmWgIk-q5q9C1dcnO2XvxG-6jO3U4h2-dy8hOBcdiGsx6H1UVlU3OpL/s1600/107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMzVi_HuLEx09JjsC7PtHFd1w3-_elE4qdT9CNV_fzy3HgNnicNY5N371dkbwYF2N65Fm1jNB4tDn_sa_VfVyGxmWgIk-q5q9C1dcnO2XvxG-6jO3U4h2-dy8hOBcdiGsx6H1UVlU3OpL/s320/107.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFWbTfYE71VMDkthWMvGiRll5G6FirallfO8UuDXVRiSeDNJHBGXhlKZi5cTcqui753eeOg0ZJI7q-pdDueQg__rtqVQgD2dn1NpzXvpJaP3q-pry1NOFtGzJf2f4DYcAiCHCLW2OvjyM/s1600/113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFWbTfYE71VMDkthWMvGiRll5G6FirallfO8UuDXVRiSeDNJHBGXhlKZi5cTcqui753eeOg0ZJI7q-pdDueQg__rtqVQgD2dn1NpzXvpJaP3q-pry1NOFtGzJf2f4DYcAiCHCLW2OvjyM/s320/113.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
And students made up their own rhyming versions of "There's a Wocket in my Pocket"...such as this cofa on the sofa!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDg-NetgheaCdDOGjSMLC0axXvJx53RQLcgERv4CAuS8VfTCRYjYy4fmWxi_WiYhkut1xshL1H0hwXvg_NWo9NtP-K2seMQbdHVcbVTDp3sqDIh-b_mYEbrS8WQl7m3Kg7UABI2a8-xMRU/s1600/117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDg-NetgheaCdDOGjSMLC0axXvJx53RQLcgERv4CAuS8VfTCRYjYy4fmWxi_WiYhkut1xshL1H0hwXvg_NWo9NtP-K2seMQbdHVcbVTDp3sqDIh-b_mYEbrS8WQl7m3Kg7UABI2a8-xMRU/s320/117.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOD5fXMTflPjlJmm2CAPAyTjURJGibu_m9O74AIdbxUPuMb0c0L26lq05gNEUjeGWJ7cUNQAOwAD-Avn6dA0lFZtz3gGq9hPU3ofs5dnsz8pQkU0mcw_rXDwOGMis2WsHU87qxbDYGWOp/s1600/121.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOD5fXMTflPjlJmm2CAPAyTjURJGibu_m9O74AIdbxUPuMb0c0L26lq05gNEUjeGWJ7cUNQAOwAD-Avn6dA0lFZtz3gGq9hPU3ofs5dnsz8pQkU0mcw_rXDwOGMis2WsHU87qxbDYGWOp/s320/121.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
We interviewed each other to find out which Seuss books were the favorites.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xm0xN9gDIYplJSWZIQX-tP8kAgjnr5DosEspKgsq0frq65uRM7h8scAKxCRa3ckGsKawBc9yyqnSG8LO-HY7Jmgt88YL7w78k5z6Yid3gx9j_H0WCUMnn9J_EtwImojBCMmm6eLJehYs/s1600/122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xm0xN9gDIYplJSWZIQX-tP8kAgjnr5DosEspKgsq0frq65uRM7h8scAKxCRa3ckGsKawBc9yyqnSG8LO-HY7Jmgt88YL7w78k5z6Yid3gx9j_H0WCUMnn9J_EtwImojBCMmm6eLJehYs/s320/122.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuShB4Kpa3svdEY9DMjYP809q1quS6Db4Gp5RZZ5vGYyT0Kyausudm6hRsCeoykgg_-RI9Djs5OOOeLlOW71GkDSbyPEl-P1P1m7B_plm3PL8nHDS9UQVkNIv-L1NRfatQT0hoXGTQ_ho5/s1600/123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuShB4Kpa3svdEY9DMjYP809q1quS6Db4Gp5RZZ5vGYyT0Kyausudm6hRsCeoykgg_-RI9Djs5OOOeLlOW71GkDSbyPEl-P1P1m7B_plm3PL8nHDS9UQVkNIv-L1NRfatQT0hoXGTQ_ho5/s320/123.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
and we also graphed the findings.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7wl3rbWWnea4VFmHIZJWgnsvmrbf06Lb4p2AuTU4PuZ7EXvhO-b2W7eGo3nlxrGxJiuM9mYs_Y3k-GpYFm_NrqD8GyMTVAgBQMk5IWNXo6nw8DfANEYggH-itNghfHijw5RbUr56klrN/s1600/124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7wl3rbWWnea4VFmHIZJWgnsvmrbf06Lb4p2AuTU4PuZ7EXvhO-b2W7eGo3nlxrGxJiuM9mYs_Y3k-GpYFm_NrqD8GyMTVAgBQMk5IWNXo6nw8DfANEYggH-itNghfHijw5RbUr56klrN/s320/124.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
And to back up a couple of weeks to Valentine's Day, let me just tell you that these kids have this special day all figured out. Everybody gets cards, everybody gets candy, and everybody has a good time. And I feel happy indeed to know that when I go to work, despite anything else, I do feel LOVED by this little bunch of sweethearts. I appreciate all the sweet cards, flowers, candy, hugs and "I love you's"! It was truly a fun day, full of caring. They all made boxes to hold their valentines...all original, just like them.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Yb0CpQxyOOm8jA3l1Pajjt8FOntncng0PDbrTJq0xY9T7k1yJTVwhFykMZjyJbHeLNFqr3H7GYRTtwN4o11ISVwzW94oePkJIbBu0w3n_jR3yIadClEGyq6eqQ7-5vo9-tAvO7XNXZ_H/s1600/021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Yb0CpQxyOOm8jA3l1Pajjt8FOntncng0PDbrTJq0xY9T7k1yJTVwhFykMZjyJbHeLNFqr3H7GYRTtwN4o11ISVwzW94oePkJIbBu0w3n_jR3yIadClEGyq6eqQ7-5vo9-tAvO7XNXZ_H/s320/021.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz0p0nbJxv2OBJTolHFCqT2-_W37YFKQEbfy7CLmWEZYLQ5a1KiFpRpLWPPN5b5yjtxgWC3UpIcjuIJFVk8MbLCbdO_MGvtT-YJrtHiOH909Z-wIMGwq6cJHhWnR3w2ILNw-GfnC5mFcC/s1600/023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz0p0nbJxv2OBJTolHFCqT2-_W37YFKQEbfy7CLmWEZYLQ5a1KiFpRpLWPPN5b5yjtxgWC3UpIcjuIJFVk8MbLCbdO_MGvtT-YJrtHiOH909Z-wIMGwq6cJHhWnR3w2ILNw-GfnC5mFcC/s320/023.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(His shirt says "Most Eligible Bachelor"....love it:)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-hO9AA5yFf0Ap2OjyHHV-H8EwquO23ChZp-0hVdFk4yl94lAW-t7xsmR-o80fSOfCpczivUII7_3J1Pg9INGBYcc9fM3hrSjVmzwgX5xt5qA0wkSB5Y9XH7gzZHoBSFmpk814s3Jtk1a/s1600/024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-hO9AA5yFf0Ap2OjyHHV-H8EwquO23ChZp-0hVdFk4yl94lAW-t7xsmR-o80fSOfCpczivUII7_3J1Pg9INGBYcc9fM3hrSjVmzwgX5xt5qA0wkSB5Y9XH7gzZHoBSFmpk814s3Jtk1a/s320/024.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8hOe7yUMgv5fkzkeIpD5jNNXxJ_iHg5LrB-K2vVMDk3etJJ291skrQcbxWnO1b11-QXovqvVo11E6vPIBPH0DwyWularFPxI6iiNPGmd9ycd7D9qNuCLLoqPBbo6eTAOi1CBLv_NMtbv/s1600/026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8hOe7yUMgv5fkzkeIpD5jNNXxJ_iHg5LrB-K2vVMDk3etJJ291skrQcbxWnO1b11-QXovqvVo11E6vPIBPH0DwyWularFPxI6iiNPGmd9ycd7D9qNuCLLoqPBbo6eTAOi1CBLv_NMtbv/s320/026.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kukDx5hErj8W6cRHG_gVQXuiJds247K7g7IK5ZOx2nnD_eZX1-UE1NiJ40rvpfUdsVKz8DSqUq-dmfzITlZtoqbZL3XWUjM0BBqFc-uLh8Vodb0PsgGbyCYpn3t-RoNOFIXxQjdkyVdA/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kukDx5hErj8W6cRHG_gVQXuiJds247K7g7IK5ZOx2nnD_eZX1-UE1NiJ40rvpfUdsVKz8DSqUq-dmfzITlZtoqbZL3XWUjM0BBqFc-uLh8Vodb0PsgGbyCYpn3t-RoNOFIXxQjdkyVdA/s320/027.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVAhv8ztpo1jZYoRUGNW4qex7dUceEaWMwZ4mkKWJuV-a90KjzuLb7U5KXH-dTntEJU2179Ni8huPNlsKG1jQjaTOx8TymJCmqEQ1O8bi0JhPFZrdJRNWuBmyg1KvW4z6Dimu3YBSvI_s/s1600/025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVAhv8ztpo1jZYoRUGNW4qex7dUceEaWMwZ4mkKWJuV-a90KjzuLb7U5KXH-dTntEJU2179Ni8huPNlsKG1jQjaTOx8TymJCmqEQ1O8bi0JhPFZrdJRNWuBmyg1KvW4z6Dimu3YBSvI_s/s320/025.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMiB1RVxR0YiLH_9kOMt7h4OBwJDMJlK42vfnLqXKEA1m9A9gsJQ9L7UFTPAjCPKZvP_1k9RIi2X7IOpqg0KscUZMqiwKLoiYo6PeUXztmATm7fpNQmPZzfv_QcO-Y5Q0GhLRNPbH8n_V/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMiB1RVxR0YiLH_9kOMt7h4OBwJDMJlK42vfnLqXKEA1m9A9gsJQ9L7UFTPAjCPKZvP_1k9RIi2X7IOpqg0KscUZMqiwKLoiYo6PeUXztmATm7fpNQmPZzfv_QcO-Y5Q0GhLRNPbH8n_V/s320/028.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsn4nKLchbqDVPP-gvx0ku-4ibCduIdEgdVBdcdCx7oYWtO2jo0WQH45uVy-DoUtbdYRY2U6R-QfvpkBnBmHNW_xwBtpBrhHaV2PBfdI_4f89zj50Dhm_FJLPXpfM-UgUP0D_KSEQhUdud/s1600/029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsn4nKLchbqDVPP-gvx0ku-4ibCduIdEgdVBdcdCx7oYWtO2jo0WQH45uVy-DoUtbdYRY2U6R-QfvpkBnBmHNW_xwBtpBrhHaV2PBfdI_4f89zj50Dhm_FJLPXpfM-UgUP0D_KSEQhUdud/s320/029.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSk7HdDMPfqazHgNR06ZcoRAzvyyUI4SydCyzZ9wqXS8X_amRWHQFw-QMsERiMjuo0ERcD1pJJkAVA5qGN0xGHg1DsO7dNxq4GJsQ6pxHwi_vpT1cwr4zYsDKjCXwj-H_DASTw6_vKatlc/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSk7HdDMPfqazHgNR06ZcoRAzvyyUI4SydCyzZ9wqXS8X_amRWHQFw-QMsERiMjuo0ERcD1pJJkAVA5qGN0xGHg1DsO7dNxq4GJsQ6pxHwi_vpT1cwr4zYsDKjCXwj-H_DASTw6_vKatlc/s320/030.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdd92Dn03YKXLRCf3jZ4Jts7WrmZaFRtTmVBX1AooUFMy-8nNeDeB2tp336CdWAczfjusUXhYPh4hAGZMBGfhIDakyGZi_xvnJlx7kgD16DYq0WA6Q_rhlfFb8uiq8lHrmGrlUsOZZwZi/s1600/032.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdd92Dn03YKXLRCf3jZ4Jts7WrmZaFRtTmVBX1AooUFMy-8nNeDeB2tp336CdWAczfjusUXhYPh4hAGZMBGfhIDakyGZi_xvnJlx7kgD16DYq0WA6Q_rhlfFb8uiq8lHrmGrlUsOZZwZi/s320/032.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9xxlwR6G3TSHCNox_67Drervxk-5ACrP0KSKpJAs-MPrxIM0zaCFVbj1hlX1942scTLh2eZ1R2vUni9E_qcpxWa1S8DoBRMjZSq11Wg32fVPoy71CsNdpUA6VzWeKi7trKMCVCqrddWm/s1600/033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9xxlwR6G3TSHCNox_67Drervxk-5ACrP0KSKpJAs-MPrxIM0zaCFVbj1hlX1942scTLh2eZ1R2vUni9E_qcpxWa1S8DoBRMjZSq11Wg32fVPoy71CsNdpUA6VzWeKi7trKMCVCqrddWm/s320/033.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKMoDG_oscipksqmNuutfYlRIXXjXdu47m818gjfmEZUH4vjAGIKfSPjQ027B3S4EptcOjN8t5_97lb-nyerx3WYr43vX79tToBo2V9LvM0A99b7AfxVGsjtBzGy4ZEfgHflUX8qUJd_J/s1600/034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibKMoDG_oscipksqmNuutfYlRIXXjXdu47m818gjfmEZUH4vjAGIKfSPjQ027B3S4EptcOjN8t5_97lb-nyerx3WYr43vX79tToBo2V9LvM0A99b7AfxVGsjtBzGy4ZEfgHflUX8qUJd_J/s320/034.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpq4lG8hxCbB7s8mSfUKxzkzYvMdVLpI1SXDtjLG92Ff3lh8ejDCA1PKfL12qgqjKLD8_EVSJgxm_D1u9yGT81x9JeT5y_5RtqJXxKlOGlqHDdwAf0GxdZOJ9vspO5qD56ReMypXZPdsc/s1600/035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggpq4lG8hxCbB7s8mSfUKxzkzYvMdVLpI1SXDtjLG92Ff3lh8ejDCA1PKfL12qgqjKLD8_EVSJgxm_D1u9yGT81x9JeT5y_5RtqJXxKlOGlqHDdwAf0GxdZOJ9vspO5qD56ReMypXZPdsc/s320/035.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMdFI3RiFG9-sPXaEcz6EBpeGGHUh3CMJg_nUZvrbXxVf0kjDyalgV5cvr5KKWL1N1MjXqiCLfEsLATEaLQZqKIh4K4SCdAsdfOB4oQGXdT44A3T6AheeE7d1OWy4z5ZhsDJ5P_KVa_Mt/s1600/036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMdFI3RiFG9-sPXaEcz6EBpeGGHUh3CMJg_nUZvrbXxVf0kjDyalgV5cvr5KKWL1N1MjXqiCLfEsLATEaLQZqKIh4K4SCdAsdfOB4oQGXdT44A3T6AheeE7d1OWy4z5ZhsDJ5P_KVa_Mt/s320/036.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96PwDj6N3d9PqXZEh9TNCgWQQ25GvizUCNRrxPH31Hb0iHuVb1noDNCddUddqlPCtggC3UCr0JwKN930HkNIDbzJkGAxEvTasz74zQXln6lCSjf6S11OZs1OUYsL_n_1elyptyR9SXbch/s1600/037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96PwDj6N3d9PqXZEh9TNCgWQQ25GvizUCNRrxPH31Hb0iHuVb1noDNCddUddqlPCtggC3UCr0JwKN930HkNIDbzJkGAxEvTasz74zQXln6lCSjf6S11OZs1OUYsL_n_1elyptyR9SXbch/s320/037.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuE6DM-qnKDRZWz66tH-E8gUmSXk79poxjrlDrQG1YBHK0bGl2Chy-NXGUBn3-0iEhzNWevtvK0iZqtiHZ2E23GtwT1dyrMHViwTDxHEPrrxyBhDfwCEw_n1KWSlPuM4P3OCetZcErlXs/s1600/038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuE6DM-qnKDRZWz66tH-E8gUmSXk79poxjrlDrQG1YBHK0bGl2Chy-NXGUBn3-0iEhzNWevtvK0iZqtiHZ2E23GtwT1dyrMHViwTDxHEPrrxyBhDfwCEw_n1KWSlPuM4P3OCetZcErlXs/s320/038.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPriawpSixGxnPoMHKDxt1n0-HAofgqzEMJIWMU7Ss672GhWw6UTtzY17xSb6fOnDAI6gVAOrAot-gnzJ_VpvDDPYnWV5ewABdwsO1_KBNTOqyPRhf_-i6GPYl2rmSg0zRtMRsl0rqjZZD/s1600/039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPriawpSixGxnPoMHKDxt1n0-HAofgqzEMJIWMU7Ss672GhWw6UTtzY17xSb6fOnDAI6gVAOrAot-gnzJ_VpvDDPYnWV5ewABdwsO1_KBNTOqyPRhf_-i6GPYl2rmSg0zRtMRsl0rqjZZD/s320/039.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkT3scutH0aVpFR6KnZ41UWqz7bZM3XFmirdESz8SeRVGyRyS_-sL94NpeSvhdN7fB5mhADLTCz_ug1zuqn_XhEzvBJ5MyucXW20-lMWEKgLss99jvww-jIGOuz9ddiNUmT5ha7BtczkH/s1600/040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJkT3scutH0aVpFR6KnZ41UWqz7bZM3XFmirdESz8SeRVGyRyS_-sL94NpeSvhdN7fB5mhADLTCz_ug1zuqn_XhEzvBJ5MyucXW20-lMWEKgLss99jvww-jIGOuz9ddiNUmT5ha7BtczkH/s320/040.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oPKaZSKIZE4TEIKIGoAHxU3CdFcrfaI4khu4lP-tiPngsUUyFhJRDbivfbPfCbAa9bkPJynss89Lr1JjCGNq2Ew_pgN9XN9TAwGBJMvUvOjR3rWAZe09o4tljwUOmozO7F-jbyOAPIei/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oPKaZSKIZE4TEIKIGoAHxU3CdFcrfaI4khu4lP-tiPngsUUyFhJRDbivfbPfCbAa9bkPJynss89Lr1JjCGNq2Ew_pgN9XN9TAwGBJMvUvOjR3rWAZe09o4tljwUOmozO7F-jbyOAPIei/s320/041.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUbqrLR7f2K08jqmbBFlnwDDNjM82ew5iiPEphc7oBPxxKClNu_JHv-2_Z2KdPLlNdcrZg6OVGQOPOaYVbRVVe-q9BAKHyfEcdH32jb5AUtfn6EW6V7P5E0i-w_KhO05ib5bEVUvdPETH/s1600/042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUbqrLR7f2K08jqmbBFlnwDDNjM82ew5iiPEphc7oBPxxKClNu_JHv-2_Z2KdPLlNdcrZg6OVGQOPOaYVbRVVe-q9BAKHyfEcdH32jb5AUtfn6EW6V7P5E0i-w_KhO05ib5bEVUvdPETH/s320/042.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniShorI3QyphX0fNzs09bnUuqXhwRnuFXo8I5XxQrwrjBDtFQQDgRdvBhtgGQJc5FxWC6JZl8qp6wH2lCErSyiBXoKPv4PvyakrqMyZPd-M5D8cbm4wjjP0eDjAxuaDQ2wz_56seUQ77t/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniShorI3QyphX0fNzs09bnUuqXhwRnuFXo8I5XxQrwrjBDtFQQDgRdvBhtgGQJc5FxWC6JZl8qp6wH2lCErSyiBXoKPv4PvyakrqMyZPd-M5D8cbm4wjjP0eDjAxuaDQ2wz_56seUQ77t/s320/043.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
I feel lucky to face these sweet smiles every day, along with sincere hugs and raw enthusiasm, not just for learning but for just about everything...We got new desks in our classroom and one would have thought we had all won new cars! Every holiday is a reason to celebrate, every loose tooth, every AR goal, or sight word list passed...so many things to be happy about every day. It's a nosiy place, but it's a happy place and I am glad to be a part of it.Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-51491215451626878602013-02-09T20:17:00.001-08:002013-02-09T20:27:15.287-08:00First Grade Cool Cats and the Superstar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKs7me_NL3TMhtGmN9ylisbP4DoSM2XVkuItKpT9Q8U5E6OtQDPRu83cDwuQiX5wR1JSnTo2SQzE62Dxv1UJJQRZeAIf0BR2ne63jKpuYrDyKOPpXPlhQ5vD0xh4zEl4dS8e8-TAVPuU8/s1600/079.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGKs7me_NL3TMhtGmN9ylisbP4DoSM2XVkuItKpT9Q8U5E6OtQDPRu83cDwuQiX5wR1JSnTo2SQzE62Dxv1UJJQRZeAIf0BR2ne63jKpuYrDyKOPpXPlhQ5vD0xh4zEl4dS8e8-TAVPuU8/s320/079.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">You probably already know this, but I used to be a superstar. I sang, I danced, I spoke in funny accents and read books like this one in my very best character voices. And one day, as I was reading "Pete the Cat...Rocking in My School Shoes", we got the great idea to act it out...to sing and dance and maybe even audition for the school talent show. We soon realized we might need a guitar. And this superstar doesn't play guitar. But one of my students said "My uncle plays guitar!" And so it began...</span></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKc6GdUwE6uz7l_akDBEsR0Z8yS98VBSjqitm6MJA29CR9PqZ4bD3xa3MfGzWrV74T98GlMIE4XAS-cwBlEHt427TX_3MfdxibR67YxfWkx_UK-_80PxEEu9q_M971G_4kumZ3RHpQXgYQ/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKc6GdUwE6uz7l_akDBEsR0Z8yS98VBSjqitm6MJA29CR9PqZ4bD3xa3MfGzWrV74T98GlMIE4XAS-cwBlEHt427TX_3MfdxibR67YxfWkx_UK-_80PxEEu9q_M971G_4kumZ3RHpQXgYQ/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKc6GdUwE6uz7l_akDBEsR0Z8yS98VBSjqitm6MJA29CR9PqZ4bD3xa3MfGzWrV74T98GlMIE4XAS-cwBlEHt427TX_3MfdxibR67YxfWkx_UK-_80PxEEu9q_M971G_4kumZ3RHpQXgYQ/s320/074.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKc6GdUwE6uz7l_akDBEsR0Z8yS98VBSjqitm6MJA29CR9PqZ4bD3xa3MfGzWrV74T98GlMIE4XAS-cwBlEHt427TX_3MfdxibR67YxfWkx_UK-_80PxEEu9q_M971G_4kumZ3RHpQXgYQ/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dan, Dan the Guitar Man!</span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4Xdr3WXwF7JI6fHHCXnpbC5EgUr7hYTnjdITIZQrfq2U4cc_0dmjmAvM5_JMuzahswz-EkjSvXUROddeiP75SyULSzSbhnZ8WI0zwxs100meHDtaaz38SVdpwfiEP6MVb8g57tZNSR7k/s1600/161.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4Xdr3WXwF7JI6fHHCXnpbC5EgUr7hYTnjdITIZQrfq2U4cc_0dmjmAvM5_JMuzahswz-EkjSvXUROddeiP75SyULSzSbhnZ8WI0zwxs100meHDtaaz38SVdpwfiEP6MVb8g57tZNSR7k/s320/161.JPG" width="240" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">From the time Dan Smith walked through our classroom door, Mrs. Raby's stardom was out. Because not only was he rocking a guitar, he is also really good. And he is GREAT with kids. And funny. And he uses a calm voice and the kiddos listen to him and his guitar. And I'm not jealous in the least, <span style="font-size: x-small;">(well, maybe just a</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">little)</span> because my firsties had a great experience on stage and off. They learned about teamwork and presentation, rhythm and rhyme, plus they had a good experience being on stage and telling a fun story through drama, song and dance. They also learned that performing requires a lot of practice, and sometimes a lot of patience.</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT74gVTNszHOSEQI9eT59pTmEqBSjfTIHgRKieO04XzLEXvrY1XIBfKzWmx1bjls_pYXp5ilgpgvmyeVIlYfCkO6IT7nJgwgvUEMwvLikPWbEqz3EIlK9dSfiqs2ktyKr6UgujMUFPNSJa/s1600/164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT74gVTNszHOSEQI9eT59pTmEqBSjfTIHgRKieO04XzLEXvrY1XIBfKzWmx1bjls_pYXp5ilgpgvmyeVIlYfCkO6IT7nJgwgvUEMwvLikPWbEqz3EIlK9dSfiqs2ktyKr6UgujMUFPNSJa/s320/164.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">These are a few photos taken as we practiced in our classroom. Above is our narrator, who did SUCH a great job reading the story, one of several by Eric Litwin. To the left is our rhythmic tambourine player/dancer.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QlKnFX5rBHu_Lcw-MwglMI_JU15a_CUMxFe20cQOgrv4erhFEvySejtqDKoWD0kzpMYLLmfc2gAvb09DSf_LsD4EYxKILPmoIK62GbkgL3281HFeWnB_0xO4xsatHH6OGGc5ITIDS9Kb/s1600/166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QlKnFX5rBHu_Lcw-MwglMI_JU15a_CUMxFe20cQOgrv4erhFEvySejtqDKoWD0kzpMYLLmfc2gAvb09DSf_LsD4EYxKILPmoIK62GbkgL3281HFeWnB_0xO4xsatHH6OGGc5ITIDS9Kb/s320/166.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SJC1FfkmsNUAOSIOjIDZJr8pqvZW5IosZ2gCJ0Yvgyeyqe9VkBNeFV_vhBSM9GIKxyf5DKcPrzyZMZzHGi6x4WSun1Udxxo-Jnj0UfYsY7GQ2MQdWyoeoxpZkayxYva_nfb6W4Kt6jq5/s1600/167.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SJC1FfkmsNUAOSIOjIDZJr8pqvZW5IosZ2gCJ0Yvgyeyqe9VkBNeFV_vhBSM9GIKxyf5DKcPrzyZMZzHGi6x4WSun1Udxxo-Jnj0UfYsY7GQ2MQdWyoeoxpZkayxYva_nfb6W4Kt6jq5/s320/167.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiWB2ilD0fqKmt7C_PmdpSoVEIclojo3DZs-6N0dEM7vSFA7DPwieLmaiAc7HSaxmSx-HECaamKypbIzTkukjqbskb3c5eBv66H8ZDDOGLmAzmrpwN0mrhi2HuoZk4J44mei2CmdDfD01/s1600/173.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXiWB2ilD0fqKmt7C_PmdpSoVEIclojo3DZs-6N0dEM7vSFA7DPwieLmaiAc7HSaxmSx-HECaamKypbIzTkukjqbskb3c5eBv66H8ZDDOGLmAzmrpwN0mrhi2HuoZk4J44mei2CmdDfD01/s320/173.JPG" width="240" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">The Cool Cats were divided into three groups, the library, the lunchroom, and the playground. They each acted out parts of the school as the story was read and they were just so stinking cute in their little cat ears and whiskers. I hope to get the video of the talent show uploaded so all of you who missed it live can see how fun it was.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">"Here comes Pete, strolling down the street...rocking red shoes on his four furry feet." </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0nkCM562UxG5wOwl0zlJZI6DwkckzORwedV4PsyAE9BRvIDnzEpEyHR9SZDSYG6vmW1mw6UZAWdWK5tlAHdE31nJXAweFea5sK2O56vlVcNZkZWx97PxHTFUubD0gXzQH9ev-R8Yx4cI/s1600/175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0nkCM562UxG5wOwl0zlJZI6DwkckzORwedV4PsyAE9BRvIDnzEpEyHR9SZDSYG6vmW1mw6UZAWdWK5tlAHdE31nJXAweFea5sK2O56vlVcNZkZWx97PxHTFUubD0gXzQH9ev-R8Yx4cI/s320/175.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">The photo below was taken prior to dress rehearsal with the Cool Cats and the Superstar with the guitar....you can check out his website here ...<a href="http://danieljustinsmith.com/about/" target="_blank">Daniel Justin Smith</a>. He does some kid shows but he is also a talented singer/songwriter for the tall people too. I think you will enjoy pausing to take a listen and to read about his musical background, because he truly is impressive.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQD6ttmGbMQ5DkOCfHsR5PHQMvUbYzQZYasLmVh52Juuc26XOZFYfXdPueJaEW19z2-JyNdCO4AB25OgqImtDpALh4s-FsKiNcF9PcXbwN7so3PweoF2xF_L9jQeuNxP2toy1Uu0U3jLQ/s1600/186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQD6ttmGbMQ5DkOCfHsR5PHQMvUbYzQZYasLmVh52Juuc26XOZFYfXdPueJaEW19z2-JyNdCO4AB25OgqImtDpALh4s-FsKiNcF9PcXbwN7so3PweoF2xF_L9jQeuNxP2toy1Uu0U3jLQ/s320/186.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Again, I say thanks for taking the time to share the love of music and entertainment with the kiddos.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And one day I'm going to learn to play guitar!</span>Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-15617649497298956542012-12-16T16:09:00.000-08:002012-12-16T16:26:01.952-08:00Gingerbread houses It had been my intention to write a light hearted post describing all the fun things my class did last week. After Friday's shooting in Connecticut, my mindset is totally different. My heart goes out to all of the families involved, the school, and community. Let's all love the children in our lives with our whole hearts.<br />
<br />
Here are the pictures of my precious first graders and families as we worked on gingerbread houses last week.<br />
<br />
<span id="goog_1249309576"></span><span id="goog_1249309577"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHd0TdHHN9jrnq612w0RcK3N7OanR9vkkHTS_rTSpM-bCeyJCyFPWkxvT2wUvRZlxpko49ILiNzNmzuVQT8bvSpAbHtxjv5oG4b9hYnJNQ3THrZBvpI0I2jHZydKiR685nU3pcbfuI_SrO/s1600/gingerbread+013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHd0TdHHN9jrnq612w0RcK3N7OanR9vkkHTS_rTSpM-bCeyJCyFPWkxvT2wUvRZlxpko49ILiNzNmzuVQT8bvSpAbHtxjv5oG4b9hYnJNQ3THrZBvpI0I2jHZydKiR685nU3pcbfuI_SrO/s320/gingerbread+013.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmKPQIve26dhaWxSdRYSgasiPCTdBEyeZ9P-nQDkENL_RbfhrNE7IGkrfxjP5-1sjEQbPTdu3Ik6Ds_PZL4WvVUhFCFhN8ULKgnjz6G45YSiENGSQ6Adoi9vwa5DIWYa4F2hnv7VA26v-/s1600/gingerbread+014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmKPQIve26dhaWxSdRYSgasiPCTdBEyeZ9P-nQDkENL_RbfhrNE7IGkrfxjP5-1sjEQbPTdu3Ik6Ds_PZL4WvVUhFCFhN8ULKgnjz6G45YSiENGSQ6Adoi9vwa5DIWYa4F2hnv7VA26v-/s320/gingerbread+014.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjASMEY9OSD7uYZkDypZ8xAsPzcz5uxxvBqvARxOAJdvp5w9YmS_f5aUBr1WuwCcAnCHB7cl2pdqxDymDjdlzuGWrymHUh51WsPqONFjWwCXGOaJD3YELlGs1r_YcMlv1TbAnp9f1tpsvF/s1600/gingerbread+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjASMEY9OSD7uYZkDypZ8xAsPzcz5uxxvBqvARxOAJdvp5w9YmS_f5aUBr1WuwCcAnCHB7cl2pdqxDymDjdlzuGWrymHUh51WsPqONFjWwCXGOaJD3YELlGs1r_YcMlv1TbAnp9f1tpsvF/s320/gingerbread+015.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VP0lbw0Yzs4pVFHnYI3-DPTxm632QqcYzmiEdau6GaUkhCwRmby3Ifafebx_jz7CIStSoTOKUKfuFloefS0dq1n19Ah0Q0S5ohm6C_o33AY9xPQsby6MBdmEWbmtn1JPMpzkjSrkKN9z/s1600/gingerbread+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VP0lbw0Yzs4pVFHnYI3-DPTxm632QqcYzmiEdau6GaUkhCwRmby3Ifafebx_jz7CIStSoTOKUKfuFloefS0dq1n19Ah0Q0S5ohm6C_o33AY9xPQsby6MBdmEWbmtn1JPMpzkjSrkKN9z/s320/gingerbread+016.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WfkdSwbj70p7XXPRwxPa1xre5mFPvsm6zfan2y3eAh7Ajw6k6JG8H9KaYgin7oO77u4kUusqvd5pr2lK6OqK2P1MSo7GReGHkWqXNIA-SXELMf0i_LQHnO7DFT_Z-fffI6c6np9RblF5/s1600/gingerbread+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WfkdSwbj70p7XXPRwxPa1xre5mFPvsm6zfan2y3eAh7Ajw6k6JG8H9KaYgin7oO77u4kUusqvd5pr2lK6OqK2P1MSo7GReGHkWqXNIA-SXELMf0i_LQHnO7DFT_Z-fffI6c6np9RblF5/s320/gingerbread+017.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjooL5k_YxjJz3ybNUgF10_dOJ2I-_ggF-uW_M5WqodrsRbzlEa84yoZQJWUYFCwbe5XT3iJmDl09aOazeWHJLV6djNTEtcUz00qa03i3rlyaNLdnKAnBRXLunx5fvQ_4rfCYNBWEDDyP/s1600/gingerbread+018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjooL5k_YxjJz3ybNUgF10_dOJ2I-_ggF-uW_M5WqodrsRbzlEa84yoZQJWUYFCwbe5XT3iJmDl09aOazeWHJLV6djNTEtcUz00qa03i3rlyaNLdnKAnBRXLunx5fvQ_4rfCYNBWEDDyP/s320/gingerbread+018.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zmD0j3jyzO8zUdNkyahG5JnqarWDrNGxP3lEEo_6pr3UHw2jTJBDUqNHABA789xS_QGIVGrDXHcOhoOiWQfL3eDD0w6O9s-SGp862ozLxV-dcEomHfw168NOANA7uUQRYlGDS4C1-YXp/s1600/gingerbread+021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zmD0j3jyzO8zUdNkyahG5JnqarWDrNGxP3lEEo_6pr3UHw2jTJBDUqNHABA789xS_QGIVGrDXHcOhoOiWQfL3eDD0w6O9s-SGp862ozLxV-dcEomHfw168NOANA7uUQRYlGDS4C1-YXp/s320/gingerbread+021.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPAaaED0q05Smt_NmDPQChLw6L-gRKO11Mw1eKCT-CIgc0zuwv0XB7PMqiyzNgVqlIwxo_WzNBasVhJPiLRQZMMC-_tMWY9l85PltKGTLDB4OsI49kE4xo1R3iOz9VmsD6C0kRyWmGkqS/s1600/gingerbread+042.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPAaaED0q05Smt_NmDPQChLw6L-gRKO11Mw1eKCT-CIgc0zuwv0XB7PMqiyzNgVqlIwxo_WzNBasVhJPiLRQZMMC-_tMWY9l85PltKGTLDB4OsI49kE4xo1R3iOz9VmsD6C0kRyWmGkqS/s320/gingerbread+042.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5y-YZ06cgNEvV9w9ppdasBayXmG3gkL5N2VWiNPvemh9y1qjqnYhLt3gonr3pIDrnXE_ezccT__iJoVNMQOLPMO0WkT8DiTamMbJQbUBpDh_7uSiKQW7LInJzhzaGk1Fsd1S-OXUJHhu/s1600/gingerbread+044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5y-YZ06cgNEvV9w9ppdasBayXmG3gkL5N2VWiNPvemh9y1qjqnYhLt3gonr3pIDrnXE_ezccT__iJoVNMQOLPMO0WkT8DiTamMbJQbUBpDh_7uSiKQW7LInJzhzaGk1Fsd1S-OXUJHhu/s320/gingerbread+044.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o3iydXJfNPp0a4j4UIehAXcFoA4Y59BJ8UXKwjmeEY-0hAJco5UDFMc6CxWdZsNthcs5hRRzAlphd-dHRzbWnc-FEd137Ua8RLII5ZJhJTn3m96f0R046BKCigXXT0y3cA-a0XSXlDca/s1600/gingerbread+043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o3iydXJfNPp0a4j4UIehAXcFoA4Y59BJ8UXKwjmeEY-0hAJco5UDFMc6CxWdZsNthcs5hRRzAlphd-dHRzbWnc-FEd137Ua8RLII5ZJhJTn3m96f0R046BKCigXXT0y3cA-a0XSXlDca/s320/gingerbread+043.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_uqudMibPByc6101RtvKGeI7P1xgQMejMo09xpzV93YoyfZCAOEJopem8_NNEJYWUgLXtHvcdFcLGU5vEZpylDGVxfUuFv26tXjXk3Kfzg3uPTjTAM_AF0hL4hdOpw_FB1lp1Cyi5ju0/s1600/gingerbread+045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_uqudMibPByc6101RtvKGeI7P1xgQMejMo09xpzV93YoyfZCAOEJopem8_NNEJYWUgLXtHvcdFcLGU5vEZpylDGVxfUuFv26tXjXk3Kfzg3uPTjTAM_AF0hL4hdOpw_FB1lp1Cyi5ju0/s320/gingerbread+045.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFh1T_VPCJGqf6qBwJ25pYuM4vmHoQ5Nh57nkySkShvVTxkqXXEWSmVbJVGms9htrSaHBmgG4V8uyb32vrxswQrhNYdNdYNKXgJhEhvydj75Joh6vPhNIoUhZqpWzhPPa8VTpt-tt7owMS/s1600/gingerbread+040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFh1T_VPCJGqf6qBwJ25pYuM4vmHoQ5Nh57nkySkShvVTxkqXXEWSmVbJVGms9htrSaHBmgG4V8uyb32vrxswQrhNYdNdYNKXgJhEhvydj75Joh6vPhNIoUhZqpWzhPPa8VTpt-tt7owMS/s320/gingerbread+040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Sneaky elf..........<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzA7DO8UdY_Un9GPvXoXD73_AtvcwzovdsFMm4W9Sbmjxs53Ze54IvI1pkHIKkfkGhmtYbwSAJhYg78dLeaLHVLcxPOZJRiaNnnIJpAlJujQWVsA-ARUeem3KDkMx63aWwW8LBJvrUlKX/s1600/gingerbread+046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzA7DO8UdY_Un9GPvXoXD73_AtvcwzovdsFMm4W9Sbmjxs53Ze54IvI1pkHIKkfkGhmtYbwSAJhYg78dLeaLHVLcxPOZJRiaNnnIJpAlJujQWVsA-ARUeem3KDkMx63aWwW8LBJvrUlKX/s320/gingerbread+046.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiOGy_qmsR6VHnguF1vzxHBdzAJUj2iQ9xnl_UGTmwC7kfhjCLG-r3FCe8YK2q6sulYyMOI9ajn_IIwecF-_NbJzsqSYuw31x_BG-DvTCUHTAWmaaYjGr-cRf5xQeuQehGg3ArHJdnzlm/s1600/gingerbread+049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiOGy_qmsR6VHnguF1vzxHBdzAJUj2iQ9xnl_UGTmwC7kfhjCLG-r3FCe8YK2q6sulYyMOI9ajn_IIwecF-_NbJzsqSYuw31x_BG-DvTCUHTAWmaaYjGr-cRf5xQeuQehGg3ArHJdnzlm/s320/gingerbread+049.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD2iBlI9RnUwTUNHyXfczPwEzvaPbhBd_U_LtThCOvUmgAUJLryfk20fcy_hqbCccBzBKm0mc0X6Isk-Kbi2bQ2VCSp0WsqNmAEvVukLKYFzIfB2KDzdKZtleiWpmvZmOznPOXJtUaboI/s1600/gingerbread+047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKD2iBlI9RnUwTUNHyXfczPwEzvaPbhBd_U_LtThCOvUmgAUJLryfk20fcy_hqbCccBzBKm0mc0X6Isk-Kbi2bQ2VCSp0WsqNmAEvVukLKYFzIfB2KDzdKZtleiWpmvZmOznPOXJtUaboI/s320/gingerbread+047.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R8E-1rlnCAAPNhZ-zfV8_jgF09Tfjb3WlW5i-NvRYUnXEGJayw3Z97TaZ1xxyWhxg2y7hUXC-Ius1D77rhcDXX82_38xsukq-a3NsFJuaZ1wiHZD-5SlDGdExU0cWAR2PyssolhquuJl/s1600/gingerbread+051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R8E-1rlnCAAPNhZ-zfV8_jgF09Tfjb3WlW5i-NvRYUnXEGJayw3Z97TaZ1xxyWhxg2y7hUXC-Ius1D77rhcDXX82_38xsukq-a3NsFJuaZ1wiHZD-5SlDGdExU0cWAR2PyssolhquuJl/s320/gingerbread+051.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOjV6jCkZNcQGGYDDdzSb1FTdGjUy656H3U20tCl0AJ7aAnfXVlcNMXRSELfegiNZOdmUIBuiK9eH8wj9lGldPuJGcJHGrF1dqOghGPP2UBv0TKA9WPmNK9N8fNlY1IzCAJ1JvJhdEKwS/s1600/gingerbread+054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIOjV6jCkZNcQGGYDDdzSb1FTdGjUy656H3U20tCl0AJ7aAnfXVlcNMXRSELfegiNZOdmUIBuiK9eH8wj9lGldPuJGcJHGrF1dqOghGPP2UBv0TKA9WPmNK9N8fNlY1IzCAJ1JvJhdEKwS/s320/gingerbread+054.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSB9wFp7xeMlLNegMd8JaLjFMUB1SUNy2hjrqNZAoRgrs8o7yyjDQQe-mfOUMyM9ONYFUxB5fuVmsVeJKmxjx6654VuatyxBq4xTeJsEJVEXc3O5vX4H-6HcoLszw2Cu9uEIFoUoicPXf/s1600/gingerbread+055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSB9wFp7xeMlLNegMd8JaLjFMUB1SUNy2hjrqNZAoRgrs8o7yyjDQQe-mfOUMyM9ONYFUxB5fuVmsVeJKmxjx6654VuatyxBq4xTeJsEJVEXc3O5vX4H-6HcoLszw2Cu9uEIFoUoicPXf/s320/gingerbread+055.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7KqN-7juDTytITfQUsuVb4GPW1FvBi8hi9Yg6DRbjZCewCtZjSEzqd6qq676yk8S2BKO69KQ-sI2332F-MldfXHERe_01rMjesVOJOiXuVBZBrG15Qc_ah_ui1OWRM7m4Dvfn0Yu_l5g/s1600/IMG_0049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7KqN-7juDTytITfQUsuVb4GPW1FvBi8hi9Yg6DRbjZCewCtZjSEzqd6qq676yk8S2BKO69KQ-sI2332F-MldfXHERe_01rMjesVOJOiXuVBZBrG15Qc_ah_ui1OWRM7m4Dvfn0Yu_l5g/s320/IMG_0049.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDpf9pMxuaruecQezI0WTmK8WSpGW3MYsyFrGM7eLy_gC9Ou6TfBWcCBf6pxt69FrJ03jwFje_LqAKBXiMH9jxt0dRIYQRTOAlg8D6DywtLZq2jVf5F4hmyvipAgbCVWwGc5Zf1vCmP-v/s1600/IMG_0048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDpf9pMxuaruecQezI0WTmK8WSpGW3MYsyFrGM7eLy_gC9Ou6TfBWcCBf6pxt69FrJ03jwFje_LqAKBXiMH9jxt0dRIYQRTOAlg8D6DywtLZq2jVf5F4hmyvipAgbCVWwGc5Zf1vCmP-v/s320/IMG_0048.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB81Q0jIbL8iLH-s1fLx8RtKnx6Fnt5NAupxKfhlUc2EZ8l-4ff20GaVrcz2S98-Vgs0R8bepPk3BJeHHxjrt1Am6nGg7-wB4M83qzHpL1ApRkJHRdmUxst8eaA_6Jo9os4Z-2G3Lxyb8Q/s1600/IMG_0051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB81Q0jIbL8iLH-s1fLx8RtKnx6Fnt5NAupxKfhlUc2EZ8l-4ff20GaVrcz2S98-Vgs0R8bepPk3BJeHHxjrt1Am6nGg7-wB4M83qzHpL1ApRkJHRdmUxst8eaA_6Jo9os4Z-2G3Lxyb8Q/s320/IMG_0051.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCV7DN8guQ1JQ0tmYXNPibxvbU8fOxADqFV6A3BqLH8rAwBlxl_IxQrzQXKZW1-McZP_tmbuXKngFZBgxc4VwyX8R3LffhQ0ESV33xUK8_nkX7QImiIz99gYaynIsBg7lhOErny7-fHZI/s1600/IMG_0050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibCV7DN8guQ1JQ0tmYXNPibxvbU8fOxADqFV6A3BqLH8rAwBlxl_IxQrzQXKZW1-McZP_tmbuXKngFZBgxc4VwyX8R3LffhQ0ESV33xUK8_nkX7QImiIz99gYaynIsBg7lhOErny7-fHZI/s320/IMG_0050.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNHQYdR8-2TGJZ5HdoMOK2Uy3uYxct0K-HIAa2rZKe4NarUGwt10gKe2JpF3_JsfoEXfKuvxx-UjPx4o6aK-Xw7knzJ8hnCXWrLS4jJ00LM2Q90Ua0SWlj9l1_b4ClwC3Aqd3FlEqUtLu/s1600/IMG_0054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNHQYdR8-2TGJZ5HdoMOK2Uy3uYxct0K-HIAa2rZKe4NarUGwt10gKe2JpF3_JsfoEXfKuvxx-UjPx4o6aK-Xw7knzJ8hnCXWrLS4jJ00LM2Q90Ua0SWlj9l1_b4ClwC3Aqd3FlEqUtLu/s320/IMG_0054.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ63G8Yb2AKMif8CoT7PxdP7hbqrLol9Dzzdy57dABYcXL_5b1qzGUImozMxT8SP33fE4-RYtXMQ6GGDted_gJV6Z1glu6NioByL-kkHnhQrGN7Qi71TA3R6tsJ4mwujSSC-Ga2lbPEdR6/s1600/IMG_0052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ63G8Yb2AKMif8CoT7PxdP7hbqrLol9Dzzdy57dABYcXL_5b1qzGUImozMxT8SP33fE4-RYtXMQ6GGDted_gJV6Z1glu6NioByL-kkHnhQrGN7Qi71TA3R6tsJ4mwujSSC-Ga2lbPEdR6/s320/IMG_0052.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZgt5muoAZvuNkWlOlLibgFLbz3AlefOF82YO_o1q8qBSSejWNV9zc-jqyVkXvoGYfSyJQ9HtndQHSFNPwR4twjLyx_jKm0eUMOYShMBA7wuIYLD9ogkBFMjREHiGDIn3glK-8ufKEMTY/s1600/IMG_0057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZgt5muoAZvuNkWlOlLibgFLbz3AlefOF82YO_o1q8qBSSejWNV9zc-jqyVkXvoGYfSyJQ9HtndQHSFNPwR4twjLyx_jKm0eUMOYShMBA7wuIYLD9ogkBFMjREHiGDIn3glK-8ufKEMTY/s320/IMG_0057.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgqIK6ti_3bMqvCykFk4OCqOAeeGv-aYKlH_TUy6B66W13L_6d6Jp6AjkZ6V3llBI0LMTDPCEx2zjI-FL14haHfTUwdrJGhfcb6A-hVXtskjrs8z-UcjR5IQ2OmpyRnmAyeBY7pVIDQZQ/s1600/IMG_0058.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgqIK6ti_3bMqvCykFk4OCqOAeeGv-aYKlH_TUy6B66W13L_6d6Jp6AjkZ6V3llBI0LMTDPCEx2zjI-FL14haHfTUwdrJGhfcb6A-hVXtskjrs8z-UcjR5IQ2OmpyRnmAyeBY7pVIDQZQ/s320/IMG_0058.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFUei6VExZ4f6m2_rMrZgjIkNjymK5TreZYBAiqiV4LprQprsBk-rknc6JOJPHA8QDSq-kvxeyalkyhJbBkUJY2THijwIMRIZfVzWVpN3D7OOmweazuhOLj01RJR30MEc66Gopnzj5bKw/s1600/IMG_0055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFUei6VExZ4f6m2_rMrZgjIkNjymK5TreZYBAiqiV4LprQprsBk-rknc6JOJPHA8QDSq-kvxeyalkyhJbBkUJY2THijwIMRIZfVzWVpN3D7OOmweazuhOLj01RJR30MEc66Gopnzj5bKw/s320/IMG_0055.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNZJ2mol5dOxbfKXlaW5b-fySV1V_xipa7wioAEiv846YlQX5ZHQzh20hm-TuUaTnG86D2wUpawQq4-QUHc68aZBXLqqBEkzFn5v6LsZi1ze0-0bBoK7LMpvVy4DRSgkyYEISl-wkwc31/s1600/IMG_0056.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqNZJ2mol5dOxbfKXlaW5b-fySV1V_xipa7wioAEiv846YlQX5ZHQzh20hm-TuUaTnG86D2wUpawQq4-QUHc68aZBXLqqBEkzFn5v6LsZi1ze0-0bBoK7LMpvVy4DRSgkyYEISl-wkwc31/s320/IMG_0056.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0Ej4-cnXICEctnJ5F2cO9hsBpT2iDuYduqSqlGtze0vjZipL9oVfqris0rEW223jcZO400rnAX_4nmC8tdaDcBr8rAh8VfYGNKrFM5XRJCTTqO4fj9mQHQgFthAT4gJ0AR8JeLdW4HEX/s1600/IMG_0059.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0Ej4-cnXICEctnJ5F2cO9hsBpT2iDuYduqSqlGtze0vjZipL9oVfqris0rEW223jcZO400rnAX_4nmC8tdaDcBr8rAh8VfYGNKrFM5XRJCTTqO4fj9mQHQgFthAT4gJ0AR8JeLdW4HEX/s320/IMG_0059.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUKi14cuLtTpgKtZkMiUVDTn9NHFVZiKHKfKyll-Kp5rQHMEEjfrpy3xj430ti4-x_m2pQSX-tyHMWcANFfqQRWToqRvT2N-4boZGPLjBQYk1iG4mkNiSy4Aj4mLb15BXuapKRD8idDou/s1600/IMG_0061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHUKi14cuLtTpgKtZkMiUVDTn9NHFVZiKHKfKyll-Kp5rQHMEEjfrpy3xj430ti4-x_m2pQSX-tyHMWcANFfqQRWToqRvT2N-4boZGPLjBQYk1iG4mkNiSy4Aj4mLb15BXuapKRD8idDou/s320/IMG_0061.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9IjjlYemGlQIYcpEsF8yYTMVVej2q5nCG2rzyxFS4j0iBW3q2Km_gA1hAeUuzEKWBEKv7D7blwVRQN-nGVCT8JTwcI1B0sv6ytapt4R6fK2lLZcFkPj5vXwsiHa_Y7UzLkCFbJZvVYlH/s1600/IMG_0062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9IjjlYemGlQIYcpEsF8yYTMVVej2q5nCG2rzyxFS4j0iBW3q2Km_gA1hAeUuzEKWBEKv7D7blwVRQN-nGVCT8JTwcI1B0sv6ytapt4R6fK2lLZcFkPj5vXwsiHa_Y7UzLkCFbJZvVYlH/s320/IMG_0062.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAxGCywbfk6UuJVi4XzQmo8azOE92PpUW4MEydnsOR8nM-FZn-phjXjVCctB5gHneC04OHkONF4yjvpZ6jOGfC7X_SISch_0dw9g5AtGhUdMu57n4QQS1rcGzuy0B4XImk_NigYSKMo_S/s1600/IMG_0060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrAxGCywbfk6UuJVi4XzQmo8azOE92PpUW4MEydnsOR8nM-FZn-phjXjVCctB5gHneC04OHkONF4yjvpZ6jOGfC7X_SISch_0dw9g5AtGhUdMu57n4QQS1rcGzuy0B4XImk_NigYSKMo_S/s320/IMG_0060.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2PzokNwXbJ0Vf19cVRihwHisXBAzB1hWcPDRozNQOmR9H5KEwTXk7XPxztml7vKIjBizajSqcoDD2JuEcXiNN4xUb5tCgzBUMezjgr6zduVgiXxZ3EM9exnqwSkPhhd7NmOjsNYhL1Kj/s1600/IMG_0063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2PzokNwXbJ0Vf19cVRihwHisXBAzB1hWcPDRozNQOmR9H5KEwTXk7XPxztml7vKIjBizajSqcoDD2JuEcXiNN4xUb5tCgzBUMezjgr6zduVgiXxZ3EM9exnqwSkPhhd7NmOjsNYhL1Kj/s320/IMG_0063.JPG" width="240" />v</a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YF3dAZ2Fo3T5oBu0Ye6Ez3QiVXhULra-VD0apuEHfqI0jr3GnpHs9MIAf9KEk1o7pwtxEwQh-DJiuCd31B2El9frFhqObntqQmUGVLrs5m3YxY65_jtLbneBzqYUnU9SiYLghClIiOx9/s1600/IMG_0065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4YF3dAZ2Fo3T5oBu0Ye6Ez3QiVXhULra-VD0apuEHfqI0jr3GnpHs9MIAf9KEk1o7pwtxEwQh-DJiuCd31B2El9frFhqObntqQmUGVLrs5m3YxY65_jtLbneBzqYUnU9SiYLghClIiOx9/s320/IMG_0065.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxx3vys9xTng7iD4e-9z763m4p5DEaXyY8XKZKGvgHBB1jZqpUDy8lrSw-uRoqGcrlIP_zh-nn0BtJUuxDUvrzz7JScx4GZhgo9w7laFI-PDephxwD0vBmpA_-_IRd8xzmAaaDPcsJNPvu/s1600/IMG_0066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxx3vys9xTng7iD4e-9z763m4p5DEaXyY8XKZKGvgHBB1jZqpUDy8lrSw-uRoqGcrlIP_zh-nn0BtJUuxDUvrzz7JScx4GZhgo9w7laFI-PDephxwD0vBmpA_-_IRd8xzmAaaDPcsJNPvu/s320/IMG_0066.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKDSIgx4fhKYXmStuja3aN4xtzy7FMZPuCyiVTUUHCVLFbR6mT2BQtUdS564Fj99RYMb6UybTqAYu9Ibp7ahJA5kEdDIF5K3CmCHp7VL8eBX1XuKCLDyk-7moULMxQ4hm1i3smm28C5Kn/s1600/IMG_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKDSIgx4fhKYXmStuja3aN4xtzy7FMZPuCyiVTUUHCVLFbR6mT2BQtUdS564Fj99RYMb6UybTqAYu9Ibp7ahJA5kEdDIF5K3CmCHp7VL8eBX1XuKCLDyk-7moULMxQ4hm1i3smm28C5Kn/s320/IMG_0064.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLS9MTXOzuDKyRwI6bQk5Oc3zqRWYCt0pSrj_YjgsX7Mca-y2CJenSe061WLk56Dh-L3DRGMuTAQkaX9Tsq_UmIvSjEXrimRBK6e8C2drsYabGYAcrJSRkYMXHLGesAFErVpOXYJZ8BdO-/s1600/IMG_0068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLS9MTXOzuDKyRwI6bQk5Oc3zqRWYCt0pSrj_YjgsX7Mca-y2CJenSe061WLk56Dh-L3DRGMuTAQkaX9Tsq_UmIvSjEXrimRBK6e8C2drsYabGYAcrJSRkYMXHLGesAFErVpOXYJZ8BdO-/s320/IMG_0068.JPG" width="240" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoecepyLqAG_XPk9cATL3gQLRocXd0Cr4XIlFHl0JnVjw1Lr3b7sdCHGIN59yQSKg-5Z38_ctZoJHS9m36osvwswSJhll9EG5gz7oevhyMpNdVorJOdEQqdqW0R03QWbD5sgl7kZAnurg/s1600/IMG_0070.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoecepyLqAG_XPk9cATL3gQLRocXd0Cr4XIlFHl0JnVjw1Lr3b7sdCHGIN59yQSKg-5Z38_ctZoJHS9m36osvwswSJhll9EG5gz7oevhyMpNdVorJOdEQqdqW0R03QWbD5sgl7kZAnurg/s320/IMG_0070.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TD9WDHX55FrhcN16GQP3Uthyphenhyphen0C29ZKEmsYOg6YDaLjtaZyhvxhH4maHTBqGTwf6lyG9ePCtfbMNrcN7_nEzxbFywYmNkxtWgl_NQMnImtInI8LqLEpjYMdScfPx-hYIBAawECPQ7OhgK/s1600/IMG_0069.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0TD9WDHX55FrhcN16GQP3Uthyphenhyphen0C29ZKEmsYOg6YDaLjtaZyhvxhH4maHTBqGTwf6lyG9ePCtfbMNrcN7_nEzxbFywYmNkxtWgl_NQMnImtInI8LqLEpjYMdScfPx-hYIBAawECPQ7OhgK/s320/IMG_0069.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQqF2X__-BD4uS3aZJSd3hSeCUFJspfzshoxKncWqAIfsLy3bXuNs7GR3NUZODtTpubDqa6G2WIabZEypyK37AS_Tie0_fxsyuWNnJE5dSoDk0_psCGG8PtaGsFhslKSNCtTAGXEHRMvE/s1600/IMG_0071.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQqF2X__-BD4uS3aZJSd3hSeCUFJspfzshoxKncWqAIfsLy3bXuNs7GR3NUZODtTpubDqa6G2WIabZEypyK37AS_Tie0_fxsyuWNnJE5dSoDk0_psCGG8PtaGsFhslKSNCtTAGXEHRMvE/s320/IMG_0071.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
Peace to all this Christmas......<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6k2t40xknouRWV4lPQGAYszQT_lJXuKAa7D5mlA5g7dj56XqklxGd5xKPA5g13VmSt3N655me2YU3fof7mNSdZsc4VabPSUVj8d0kcPZYEvMQRJFcTbqoTrnkzZSrTMqs8Bo2gczq09g/s1600/sandyhook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="627" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6k2t40xknouRWV4lPQGAYszQT_lJXuKAa7D5mlA5g7dj56XqklxGd5xKPA5g13VmSt3N655me2YU3fof7mNSdZsc4VabPSUVj8d0kcPZYEvMQRJFcTbqoTrnkzZSrTMqs8Bo2gczq09g/s640/sandyhook.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<br />
<br />Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-52771312706324807192012-12-02T10:04:00.002-08:002012-12-02T10:06:19.222-08:00Native Americans, Thanksgiving, and Countdown to Christmas I so meant to get this posted two weeks ago. Better late than never, so they say...<br />
<br />
So before Thanksgiving, our class learned about Native Americans. I always try to teach the Thanksgiving story from the point of view of the Native Americans as well as our classic one we all remember. Although these are firsties and they don't need an in depth study, I still want them to maybe see past the traditional "feel good" story of that first Thanksgiving.<br />
<br />
And we also read about Sarah Hale, "The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving". <br />
<br />
It is always fun teaching about the natives who lived in America for thousands of years before white settlers ever found their way here. And first graders always think the wildest stuff. They get Christopher Columbus all confused with the Pilgrims (because we talk about him in October) and they have no concept of time. After all, they have only been on this planet since 2006!<br />
<br />
So I invited my friend Bill, who is Choctaw, and his wife, Sonja to come teach our class about Choctaw customs. I had the students prepare some questions ahead of time, and contrasted "asking" to "telling", so they wouldn't all raise their hands and tell stories about themselves. My first graders had all kinds of questions ready. Questions such as "Do you live in a teepee?" and "Did you know the Pilgrims?" It was entertaining. <br />
<br />
So when Bill and Sonja came to visit, they had lots of artifacts to show and interesting things to talk about :<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKFXgWnJOPJsq-wYWugf_vS0m9A3ATMBK1tWA8sY6xMV2vy5rMY2kZc3bGCzaVN6fT4UDD-t4MTMirmhsUrz6QJduER_XiyOscow9eYY6at9qYPUoeLg-KhIgEhhsV0sL3XM_r3KzmCAH/s1600/IMG_0090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKFXgWnJOPJsq-wYWugf_vS0m9A3ATMBK1tWA8sY6xMV2vy5rMY2kZc3bGCzaVN6fT4UDD-t4MTMirmhsUrz6QJduER_XiyOscow9eYY6at9qYPUoeLg-KhIgEhhsV0sL3XM_r3KzmCAH/s320/IMG_0090.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVSDa0tVg9ZonmwnTAsfomNgIGh_4PyGTUOGyWslrEnCDc9i2NjWq6Syn1xEHjn3GbMmyobk85VaWifMeu7Q9LVlQYQ6EHkLLbEQKrNhchoSa025PH85txwqXNDbARV7ajBFDIj7t6403/s1600/IMG_0094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRVSDa0tVg9ZonmwnTAsfomNgIGh_4PyGTUOGyWslrEnCDc9i2NjWq6Syn1xEHjn3GbMmyobk85VaWifMeu7Q9LVlQYQ6EHkLLbEQKrNhchoSa025PH85txwqXNDbARV7ajBFDIj7t6403/s320/IMG_0094.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
Did you know that if children were disrespectful to their elders, the tribe would tie the parents to a pole for a whole day? Because it was the PARENTS' job to teach their children respect, and if the children weren't respectful, the parents were punished??!! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWjUt4FbCekCPhkVPLduWlJ6lJUD7HrVmmZuaOOSzn9aD6qPnK0Oci-A40WqPFTpaUSNRbqSyEtFurbhQhOwHd51CPt9d-fK8WzadcTq_r8sZkA6SXrr1YYjIeZ2Ocnng74NMWQbwNZEj/s1600/IMG_0099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsWjUt4FbCekCPhkVPLduWlJ6lJUD7HrVmmZuaOOSzn9aD6qPnK0Oci-A40WqPFTpaUSNRbqSyEtFurbhQhOwHd51CPt9d-fK8WzadcTq_r8sZkA6SXrr1YYjIeZ2Ocnng74NMWQbwNZEj/s320/IMG_0099.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
This is a pouch made from a tortoise shell, used to carry medicines, etc.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjjrM9guzzPCx3mZkAy1PoG2n_f_DSQaUSwn_qFpoZSN2TEUM8oQUuWtOiVDrVUf_YWqL7h5MCbIKCx6xNPpZ8Nf6bO4xAPgB9NyJa0ZGOX9SJaUaNU0pEHGqU6pGblCQndusBXoIZ9N2/s1600/IMG_0100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjjrM9guzzPCx3mZkAy1PoG2n_f_DSQaUSwn_qFpoZSN2TEUM8oQUuWtOiVDrVUf_YWqL7h5MCbIKCx6xNPpZ8Nf6bO4xAPgB9NyJa0ZGOX9SJaUaNU0pEHGqU6pGblCQndusBXoIZ9N2/s320/IMG_0100.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdONEM0HxSwOX8uNGT-XkTfprIHmvcQoDxn6X6oJQP8PiHgZhQKXZdni2hTly-7d8sN-9kYxlvRgr1dCWk8ZQKeRFulOQooZrNhHIOIUjuDPXoRyY-A_V25XHB64_08SfORWYTrNlReh7B/s1600/IMG_0104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdONEM0HxSwOX8uNGT-XkTfprIHmvcQoDxn6X6oJQP8PiHgZhQKXZdni2hTly-7d8sN-9kYxlvRgr1dCWk8ZQKeRFulOQooZrNhHIOIUjuDPXoRyY-A_V25XHB64_08SfORWYTrNlReh7B/s1600/IMG_0104.JPG" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRMqVQ8b6PCTY2oTH5w__up59Zx0DYlvJdWndGnco9vtuykdVdAd-pyaghjRjtSitGqffQgW-5wDXw8pVB-N1vG_WHWSwhihmd9P3EgFI7wxj7GxzK0i4jRWpLd-jQY7KsQb9sJE7ksRf/s1600/IMG_0105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheRMqVQ8b6PCTY2oTH5w__up59Zx0DYlvJdWndGnco9vtuykdVdAd-pyaghjRjtSitGqffQgW-5wDXw8pVB-N1vG_WHWSwhihmd9P3EgFI7wxj7GxzK0i4jRWpLd-jQY7KsQb9sJE7ksRf/s320/IMG_0105.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
The peace pipe....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6SnwM2BtpZPkbkrYPOlrzP_lAiqG6pvqAIx3Va16ON3SNiuyeb8KQ_Ii7dzSZj4hNwqY8yogAkBsBo3nyFd9I75JZzv8Tje4mp-At30BzEGWznrxDfj0B05sCx4iFdGmSEtogDeOV94E/s1600/IMG_0107.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6SnwM2BtpZPkbkrYPOlrzP_lAiqG6pvqAIx3Va16ON3SNiuyeb8KQ_Ii7dzSZj4hNwqY8yogAkBsBo3nyFd9I75JZzv8Tje4mp-At30BzEGWznrxDfj0B05sCx4iFdGmSEtogDeOV94E/s320/IMG_0107.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Pottery and beads</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw83nhiwd0tQKlZZCuCshTMdGNyY71bz1JxrmaoZSyQR90gggCL-Rz5lhRwKYGnMu86Q-y8lOezuYExfZxr-J-5dO2DqDToZ7OLoJVZtGv3Jjrf6kPXYDnruVc8oVQ1FVLZOS80P2HfEsU/s1600/IMG_0109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw83nhiwd0tQKlZZCuCshTMdGNyY71bz1JxrmaoZSyQR90gggCL-Rz5lhRwKYGnMu86Q-y8lOezuYExfZxr-J-5dO2DqDToZ7OLoJVZtGv3Jjrf6kPXYDnruVc8oVQ1FVLZOS80P2HfEsU/s320/IMG_0109.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzgH7Fq8WmUPf92WA3snuIvfUfPjHjrh6G1mYIA7jwTldIHDMOIv-fzEsrVdJRgpjarZCc8OfAki7eixtcZ7zA6h11qv2jiNS2k1MWpFrp22023axZWO2JqEprAqCHMmhRr0p7mzFyNyA/s1600/IMG_0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzgH7Fq8WmUPf92WA3snuIvfUfPjHjrh6G1mYIA7jwTldIHDMOIv-fzEsrVdJRgpjarZCc8OfAki7eixtcZ7zA6h11qv2jiNS2k1MWpFrp22023axZWO2JqEprAqCHMmhRr0p7mzFyNyA/s320/IMG_0093.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31ZZ2wBHGBu1dw2WqdfqAeu4B-9icKvrjgQszaj6TXGcdZMq3LxXPXW6DCYSxw4yutE1fx_SNviDQ3WmTnvLRgSzVUco0Bh5CMk2iWLWqosDm4gxjaiP1la4_U1wOujaumfE4utrgRZJh/s1600/IMG_0110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31ZZ2wBHGBu1dw2WqdfqAeu4B-9icKvrjgQszaj6TXGcdZMq3LxXPXW6DCYSxw4yutE1fx_SNviDQ3WmTnvLRgSzVUco0Bh5CMk2iWLWqosDm4gxjaiP1la4_U1wOujaumfE4utrgRZJh/s320/IMG_0110.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2Z_rRpLFVEdvNKAL-twxPy6DrPPOAG9xpxoFyA2FmL9q5Gir1ZueYMq5ecu72CPsRUn4Sy1O8Ju2jOHvW9W3z6_m8E_gFuEFP4KUuZJaSp7ae_V7a_0hFgjnZKLQ-ZdZUnQUJ-eTiPpT/s1600/IMG_0097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2Z_rRpLFVEdvNKAL-twxPy6DrPPOAG9xpxoFyA2FmL9q5Gir1ZueYMq5ecu72CPsRUn4Sy1O8Ju2jOHvW9W3z6_m8E_gFuEFP4KUuZJaSp7ae_V7a_0hFgjnZKLQ-ZdZUnQUJ-eTiPpT/s320/IMG_0097.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr98zXCSeSe6wEA3aNG1QJFVLBdwQNhgTzOqudMelcdFSP4tmmqUH2icAohJ1ocGRO9Hso2JbNTKN1reuwg1GDwYBpmlWX7avoa-1Or_XhI1z9x-HQehqM3ish4doRt2VzwDtK57niE5bg/s1600/IMG_0111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr98zXCSeSe6wEA3aNG1QJFVLBdwQNhgTzOqudMelcdFSP4tmmqUH2icAohJ1ocGRO9Hso2JbNTKN1reuwg1GDwYBpmlWX7avoa-1Or_XhI1z9x-HQehqM3ish4doRt2VzwDtK57niE5bg/s320/IMG_0111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5JtNfitVdEiWHh2GEoHAP1mmTlaAzBdrefTZ-OctG0sgGACJKkFbX7hQGlcYdwvf6nrTYUljd7_Yq6LoXVNm8xWLPE3viSumOzyKXcRLuXQMfT1LsV1j57QjyF_zZZrf4NJ-7W8uhLmP/s1600/IMG_0112.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5JtNfitVdEiWHh2GEoHAP1mmTlaAzBdrefTZ-OctG0sgGACJKkFbX7hQGlcYdwvf6nrTYUljd7_Yq6LoXVNm8xWLPE3viSumOzyKXcRLuXQMfT1LsV1j57QjyF_zZZrf4NJ-7W8uhLmP/s320/IMG_0112.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRjh7zclLFYbWMNGUZ_MhcT7Z2FurKwKtePBod9IpRrvgp6bkNF7NzNP8Q_LlGLHjeqwjeEiHXmV8aH52fl9H2OExM7c1YrElLxx-lD282bu5ekxkY9VVCFZpAaAfbE0cYLMiYP5WUXmR/s1600/IMG_0113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRjh7zclLFYbWMNGUZ_MhcT7Z2FurKwKtePBod9IpRrvgp6bkNF7NzNP8Q_LlGLHjeqwjeEiHXmV8aH52fl9H2OExM7c1YrElLxx-lD282bu5ekxkY9VVCFZpAaAfbE0cYLMiYP5WUXmR/s320/IMG_0113.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
We all learned a lot and I appreciate Bill and Sonja for taking time out of their day to come share with us! I am thankful for each little sweetie in this class and I look forward to the next three weeks, which are chock full of activities...<br />
<br />
Soon to come...Gingerbread houses, Pete the Cat auditions, "Mooseltoe", and Christmas Around the World festivities! I love December! (Hopefully, I will have it all posted before January!)<br />
<br />
I hope everyone is able to slow down long enough to enjoy the season and reflect on how blessed we truly are:)Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-65228210031623810262012-11-01T19:50:00.000-07:002012-11-06T06:45:30.582-08:00Halloween, a Werewolf, and a full moon<span style="font-size: large;">I knew Halloween would be...eventful. I knew it before I saw the beautiful full moon low in the sky yesterday morning. But I did not expect to be greeted by a howling werewolf crawling on all fours through my classroom door at 7:30 am....</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIPY09mxc6b_oQ8xezQslZb1D4zMd_XAND8T9Xzfd3mEauYPoLLtI83umvy0AoTMBgA8jqxH0wzHkk62hScSvjcqQo6Ox2TOHMn72uJpkFAgduCJPaba1e6_bs3e8XBdRS9uzqg4WQcpH/s1600/DSC05694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIPY09mxc6b_oQ8xezQslZb1D4zMd_XAND8T9Xzfd3mEauYPoLLtI83umvy0AoTMBgA8jqxH0wzHkk62hScSvjcqQo6Ox2TOHMn72uJpkFAgduCJPaba1e6_bs3e8XBdRS9uzqg4WQcpH/s320/DSC05694.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">We really did try to do Letterland for an hour. But while we were waiting for the trick-or-treaters from kindergarten to come through our classroom, a little spontaneous dance party broke out....</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">there is supposed to be a video HERE.....it refuses to upload:(</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<object class="BLOG_video_class" contentid="UPLOADING" height="266" id="BLOG_video-UPLOADING-0" width="320"></object></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">The quality is not the greatest, but aren't they just the cutest? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Prior to Halloween, we had done pumpkin activities. We measured, we scooped, we estimated seeds, we counted seeds, we read about pumpkin growth, and we wrote pumpkin poetry.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2Pw_mGQAqNffAKxCwTiAl7vtnyWAHwW7lc7o-1A_Bwmj92wMLDOtSWud4Dob8uocQfJJY9J3ArzghrzdpUr-lHh_l3Jw8Ie-rKrcprU2KPdl2oalU29i6sCsHPt0Hn2pWlrsdqmx1dql/s1600/DSC05655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2Pw_mGQAqNffAKxCwTiAl7vtnyWAHwW7lc7o-1A_Bwmj92wMLDOtSWud4Dob8uocQfJJY9J3ArzghrzdpUr-lHh_l3Jw8Ie-rKrcprU2KPdl2oalU29i6sCsHPt0Hn2pWlrsdqmx1dql/s320/DSC05655.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakscYXQV939qanY6hUZFos40-OrAIvsE75-hNo96z4LkcL8foS7M2YM_7nKKLhvwOE-TLLubUTcqwGyCoc8ys1t9Aajmt6UpzzzTXwsC3zxKdK2Mv3M-mXmrOVpvF6WTUt-oBYj5AhNZf/s1600/DSC05670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakscYXQV939qanY6hUZFos40-OrAIvsE75-hNo96z4LkcL8foS7M2YM_7nKKLhvwOE-TLLubUTcqwGyCoc8ys1t9Aajmt6UpzzzTXwsC3zxKdK2Mv3M-mXmrOVpvF6WTUt-oBYj5AhNZf/s320/DSC05670.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcU9i7PksIK7VwbtxT8KO3h1OAWj8b0i9rJQ8vu9silvs2T9J7EkS8b4Jj11BNjoHS4PIDsAwKYeUg-ElntjCn1OmUvLtCNFasnc9ZRdunxkWfiexQcdwICRyUaq6RL1MbWI9_ChEVq_E/s1600/DSC05674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcU9i7PksIK7VwbtxT8KO3h1OAWj8b0i9rJQ8vu9silvs2T9J7EkS8b4Jj11BNjoHS4PIDsAwKYeUg-ElntjCn1OmUvLtCNFasnc9ZRdunxkWfiexQcdwICRyUaq6RL1MbWI9_ChEVq_E/s320/DSC05674.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5_fm4NP4l2WLBr1ItZCtDlovJIc9XvCRwZ90kFqvlw235SWng2rBOGrVSQOZGk7vrhJDLv_Af4UEwNGbqr_AyVuGaMmNl1kDH6AUa-eGfxqUcng8I2ug4NYhj1aFD7rrNoc7Mr-Qp8kr/s1600/DSC05660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5_fm4NP4l2WLBr1ItZCtDlovJIc9XvCRwZ90kFqvlw235SWng2rBOGrVSQOZGk7vrhJDLv_Af4UEwNGbqr_AyVuGaMmNl1kDH6AUa-eGfxqUcng8I2ug4NYhj1aFD7rrNoc7Mr-Qp8kr/s320/DSC05660.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Normally only the kinders at our school dress up for Halloween. But these guys begged. They pleaded. They wore me down. I'm a pushover, I admit. And it's not like much work occurs on the best candy day of the entire year anyway. Even though it was only Wednesday, and we had two more WORK days to go...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJvXQQqe3OA0PPaiTAiJgK5nwnW5GFIiFQTQMv2VYdJKFvW0S5-FSg6f_Qg8MLUNTRJAJbI6dVWoZ8mRqvHTqDm4KGW-xWDrSriI7HGeJu9oKt0BWO_MfL8O3Ct5CNAdiGp99iw6bMQoc/s1600/DSC05675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJvXQQqe3OA0PPaiTAiJgK5nwnW5GFIiFQTQMv2VYdJKFvW0S5-FSg6f_Qg8MLUNTRJAJbI6dVWoZ8mRqvHTqDm4KGW-xWDrSriI7HGeJu9oKt0BWO_MfL8O3Ct5CNAdiGp99iw6bMQoc/s320/DSC05675.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-p3BhyLssS52Lt-y-6NR4kXBH6YaYLmspZJ0w_OTQgaPhO9ASqsGBEclL005GOnTfYJD0chDiSmtLC3mxDxfNT7W1uoC5XgBIkZ4Y3RPqfwd4GwGepcmlCh1-owC3kb7d02ZGbEM-tZcM/s1600/DSC05677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-p3BhyLssS52Lt-y-6NR4kXBH6YaYLmspZJ0w_OTQgaPhO9ASqsGBEclL005GOnTfYJD0chDiSmtLC3mxDxfNT7W1uoC5XgBIkZ4Y3RPqfwd4GwGepcmlCh1-owC3kb7d02ZGbEM-tZcM/s320/DSC05677.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoGE-h4ILvYiTuZCkkpOwY2ahQYF5yduUXMjASeVkk4JY0RawH_s_U3pbd2PdgRPs_IS-rhcygA_YzowZ9XIfx0y_q0Cl-SiiwWmusgvTu-FVK3OuNPqAybe4KR8RkwD37kr96hXy_w3L/s1600/DSC05686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUoGE-h4ILvYiTuZCkkpOwY2ahQYF5yduUXMjASeVkk4JY0RawH_s_U3pbd2PdgRPs_IS-rhcygA_YzowZ9XIfx0y_q0Cl-SiiwWmusgvTu-FVK3OuNPqAybe4KR8RkwD37kr96hXy_w3L/s320/DSC05686.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflIvXr0CzidHfaQZtX7ju8VfzZah_pL1vyn4c7ZQeT6qcFy9SVs4OUVINOAJYmOT6YTwuXiuEwzLE6rA7KaS_gM5Kj2qpgRCI3unA46qo7ofUV2GzeAKDpZdSdsVFEtwvzCNpYWcJxI5i/s1600/DSC05687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflIvXr0CzidHfaQZtX7ju8VfzZah_pL1vyn4c7ZQeT6qcFy9SVs4OUVINOAJYmOT6YTwuXiuEwzLE6rA7KaS_gM5Kj2qpgRCI3unA46qo7ofUV2GzeAKDpZdSdsVFEtwvzCNpYWcJxI5i/s320/DSC05687.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I03h96k5Nu62CC_4NdSBwszSgeabEDraHGFb-0M4OZVMqZHZHYQdDFFX3IGUrWRE86Sz4VmAZWO3VXteCSeFVrRcVfYsBzqVPpw7s5Bhzfn4OsBj0ovIbfKXYiHIfKeURTwcjBh8o5lh/s1600/DSC05689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I03h96k5Nu62CC_4NdSBwszSgeabEDraHGFb-0M4OZVMqZHZHYQdDFFX3IGUrWRE86Sz4VmAZWO3VXteCSeFVrRcVfYsBzqVPpw7s5Bhzfn4OsBj0ovIbfKXYiHIfKeURTwcjBh8o5lh/s320/DSC05689.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgV5q_gyw01_L8b6_918Z1sikjjYTy0Vs35wGyxXDlp9PNN0AyfIjrh4A4SjZFDnbSQ9e9hT-P3js89zx5AY30HBRm45jSgxIFdud6fo_BdMjDRsUHlhFu_vNPZKgwZUWHgz27EiRAY5vn/s1600/DSC05690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgV5q_gyw01_L8b6_918Z1sikjjYTy0Vs35wGyxXDlp9PNN0AyfIjrh4A4SjZFDnbSQ9e9hT-P3js89zx5AY30HBRm45jSgxIFdud6fo_BdMjDRsUHlhFu_vNPZKgwZUWHgz27EiRAY5vn/s320/DSC05690.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG_UagqT3OcpyiEmkPVN4GPv3-T9BIkKxKA4gQ1CoubDFO9wDDaZ8Ci7qZc1hPXznfydBXiFgb4nUofmM_clJpRalyegE1pj2u_YCljuJSg-ie8dclsHEbtoYMomEQHTqXWCijdidcNvP/s1600/DSC05692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG_UagqT3OcpyiEmkPVN4GPv3-T9BIkKxKA4gQ1CoubDFO9wDDaZ8Ci7qZc1hPXznfydBXiFgb4nUofmM_clJpRalyegE1pj2u_YCljuJSg-ie8dclsHEbtoYMomEQHTqXWCijdidcNvP/s320/DSC05692.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpByqk2TZ_2jQIO33pBuh2YuqegS2DVSNVs_I1wWtvZHwjqrN-1AXeJoEXc02r-j8p9_wm-p9-MxIeJE8sRi5YghRwn1OMC0pjHqNp-T7ouOjmz1b87gJZBA2EEF1Xyb4k7WzqtX7-SiKe/s1600/DSC05693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpByqk2TZ_2jQIO33pBuh2YuqegS2DVSNVs_I1wWtvZHwjqrN-1AXeJoEXc02r-j8p9_wm-p9-MxIeJE8sRi5YghRwn1OMC0pjHqNp-T7ouOjmz1b87gJZBA2EEF1Xyb4k7WzqtX7-SiKe/s320/DSC05693.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiua1kaMWfSz0dG_0rdwypYz4NncSo26Vh-MKawogrY_nE3L3plM9Ipr9LVG8m2gT885IQypS9AAkEZ30ydrcncjiWRPXQx_WN9cqwygqmEjnLc97DlrlmADt8Wmuev363zLc19G8qpdnOK/s1600/DSC05698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiua1kaMWfSz0dG_0rdwypYz4NncSo26Vh-MKawogrY_nE3L3plM9Ipr9LVG8m2gT885IQypS9AAkEZ30ydrcncjiWRPXQx_WN9cqwygqmEjnLc97DlrlmADt8Wmuev363zLc19G8qpdnOK/s320/DSC05698.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwQIm15-sZi2BOgM5zmEq_K0wdnm2vMrRcpXKn2gcpP93dAein3mXY797l6xfC_JxJrJmGMRwJ23fd8h7URh_lrxS6rE5KCVkGxh_0Wr90xDdK4cyKOXm_cAaR_D0UDVZ14dVbncxWDYf/s1600/DSC05699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwQIm15-sZi2BOgM5zmEq_K0wdnm2vMrRcpXKn2gcpP93dAein3mXY797l6xfC_JxJrJmGMRwJ23fd8h7URh_lrxS6rE5KCVkGxh_0Wr90xDdK4cyKOXm_cAaR_D0UDVZ14dVbncxWDYf/s320/DSC05699.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiviq00ZL7mIbWm4_rFSf8GuGeQVw6XLsrO8MuPftauoVtOuBNuzIiV3PTjhqhBSGdi2AhZy3TwNwInffyAVB5CRmg7y4Rqsf19CkQjKpB6nw53V6QaGrHNbB2-AQj6tur9JtW8dr0JHX/s1600/DSC05700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiviq00ZL7mIbWm4_rFSf8GuGeQVw6XLsrO8MuPftauoVtOuBNuzIiV3PTjhqhBSGdi2AhZy3TwNwInffyAVB5CRmg7y4Rqsf19CkQjKpB6nw53V6QaGrHNbB2-AQj6tur9JtW8dr0JHX/s320/DSC05700.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxFzNXUdtnt7t7phw7AxlaeRpd9eY2iLl_pWUmdrDz3HTpIfdYbWe125E8f_tXyi3h2kJkiaqTrMdU0RtF4ktP2TDHMsVzZn5-BXUnhVPBL6EjJqZQM5h4WNf6wLjMLDLEbjbsOHDEdev/s1600/DSC05701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxFzNXUdtnt7t7phw7AxlaeRpd9eY2iLl_pWUmdrDz3HTpIfdYbWe125E8f_tXyi3h2kJkiaqTrMdU0RtF4ktP2TDHMsVzZn5-BXUnhVPBL6EjJqZQM5h4WNf6wLjMLDLEbjbsOHDEdev/s320/DSC05701.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We had a great party, thanks to our parent volunteers who braved our classroom of werewolves, monsters, and pirates. They were the superheroes who brought great food and prizes and spent fun time playing games with the precious little goblins!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3wNsS3Ucr7cJHxTADjOp8pGW0TO1wcoI-jYKEZWbP0kXOEopQPyrP1jT4sgXF5djpHVbj2njoARWRhnjCDQeYMWbHLpwDr8DScRavUiyY_v5neJUfQG_rGvl80hZT9bf-6_cn14bZf_f/s1600/DSC05681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3wNsS3Ucr7cJHxTADjOp8pGW0TO1wcoI-jYKEZWbP0kXOEopQPyrP1jT4sgXF5djpHVbj2njoARWRhnjCDQeYMWbHLpwDr8DScRavUiyY_v5neJUfQG_rGvl80hZT9bf-6_cn14bZf_f/s320/DSC05681.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfIC5uKV_OqRZ2XmCD7ps7sqPPU7-VIXMjWRrMBnrQnsc4aE1D29nnxCGErKklLtdyvYPQCahqsPuxjSVwn6GbxtvJVJD2B9Gfq4Y2G0oiBqM0iBujUMi5YkYWuviX5uUZEQ_qpvxC-xz/s1600/DSC05682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZfIC5uKV_OqRZ2XmCD7ps7sqPPU7-VIXMjWRrMBnrQnsc4aE1D29nnxCGErKklLtdyvYPQCahqsPuxjSVwn6GbxtvJVJD2B9Gfq4Y2G0oiBqM0iBujUMi5YkYWuviX5uUZEQ_qpvxC-xz/s320/DSC05682.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEIrAzVuZa4lXlGPeB0y5_wgwjhLVPxHPBhObt4sGjBEY4VR2AOAyBHCQFfE4EuJbS-M266eU2Uqrx9Er2O6sPtoTIjFPxftjAwWUZ4e0wGXMED3sW4E6YPviUvcs-xjku5SKRLz6j6ip/s1600/DSC05683.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEIrAzVuZa4lXlGPeB0y5_wgwjhLVPxHPBhObt4sGjBEY4VR2AOAyBHCQFfE4EuJbS-M266eU2Uqrx9Er2O6sPtoTIjFPxftjAwWUZ4e0wGXMED3sW4E6YPviUvcs-xjku5SKRLz6j6ip/s320/DSC05683.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">And what would we do without our batty assistant? She is the QUEEN of Halloween and she is the one who keeps us on track...she is the money taker, the timekeeper, the bus driver, the paper checker, the copy maker...no wonder she's batty:)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH44Bzx1Gjo2BRABcToBHPTt6BJg-r6Ww7_LILXwqtGRlV_eCWwLpC2CWJPyLcP09k3bn9-qZUoV6cDmLYx3sbl8pwFK0wMfpeQf3hZyQ5kIHYREh1Z09bCoZlDUaZe8p6mhQDri7LQK3n/s1600/DSC05697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH44Bzx1Gjo2BRABcToBHPTt6BJg-r6Ww7_LILXwqtGRlV_eCWwLpC2CWJPyLcP09k3bn9-qZUoV6cDmLYx3sbl8pwFK0wMfpeQf3hZyQ5kIHYREh1Z09bCoZlDUaZe8p6mhQDri7LQK3n/s320/DSC05697.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As fun as it was, I'm glad it's over. I put up a giant turkey in place of the giant spider web before I went home, I took down the spooky decorations and I hid the party music. After all, we still have to get some work done up in here;)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Happy November!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<br />Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-91567933357836580562012-10-23T18:08:00.000-07:002012-10-24T17:54:47.084-07:0050th Day!! (already? no way!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhUE1t3kTBPxIPJGYNCaM4yeRwXT4E7kFHXuXVlhyt5FIbpap-ol9gFggOLlqDlX3qVrNyPanEN6dHVj_2BOVC6siUbZ3xcmaYCtrHE7vP_B965EqOoeMV9pyLhiXmKLnAIqGQiE2FLMQ/s1600/DSC05587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhUE1t3kTBPxIPJGYNCaM4yeRwXT4E7kFHXuXVlhyt5FIbpap-ol9gFggOLlqDlX3qVrNyPanEN6dHVj_2BOVC6siUbZ3xcmaYCtrHE7vP_B965EqOoeMV9pyLhiXmKLnAIqGQiE2FLMQ/s320/DSC05587.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday was the 50th day of school...I can hardly believe it. (Christmas will be here before we know it and I, being the procrastinator that I am, have not even thought about shopping.) We celebrated in our classroom by having "fifties day". I purchased Cara Carroll's mini unit from TpT, and it was FULL of ideas. In fact, we did not get to all of them, so we also celebrated on day 51:).</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFmYwDbbiXIl2sdpXjAQS52DJSs68brCxJOq2FIMe4RxubGkiUDLl0a-wPRxWvWQd3igYWilhurBP5tFFuK0UsnM8XitXWaOWYjxgFms2qjWg6gojak9sBzsZ9njDJj5_HiQqscWtB_7L/s1600/DSC05585.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFmYwDbbiXIl2sdpXjAQS52DJSs68brCxJOq2FIMe4RxubGkiUDLl0a-wPRxWvWQd3igYWilhurBP5tFFuK0UsnM8XitXWaOWYjxgFms2qjWg6gojak9sBzsZ9njDJj5_HiQqscWtB_7L/s320/DSC05585.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">We began the day by watching a portion of "Leave it to Beaver". We talked about televisions in the 50s and how televisions began in black and white. Without cable. (and I told them how in the 70's I learned "southeast" by the direction I had to turn the antenna on the roof.) They think I'm ancient. I am, in fact, feeling a little ancient.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq14lwSXDHBpfuBQR3awJxKJxi8cwV6sz_iJvlU6farT2wHoTMJ114T_9VvdLsrWJKrgtRbiacp_IWp6xkDMZzLo6iYppbjVGKIQi-y1dJbqt5ZjRVkmm77vPuAHXedPaQzca20ORX0-eM/s1600/DSC05591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq14lwSXDHBpfuBQR3awJxKJxi8cwV6sz_iJvlU6farT2wHoTMJ114T_9VvdLsrWJKrgtRbiacp_IWp6xkDMZzLo6iYppbjVGKIQi-y1dJbqt5ZjRVkmm77vPuAHXedPaQzca20ORX0-eM/s320/DSC05591.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We also discussed fashion. That is a word my class understands!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p4wQpIpXCWLPCJo3Firw7XdmLyNew7uCHgTxQA_NSA7wlb0bkUV6GOgIerJSsCtf4glTAhZWeOrW5ROGNQur7Yqn2EmylmjMBXQIzniB67uBPQxw6IK7cnp4tzyXrUiSw7TQA3gXlv2F/s1600/DSC05590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p4wQpIpXCWLPCJo3Firw7XdmLyNew7uCHgTxQA_NSA7wlb0bkUV6GOgIerJSsCtf4glTAhZWeOrW5ROGNQur7Yqn2EmylmjMBXQIzniB67uBPQxw6IK7cnp4tzyXrUiSw7TQA3gXlv2F/s320/DSC05590.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We did a "craftivity" paired with a Venn diagram of kids in the 50's and kids today. Most of them wrote about the 50's kids not having to wear seat belts. They were shocked at this news.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupYmJiHNLGoi_Iod80gaGsKhEw8gGtAOrU4RVqtUbjzPHFXresw98MUdT5rg-2Wm7Wud1T7-bja8BOq9bUYflS9VyDe13YHgaN3LEgFM7SJs-yfMw9G0nYD32eXnF-J-3EOaaKd2oV5LP/s1600/DSC05593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupYmJiHNLGoi_Iod80gaGsKhEw8gGtAOrU4RVqtUbjzPHFXresw98MUdT5rg-2Wm7Wud1T7-bja8BOq9bUYflS9VyDe13YHgaN3LEgFM7SJs-yfMw9G0nYD32eXnF-J-3EOaaKd2oV5LP/s320/DSC05593.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Below is a record player. It plays vinyl records. Records are like vinyl CDs. Even kids in the 70's listened to records. And ones in the eighties.</strong> These kids had NEVER seen a record player. They were astonished. And they were interested in how to change songs....they studied the grooves on the records and the needle on the arm. We listened to Fats Domino, Patsy Cline, and of course Elvis. I had to explain who Elvis was. I had a life size poster on the door. They noticed him the minute they walked in, and asked me repeatedly "Who is that man?" and"Why is he on our door?" One little person informed them that he was a king. And that she knew how he died.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRR8NNByfogfEPFJTqDwnBtxac3URklW9MKlUlg3-xe9N0QEOYL6np6vvwMFUb_8oHbxG1xEOG77ccMi_yiGIzJtwYY4ycJJ7hJF-liOUUqgjnTOAkcaHVtU8GetCYkRramaWB4lHK4q7/s1600/DSC05597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRR8NNByfogfEPFJTqDwnBtxac3URklW9MKlUlg3-xe9N0QEOYL6np6vvwMFUb_8oHbxG1xEOG77ccMi_yiGIzJtwYY4ycJJ7hJF-liOUUqgjnTOAkcaHVtU8GetCYkRramaWB4lHK4q7/s320/DSC05597.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Next we made root beer floats. I did not tell them that I thought root beer is disgusting. I did not want to bias any opinions. (but I did have Pepsi on standby) Then we did a survey. 16 liked root beer floats, and 5 did not.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzuqrbHrC4TmFqccSC_n5jj9PiUFUl4rEDAN6z9iYlSBC9E-C4hmIyBdM7z_Tg8ue1B6hokcljWx5qWaY_VulWc2pL2dHPW13KcIvuPBiA9hy5qoNWov7gKTee6pKAseoXbWEgMrIx23H/s1600/DSC05598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzuqrbHrC4TmFqccSC_n5jj9PiUFUl4rEDAN6z9iYlSBC9E-C4hmIyBdM7z_Tg8ue1B6hokcljWx5qWaY_VulWc2pL2dHPW13KcIvuPBiA9hy5qoNWov7gKTee6pKAseoXbWEgMrIx23H/s320/DSC05598.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We also wrote shape books entitled "How to Make a Root Beer Float".</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH8OawQi2bEYiKpp4DsRIdeeR3K51Ynr1WUb2tUeKOncsAvNldmqJ4H5XnY-OSxh6VXWvby2nviZ65jBrx12JYnS4CapqcCRxwZHg2SapgVagqNC6uuakcjcHAmDk6-EypliDDzmI3Ikq/s1600/DSC05609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH8OawQi2bEYiKpp4DsRIdeeR3K51Ynr1WUb2tUeKOncsAvNldmqJ4H5XnY-OSxh6VXWvby2nviZ65jBrx12JYnS4CapqcCRxwZHg2SapgVagqNC6uuakcjcHAmDk6-EypliDDzmI3Ikq/s320/DSC05609.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Next, we went outside and timed our partners doing various "fifties fads" for 50 seconds. This girl blew about 10 bubbles in a row! </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-G2mzrpOYL9KkQkbi9NVcenh91jPY-Vy5Q9olv5EcmH6Rp9RtJZArEbG2cXOtjCf1syxR2drLsYXY5C80npDJmAJCjPvn_VF-s2o8xhN_yJRRtxV1WbJ-f-lp8pMbyeSnfgc9SKRsicb/s1600/DSC05604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-G2mzrpOYL9KkQkbi9NVcenh91jPY-Vy5Q9olv5EcmH6Rp9RtJZArEbG2cXOtjCf1syxR2drLsYXY5C80npDJmAJCjPvn_VF-s2o8xhN_yJRRtxV1WbJ-f-lp8pMbyeSnfgc9SKRsicb/s320/DSC05604.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ng8kl1s5HuPCcTEUO-kUEB5X3yd3TTT2iOb_3YkQsr_zA66yr3WeqQFWXVE8_nRCJnOp7LEDxTbWU2y3g4_oIPCZ1Ydx0hAxVCHMgtrXabNDU9jhSWMlETPlIey-Wgnrzea7K8CCna-p/s1600/DSC05605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ng8kl1s5HuPCcTEUO-kUEB5X3yd3TTT2iOb_3YkQsr_zA66yr3WeqQFWXVE8_nRCJnOp7LEDxTbWU2y3g4_oIPCZ1Ydx0hAxVCHMgtrXabNDU9jhSWMlETPlIey-Wgnrzea7K8CCna-p/s320/DSC05605.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And these kids can hula like nobody's business!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIEiILj5dSUatwzuXf2uwua41_nMxWtwRQPvQ5GurVQBVtp4iDBUSflw_1X1rPEESzyOt3-3CvqwrkmS5Avpc99rGeLY7jF7C9an7eXf2_m9TL9lQqOrAsh38Id40EquGRb0su-_e2vWd/s1600/DSC05606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNIEiILj5dSUatwzuXf2uwua41_nMxWtwRQPvQ5GurVQBVtp4iDBUSflw_1X1rPEESzyOt3-3CvqwrkmS5Avpc99rGeLY7jF7C9an7eXf2_m9TL9lQqOrAsh38Id40EquGRb0su-_e2vWd/s320/DSC05606.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then we put fifties words in ABC order. Words like "greaser" and "jukebox". That one was as fun to explain as "record".</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9J9pT2A00AHJ6hyphenhyphenrxvNNbQVGp6ULGWcHS-c6SYwmzk0N_lQmgoQShvL0CvTgcHAONWFolkWGXmGTvX89ogAtqj8xfd2Bd-6Cauh47hYqyNQ9aAqAjZgn1u-GQVkY21B6rEiqGSnsn1f6R/s1600/DSC05615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9J9pT2A00AHJ6hyphenhyphenrxvNNbQVGp6ULGWcHS-c6SYwmzk0N_lQmgoQShvL0CvTgcHAONWFolkWGXmGTvX89ogAtqj8xfd2Bd-6Cauh47hYqyNQ9aAqAjZgn1u-GQVkY21B6rEiqGSnsn1f6R/s320/DSC05615.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pDPsWcViJRnPqvDyg-AH9cbhKHyf-p_62XIbpmCK9hNDYWOiAkG490LDF9lX7zMCsCl3evWplXcfthqyKeH6nBlD3gzZBX4mOZ-kWNrxrwnMCXhsX_I5ed8LNL6fqWNK1XlpG-l9MsZb/s1600/DSC05616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5pDPsWcViJRnPqvDyg-AH9cbhKHyf-p_62XIbpmCK9hNDYWOiAkG490LDF9lX7zMCsCl3evWplXcfthqyKeH6nBlD3gzZBX4mOZ-kWNrxrwnMCXhsX_I5ed8LNL6fqWNK1XlpG-l9MsZb/s320/DSC05616.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Then we doubled our burgers and answered with fries:)</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkLyWdkUb8vod7n3FrJVYVvC9I6OAylCZI0_Kng8P4KlkWkSAVLl6HyUNybukRL8AxdSP5KMh4Q7XMPoW36ng0yObS3ZT5TVAFAWaoawCeCSflJq5DSOmGJWfgb9PlZsjwI20PuDFLEoK/s1600/DSC05626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkLyWdkUb8vod7n3FrJVYVvC9I6OAylCZI0_Kng8P4KlkWkSAVLl6HyUNybukRL8AxdSP5KMh4Q7XMPoW36ng0yObS3ZT5TVAFAWaoawCeCSflJq5DSOmGJWfgb9PlZsjwI20PuDFLEoK/s320/DSC05626.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1ePfuvWR-EhPMXR0WMoon_aJLj6w0B17If9SfUIxLbeDNWJ5smKsvLPT4ZtbPtF6iI4ZMInGwdYaTS9Gnp9eiJJLeTVQ0W8W01iH4OH5_fe7v6kKO6axcDJ2P27AM3Jm3Gg56Sg7pZpr/s1600/DSC05627.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1ePfuvWR-EhPMXR0WMoon_aJLj6w0B17If9SfUIxLbeDNWJ5smKsvLPT4ZtbPtF6iI4ZMInGwdYaTS9Gnp9eiJJLeTVQ0W8W01iH4OH5_fe7v6kKO6axcDJ2P27AM3Jm3Gg56Sg7pZpr/s320/DSC05627.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">It was a really fun day and I think the kids really did get the concept of how the world is changing...and they are thrilled that it's all in color now:)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">They are already asking for a sixties day and a seventies day!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And a little less retro...this was last week. We, like the rest of the world, have been studying spiders and bats. Several teachers have used this freebie from Pinterest. It was interesting to see what 600 mosquitoes look like...</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOEmNq-RrM6rnWtuuWw9eTZpjEykGu1OMBqoyMt1-qLcqUG0N1m9rzyVozEkgIrHOd-hk2Jh1v135QCZiyLhyphenhyphenugeEopnnfWxTIvBvJvC10pkZM6P6Q3KWdi7-s7C1mS8vPckZ9HHi1GqA/s1600/DSC05611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaOEmNq-RrM6rnWtuuWw9eTZpjEykGu1OMBqoyMt1-qLcqUG0N1m9rzyVozEkgIrHOd-hk2Jh1v135QCZiyLhyphenhyphenugeEopnnfWxTIvBvJvC10pkZM6P6Q3KWdi7-s7C1mS8vPckZ9HHi1GqA/s320/DSC05611.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">As cute as I think bats are, I'm glad I won't have to see any with 6 ft. wingspans!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdqSvxmps9h9WMlfRQmoe-hGXyWr8SOh8fKqxvp3D4lqv_ktICCBjVCmHblMmNICqt_tFiLOsUG0wjJdPsZkSK_GAGgX319uwyoxJ6EpQ6FUxhCTOSq0sOdDmbBoEdnNs6X8yXy0VRxVK/s1600/DSC05612.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdqSvxmps9h9WMlfRQmoe-hGXyWr8SOh8fKqxvp3D4lqv_ktICCBjVCmHblMmNICqt_tFiLOsUG0wjJdPsZkSK_GAGgX319uwyoxJ6EpQ6FUxhCTOSq0sOdDmbBoEdnNs6X8yXy0VRxVK/s320/DSC05612.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">And the kiddos created some of their own creatures of the night. But these are special because they eat rhyming words. (another freebie from tpt)</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iHKMFMwpomVMHMZHjCutUZRb8fQZ3VovshSuhdMe4A_7rcVIm-Q4wuY7VZWjUuLzJ02-JgmGiRgkMr9K0x7w_E1yvWqjPgLDt16Z_UYERgigKOHZvmFaPTOcZOT2Ca-2Qp3-e7qVhbBo/s1600/DSC05619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iHKMFMwpomVMHMZHjCutUZRb8fQZ3VovshSuhdMe4A_7rcVIm-Q4wuY7VZWjUuLzJ02-JgmGiRgkMr9K0x7w_E1yvWqjPgLDt16Z_UYERgigKOHZvmFaPTOcZOT2Ca-2Qp3-e7qVhbBo/s320/DSC05619.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyc3F1poeX-k7fzTGr19BNA9X2GZVXliThiOiQpKtjnMA3VhbHHTn5tCphLS0flDcW2OOXmaUhdA89Es_9LSzcTezpxKx3cYWdNQwah92GAW-Nd_8bIH9dVQ9Cm0FOFa9hpRLdk80aIFy/s1600/DSC05620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyc3F1poeX-k7fzTGr19BNA9X2GZVXliThiOiQpKtjnMA3VhbHHTn5tCphLS0flDcW2OOXmaUhdA89Es_9LSzcTezpxKx3cYWdNQwah92GAW-Nd_8bIH9dVQ9Cm0FOFa9hpRLdk80aIFy/s320/DSC05620.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<u><span style="color: #0066cc;"></span></u><br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">And thanks to the "Teeny Tiny Teacher" for this idea. This is the quiet creature. The quiet creature only comes out when it is quiet. Suffice it to say, he hides in my desk drawer quite a lot. But today the kids asked if he could come back out...and they promised to be really, REALLY quiet. Because the quiet creature hates noise as much as Harry Hat Man does. He never, ever opens his mouth. He only nods and shakes his head. (and wiggles his ears) And then they argued over whether the quiet creature was real or whether it was just Mrs. Raby's hand. They can be a little skeptical at times. But the quiet creature got to come out and he checked on everybody's quiet working skills....</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-ztrwRKqRsZ_gQy0Nys0jHf0lorOUV_jqtjqaCwV0GQXIvkqGqfaFWMBZGWgk0lbi8FlGYv0eg2tOurWUyGs9hFgdgScMIP_Qj2hfegtTuIRGUl9blxNoCpvAlAed-5A7KCQKoZDMpIQ/s1600/DSC05618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-ztrwRKqRsZ_gQy0Nys0jHf0lorOUV_jqtjqaCwV0GQXIvkqGqfaFWMBZGWgk0lbi8FlGYv0eg2tOurWUyGs9hFgdgScMIP_Qj2hfegtTuIRGUl9blxNoCpvAlAed-5A7KCQKoZDMpIQ/s320/DSC05618.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
it worked for a little while<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW6BUvyemnv8Nzl-c8-eFSfE39kkqnMTOrFgGOpI7XU7TyB5WIkau-QKv047vTsxoHMYj_v3ft230tKMrkkIdYmF1UyFSucN3RcMsuADr_HQTkRM1nqAwpurWIow7aPFTnmRoRS1unD84/s1600/DSC05614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW6BUvyemnv8Nzl-c8-eFSfE39kkqnMTOrFgGOpI7XU7TyB5WIkau-QKv047vTsxoHMYj_v3ft230tKMrkkIdYmF1UyFSucN3RcMsuADr_HQTkRM1nqAwpurWIow7aPFTnmRoRS1unD84/s320/DSC05614.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If we have eighties day, maybe the quiet creature can teach the rock and roll sign. Just kidding. sort of.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Check back soon for news on our "Pete the Cat Rockin in My School Shoes" talent show act update!</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-4281002691178550622012-09-17T17:11:00.004-07:002012-09-17T18:38:57.027-07:00County Fair<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNd7t5ozSqkq9j1b0_BKz0BQxNbNCh2SmewUSmTuC42CSGav0r85ZDMEaR-o-GooK4toUASkuHsniPLa291oyNyj8yyc9cv3FAXN20kX9slinaZW80Ir9ONi547qwuv25fsDImLlwYH3ye/s1600/DSC05557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNd7t5ozSqkq9j1b0_BKz0BQxNbNCh2SmewUSmTuC42CSGav0r85ZDMEaR-o-GooK4toUASkuHsniPLa291oyNyj8yyc9cv3FAXN20kX9slinaZW80Ir9ONi547qwuv25fsDImLlwYH3ye/s320/DSC05557.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
What feels more like fall than a county fair? For the past couple of weeks, my students have been learning about farm animals, their importance to NC, and have been busy doing some writing activities as well. I guess I got all excited thinking about cotton candy and funnel cakes, so my family and I took a little field trip of our own. <br />
<br />
Research, I called it......<br />
<br />
Because I hadn't been to a fair in a really, really long time....<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9zABxhPkSs2LzXoHmUHIVCtdR-EU7Am7gpEakKjw04tBjBdRKXYQEZfGEDIL3Ov5k3OnLZuFPF1OwTcfXJ6FlVKf0RcmWxNqRHQXU27LVx2NHCVssfuAp1wGaLjwx-QYFSwhkJ6owWw1/s1600/DSC05563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9zABxhPkSs2LzXoHmUHIVCtdR-EU7Am7gpEakKjw04tBjBdRKXYQEZfGEDIL3Ov5k3OnLZuFPF1OwTcfXJ6FlVKf0RcmWxNqRHQXU27LVx2NHCVssfuAp1wGaLjwx-QYFSwhkJ6owWw1/s320/DSC05563.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Neither had my girls. The last picture of them at the fair was, well..maybe when they were still in a stoller. It was hot. And crowded. But it was a fun day, and there were a LOT of animals. The pigs were adorable. And there was a whole section called the "mooternity" ward, for pregnant cows. <em>obviously</em><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLa-vLnYfTC2rM7co6jzCXAOx_vonzXuL3GPyN4ADKdBaBpaPh_f_Gs-7RPEeKLxfdzpdlv98ecVxF-fchWYE5YZd6PG5K__7_yvii8qZV0nwGKB2veFNbeqEvpfSctM1c7HsZvXKvpfNv/s1600/DSC05560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLa-vLnYfTC2rM7co6jzCXAOx_vonzXuL3GPyN4ADKdBaBpaPh_f_Gs-7RPEeKLxfdzpdlv98ecVxF-fchWYE5YZd6PG5K__7_yvii8qZV0nwGKB2veFNbeqEvpfSctM1c7HsZvXKvpfNv/s320/DSC05560.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
I have found some free ideas from tpt that I wanted to share with other teachers. (Although, at this moment, the site is having a technical glitch, so I will add the links as soon as I can.) I am reading Charlottes' Web to my class and went in search of some first grade supplemental activities. I found these Blue Ribbon Vocabulary words that we put on a bulletin board and are listening for in the story.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSosIQvE8lceRieBhUWE-LS-HHXwOWnC3pu6EqBTag6YeZbzWyVc_OQiaQ45MdfSPmvdvIw1o2eQ5NlDV8i0v3A8MV2SMKfuUIdG-d1HzLR0KAD7_txwjW8tCANPJUGG0f9OhNaXJAF4L/s1600/DSC05526.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSosIQvE8lceRieBhUWE-LS-HHXwOWnC3pu6EqBTag6YeZbzWyVc_OQiaQ45MdfSPmvdvIw1o2eQ5NlDV8i0v3A8MV2SMKfuUIdG-d1HzLR0KAD7_txwjW8tCANPJUGG0f9OhNaXJAF4L/s320/DSC05526.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNWZSK4YW9gNaflEF3uFm4AZ2bAPLIrAAZLgGSBUjOBlDzVQ8XgI4nsFXMKuuaE20YVZ4L5LlMKjLVqGREHl2VoNMBRxzp-54QEVHNPKIRsc9KQwl8nur_n2PkPicADHcwrb6gppMGe3O/s1600/DSC05527.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNWZSK4YW9gNaflEF3uFm4AZ2bAPLIrAAZLgGSBUjOBlDzVQ8XgI4nsFXMKuuaE20YVZ4L5LlMKjLVqGREHl2VoNMBRxzp-54QEVHNPKIRsc9KQwl8nur_n2PkPicADHcwrb6gppMGe3O/s320/DSC05527.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We've also worked on describing words for pigs and made up our own poems with the following framework: </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkaInKwPR4TFgF44ziE2H9WTsA54zXMqLB3-RlzWEU5F7_8F6_q4kQ-_UHyEgqsL2OXiZC-2kubdJle_EQD40Fg6PSFaO4W0dBI8nKNYUFMHw3IUKNqqFdMmbXpGN64qTYgSlik427ggN/s1600/DSC05533.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXkaInKwPR4TFgF44ziE2H9WTsA54zXMqLB3-RlzWEU5F7_8F6_q4kQ-_UHyEgqsL2OXiZC-2kubdJle_EQD40Fg6PSFaO4W0dBI8nKNYUFMHw3IUKNqqFdMmbXpGN64qTYgSlik427ggN/s320/DSC05533.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AvLszGQEN1WgdPJ5XhMPOzipwpDvRTRMzNMM_pBGTmNaezfYwCEz5UpEMqvtYKgfQNE8vw5lw1QDO5cqEPBQItNewKq2qUouaJ-5tI4g_pkrKM2p-V4xoBGGK91cW_nR9iHIEj1FPhab/s1600/DSC05532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5AvLszGQEN1WgdPJ5XhMPOzipwpDvRTRMzNMM_pBGTmNaezfYwCEz5UpEMqvtYKgfQNE8vw5lw1QDO5cqEPBQItNewKq2qUouaJ-5tI4g_pkrKM2p-V4xoBGGK91cW_nR9iHIEj1FPhab/s320/DSC05532.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeqQNX6DipN7cczY8wI31gX39srpPd8Gq96qb5rPF9hzxh1JKZH4E-42YaiZsP1JY3XRHStUle_5ky7VOBt84HVoqPKmoZ5yj0rRPWAsqcbV-NF_9sZVvLf5wbgf6kb1QMBuCPCb-MoOj/s1600/DSC05535.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeqQNX6DipN7cczY8wI31gX39srpPd8Gq96qb5rPF9hzxh1JKZH4E-42YaiZsP1JY3XRHStUle_5ky7VOBt84HVoqPKmoZ5yj0rRPWAsqcbV-NF_9sZVvLf5wbgf6kb1QMBuCPCb-MoOj/s320/DSC05535.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We even ate "piggy bread" for snack....</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDb1xl4pWQL-0UTffD6NkLK6-GjodsN7ijI4vGNJdluaKwR5qIHPFpJvJadm7ioM6X60DFczqZSM0EDybsZPDonecD13nfYyFo95iqjmdoV3nR5O6PNuZOxd_CJ7sXO020duygI3DCmtUB/s1600/DSC05523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDb1xl4pWQL-0UTffD6NkLK6-GjodsN7ijI4vGNJdluaKwR5qIHPFpJvJadm7ioM6X60DFczqZSM0EDybsZPDonecD13nfYyFo95iqjmdoV3nR5O6PNuZOxd_CJ7sXO020duygI3DCmtUB/s320/DSC05523.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuovw5EyYxHOXa49eZZNxqSpmKyBrCM2BH1B4SDDCUraT0ha5HW9LETA8A-EtdtHxRkvtMq2oqFU75JLbaMO1sL25b59epIp690376tPjiAqO98xtRN1hcyLzjb-DGhjcMc_wrgFL0Evpc/s1600/DSC05524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuovw5EyYxHOXa49eZZNxqSpmKyBrCM2BH1B4SDDCUraT0ha5HW9LETA8A-EtdtHxRkvtMq2oqFU75JLbaMO1sL25b59epIp690376tPjiAqO98xtRN1hcyLzjb-DGhjcMc_wrgFL0Evpc/s320/DSC05524.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBcaU4QbvM4YnbHyJpdsP5j6OO5U-MlpbpePvtYYLLW8IYPjLOrD9bxEgvN08INGspeE5AeBOgsvdb0e7vemqIz41_IB2Ub2V1WTetXD2jO99tPPqQ94YhrEEuxmsN5kPXUIvOtwqVVsf/s1600/DSC05525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBcaU4QbvM4YnbHyJpdsP5j6OO5U-MlpbpePvtYYLLW8IYPjLOrD9bxEgvN08INGspeE5AeBOgsvdb0e7vemqIz41_IB2Ub2V1WTetXD2jO99tPPqQ94YhrEEuxmsN5kPXUIvOtwqVVsf/s320/DSC05525.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
When we talked about cows, we read "Click Clack Moo, Cows that Type" and talked about the cows' point of view. Then we designed our own talking cows and came up with questions that a cow might ask the farmer...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoiEpiZ1tyKQSVp9yXHgyDPkINxuTzOK0SHUEQ97i_OOVpurOcraGtuZFpa6GsAucZtyQ37Cep_1Qpgh3AaSPdhCDNDIphg9mzILAuPtOkFiyo30AyNZSVvXfI2H0WAubDsuuD4452DAx/s1600/DSC05531.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWoiEpiZ1tyKQSVp9yXHgyDPkINxuTzOK0SHUEQ97i_OOVpurOcraGtuZFpa6GsAucZtyQ37Cep_1Qpgh3AaSPdhCDNDIphg9mzILAuPtOkFiyo30AyNZSVvXfI2H0WAubDsuuD4452DAx/s320/DSC05531.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
And finally we worked on labeling the parts of a farm, as well as various farm animals...<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlKMYTYoXSbrU8BUrtkS4c1yiFe0FQVRbnt1dGNZgQGUlL10ugLeqArrqfvXaA44SXDENuCMZa57p9FJb8rYQbDOSPMBe9HhSVOiGWv958BS0bBzZ9XVZxj4AMrD3maP0yUuSfOXK81nd/s1600/DSC05540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJlKMYTYoXSbrU8BUrtkS4c1yiFe0FQVRbnt1dGNZgQGUlL10ugLeqArrqfvXaA44SXDENuCMZa57p9FJb8rYQbDOSPMBe9HhSVOiGWv958BS0bBzZ9XVZxj4AMrD3maP0yUuSfOXK81nd/s320/DSC05540.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
This week, our "theme within the theme" is "apples". We are beginning to learn about Johnny Appleseed, uses for apples, apple math, apple writing, and a few facts about NC apple orchards.<br />
<br />
And I really REALLY needed this today. A mom gave this to me last year, and I LOVE it. I take a deep breath and relax each time I look at it:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNhhEc8vj1YSpZgpU3lQ6e5g5GFBST3mDMUjuNNHC9DxFoPfD_TWo-LOllptsF_CEJtOmewQ_X0M40HwwwF-pFrTLOz4dwxPWCgw-z5wz-rN9rN6AmjSMsxFUGUMYmO2b1cJVp7nBq5Tk/s1600/DSC05541.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNhhEc8vj1YSpZgpU3lQ6e5g5GFBST3mDMUjuNNHC9DxFoPfD_TWo-LOllptsF_CEJtOmewQ_X0M40HwwwF-pFrTLOz4dwxPWCgw-z5wz-rN9rN6AmjSMsxFUGUMYmO2b1cJVp7nBq5Tk/s320/DSC05541.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
Keep calm, everyone:)<br />
<br />
<br />Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-36274860587137429702012-09-12T18:29:00.000-07:002012-09-12T18:29:01.997-07:00A Teacher's Assessment<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lately, I've had a little change of attitude. School has felt like a<em> hobby</em> this year. Don't get me wrong, at the end of the day, I am not exactly wishing for extended hours, but I just feel happy and <em>renewed</em>. I am ENJOYING what I do.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"> There have been a few years when I <strong>dreaded </strong>going to work each day. And I had the Sunday blues every single week. I felt bogged down more and more, as state demands grew. (and paychecks diminished)These past two weeks, as we have been "assessing" right and left, I realized what the difference is this year. I have been so busy in the past few years making sure my professional evaluations were completed on time, that I got my students grouped in the exact right ways according to DIBELS, that my class profile was filled out and all the testing portions were complete, that my other endless school "to-dos" were checked off, that I pushed the lesson planning to the end. It was what I did AFTER I worked on all the <em>important</em> stuff. YOU know, the stuff that comes with deadlines. I put the minors before the majors, so to speak.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"> Of course I have KNOWN that the children come first. I am there for them, not the paperwork. This year, my TEACHING is coming first. The state will still get what they need from me. The data will be collected, measured and I will use it as I see fit, realizing that data does not measure a whole child. Data is a number that represents a testing experience of which a number of extraneous factors must be considered. (In first grade, the factor could be a fly zooming around during the one minute timed assessment:)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"> I guess what I'm saying is, that I am in the process of restructuring my priorities in life. My priorites at school are those precious little six and seven year olds who come to my classroom every day and look forward to what we get to do and learn each day. They look to me to provide them with interesting learning experiences, not stressful data collection. And if I enjoy school, they enjoy school:)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Whole Brain Rule #5: KEEP YOUR DEAR TEACHER HAPPY!:)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">In amongst the assessing going on, we have begun a "County Fair" theme for September. We are reading the book Charlottes' Web, learning to ask and write QUESTIONS, (as opposed to "One time, I..." comments), we are comparing fiction elements to nonfiction ones, learning some "blue ribbon" vocabulary words, learning farm animals and how to "label" parts of a farm, we are learning to discuss character point of view, and comparing/contrasting farm animals to forest animals. And of course we work in a few craftivities:)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">In math we are continuing to work on number sense to 20, specifically combinations for sums of 7, 8 and 9. I am still getting used to Math Investigations. It moves a little more slowly, and is a little more "active" than what I've used in the past!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Next week we'll do some apple activities and of course, talk about Johnny Appleseed. I will do my best to post pictures soon. When the testing is finally over....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Speaking of Whole Brain...any teacher friends out there using it with good results? We've tried "Class/Yes", "Whisper/Release"(that one is my fave)"Teach", "mirror", and the "rules". I haven't had training on Whole Brain Research, but I've been watching videos and thought I'd experiment with a few techniques. I do think it helps students stay more engaged, perhaps. The kiddos really like the ten finger "Woo-hoo":)Leave me a comment if you are trying some Whole Brain techniques in your classes....</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Enough of my rambling...thanks for reading:)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span>Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-83116121240776353762012-08-26T10:36:00.001-07:002012-08-26T10:36:57.127-07:00Fun Friday at Camp Raby<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Last Friday, we went on a "hike" behind the school to observe animal habitats and types of plants. To continue our camping theme, this past Friday we took a walk to the butterfly garden and observed types of insects we found there. (We used our "magic binoculars" and went back to class and wrote about our findings.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wogzSBTfA9A9AT_sSxxzg7tehmpXpJRIOxlI9klhBPYmvYxnwqboyQmI0igUxg22ZuWBoGIc6K-mi_8fM4kSXl5pw0hZ5Q8YVewHdbybh4V90ZzTM5dyWz2O9me-rZNaNBsCVgC3aj6-/s1600/DSC05472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9wogzSBTfA9A9AT_sSxxzg7tehmpXpJRIOxlI9klhBPYmvYxnwqboyQmI0igUxg22ZuWBoGIc6K-mi_8fM4kSXl5pw0hZ5Q8YVewHdbybh4V90ZzTM5dyWz2O9me-rZNaNBsCVgC3aj6-/s320/DSC05472.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BfBbgZP0iczcwAzoogPUj_pqz-1qxRh4PQbNuwR65o4dkBaBOYeHsiI9StvqC0YnLFt8EEhlx8gg52NhYksb8qydXGjYxXIKMt-4d8h4iByyg7u-mZsCoIfsvL_NZEvnhfVlKGnb14Ic/s1600/DSC05474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BfBbgZP0iczcwAzoogPUj_pqz-1qxRh4PQbNuwR65o4dkBaBOYeHsiI9StvqC0YnLFt8EEhlx8gg52NhYksb8qydXGjYxXIKMt-4d8h4iByyg7u-mZsCoIfsvL_NZEvnhfVlKGnb14Ic/s320/DSC05474.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">We also had a picnic, where we found plenty of insects unintentionally...probably not the best idea I've ever had, but it was fun for a short while:)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBfOxeTVtEG05SPT7CleTujNsBPjcPlwClNhRkZrywp-bl4FL4QUGVJHedxlMwVz84Ev4re6J8XDeKYD71fOC9V2UbnRZkRLLLMEFNOIkDwUTgdJBCPm4IalRl3vRjKmilWp_LaK5LQcs/s1600/DSC05480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBfOxeTVtEG05SPT7CleTujNsBPjcPlwClNhRkZrywp-bl4FL4QUGVJHedxlMwVz84Ev4re6J8XDeKYD71fOC9V2UbnRZkRLLLMEFNOIkDwUTgdJBCPm4IalRl3vRjKmilWp_LaK5LQcs/s320/DSC05480.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpSVEPjhSzIrYKlQbLhJq9BFricxV407BXEXvOP6-tV7rOuII5v1b2sSN5zLwBocftWM9Omh1kPvBgiJHtKyNsvCRB6aZ57qYyA8D3tc6UO8KnJB13_QfidrOXhmYQ0EW2I0IHtHejCUR/s1600/DSC05482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpSVEPjhSzIrYKlQbLhJq9BFricxV407BXEXvOP6-tV7rOuII5v1b2sSN5zLwBocftWM9Omh1kPvBgiJHtKyNsvCRB6aZ57qYyA8D3tc6UO8KnJB13_QfidrOXhmYQ0EW2I0IHtHejCUR/s320/DSC05482.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvIkQlGOcz2gL3_hub_9u2nidUayGAmqM8zGLiZaRQzoNzQz4IkYg9eJHqVo1ewkjb4L_wg_w-rZS8xmlCvidu6RXARvZYAg1TOAXejDUv9rzB2JM7h8NXUoSc4kiQ0lzGOKFPvg-vk0y/s1600/DSC05483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvIkQlGOcz2gL3_hub_9u2nidUayGAmqM8zGLiZaRQzoNzQz4IkYg9eJHqVo1ewkjb4L_wg_w-rZS8xmlCvidu6RXARvZYAg1TOAXejDUv9rzB2JM7h8NXUoSc4kiQ0lzGOKFPvg-vk0y/s320/DSC05483.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">For snack, we had "campfire" cookies and sat around the lantern reading camp stories for rest and digest time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVpB9_v44GWk4lM6axJWDy_D-s6ItSXmei9IlXn5zkvDp239p63qFh1IjOxmz9iW8U507dNcyTIAu26o6hXvPenXZNBxlIT3lYKmsNI3wpAMw0eUEAYF5rDkQlz3GKRDdyopLG8UOIb-T/s1600/DSC05458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtVpB9_v44GWk4lM6axJWDy_D-s6ItSXmei9IlXn5zkvDp239p63qFh1IjOxmz9iW8U507dNcyTIAu26o6hXvPenXZNBxlIT3lYKmsNI3wpAMw0eUEAYF5rDkQlz3GKRDdyopLG8UOIb-T/s320/DSC05458.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lNT6-fsgftbLNGzGLkZNOlW0sbaGXcyzHVTVkK1fqjFh3_aJiODumEfmQY4ZX_889eo1h1SY4U242NEWMxV5D-Ct7z_TW3B2rzh_x4VUP4g7YUPLgws4YQlJty2JVCu0FSw3wxBwy98u/s1600/DSC05464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lNT6-fsgftbLNGzGLkZNOlW0sbaGXcyzHVTVkK1fqjFh3_aJiODumEfmQY4ZX_889eo1h1SY4U242NEWMxV5D-Ct7z_TW3B2rzh_x4VUP4g7YUPLgws4YQlJty2JVCu0FSw3wxBwy98u/s320/DSC05464.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52rNpsjLwhZz_r-4aoJiZyCeaJ6r1snx9NtQUe338c-s6OStzXudPxYNnXtY7Od-auBQNZHJyBSlXibogdw2ADxTLkaWpArXwv05_tQ3S2_6l49SEzdeFyw1a8slheDQqx_2HoSbFYJxB/s1600/DSC05468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52rNpsjLwhZz_r-4aoJiZyCeaJ6r1snx9NtQUe338c-s6OStzXudPxYNnXtY7Od-auBQNZHJyBSlXibogdw2ADxTLkaWpArXwv05_tQ3S2_6l49SEzdeFyw1a8slheDQqx_2HoSbFYJxB/s320/DSC05468.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> We also did a sequencing activity on "how to make a S'more".</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIErRz5Wf4quHj0WbfUqOXwb53S5mcAtcJVxZeoy5b5BqTeP4sKSu-V61uL1AADlI4lZkFY3ZFbjCQbPxa3KsCR8zfpwaqmB-XEy_tQ83s-vS2RjaiDv2kvc3G3ng0oJiyV3CEo3UjqhK7/s1600/DSC05457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIErRz5Wf4quHj0WbfUqOXwb53S5mcAtcJVxZeoy5b5BqTeP4sKSu-V61uL1AADlI4lZkFY3ZFbjCQbPxa3KsCR8zfpwaqmB-XEy_tQ83s-vS2RjaiDv2kvc3G3ng0oJiyV3CEo3UjqhK7/s320/DSC05457.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">We've survived the transition to first grade well, made new friends, and had fun learning about each other. We'll have one more week of "Camping" and I'll let you know this week what our theme for September might be!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXwWkH4V33_Vu4QGieQmHtBjh7WXX7cN0bZG-H_dtA69Y8KvyRY8Qv1noUsQ93zQltcTnliYEwUIoRnUMpjz9RYCyoVVQdlOhD5LDiHsacZEypNNtH3EUj9eKSIUiJg3IgaZMrikocrNe/s1600/DSC05490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXwWkH4V33_Vu4QGieQmHtBjh7WXX7cN0bZG-H_dtA69Y8KvyRY8Qv1noUsQ93zQltcTnliYEwUIoRnUMpjz9RYCyoVVQdlOhD5LDiHsacZEypNNtH3EUj9eKSIUiJg3IgaZMrikocrNe/s320/DSC05490.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-89166424316404013612012-08-21T18:22:00.003-07:002012-08-21T18:28:59.419-07:00Camping Out with Common Core<span style="font-size: large;">So I've been a little nervous about pulling the Common Core through my thematic units, but not having a specific pacing guide this year is actually a bit freeing. This week we are working on story elements and writing about them. We are also looking at nonfiction and tying it in with science, specifically focusing on the animals we would see if camping. Here is a glance at some of our projects and literacy in action.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVVXdXwu7y6obobAQ_84qxAwwG6SXgj87GkGGt1DfKLNk9yYxzU6tuKS7quWEQWZExDoiiO_bO1hJycAA9b2SnuXyRr-ryQ8qWnXEDSzoYEOGEcIQvOrC9ZIsccsb-reJSESP_c_gn51s/s1600/DSC05445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVVXdXwu7y6obobAQ_84qxAwwG6SXgj87GkGGt1DfKLNk9yYxzU6tuKS7quWEQWZExDoiiO_bO1hJycAA9b2SnuXyRr-ryQ8qWnXEDSzoYEOGEcIQvOrC9ZIsccsb-reJSESP_c_gn51s/s320/DSC05445.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oErLBEASuaodz-d77T3sRgBp2-WBgV10vLPkznv3IxyLmYRzqAYQl0O9B84zlaxyZ4LM75fbMcqOOesx2DTF_00lzT4NbHFiZ1TLnzl4Gh50Z3eK3CryaSmTWZFxh55ZtUnvkRJOZqOk/s1600/DSC05452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oErLBEASuaodz-d77T3sRgBp2-WBgV10vLPkznv3IxyLmYRzqAYQl0O9B84zlaxyZ4LM75fbMcqOOesx2DTF_00lzT4NbHFiZ1TLnzl4Gh50Z3eK3CryaSmTWZFxh55ZtUnvkRJOZqOk/s320/DSC05452.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The "hiking legs" project was a Cara Carroll idea. I read <u>Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping</u> aloud, and we talked about the word "literal", and how the same phrases in language can be used to express different meanings. Students wrote about their favorite Amelia moments from the story underneath the boots.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJzQDdw7b0xpvuF-WZLMb8Rwvayx3gC0R6DD9MuAMiTszVolwL17BwCPeFRthRHSJUUVge4FK91xiODhB_9Sear6d5msR_8tBcdcNvXbQD4fyYOtuwB0IbLRThEOqMrzPKs-Kd7L5CxD5/s1600/DSC05431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJzQDdw7b0xpvuF-WZLMb8Rwvayx3gC0R6DD9MuAMiTszVolwL17BwCPeFRthRHSJUUVge4FK91xiODhB_9Sear6d5msR_8tBcdcNvXbQD4fyYOtuwB0IbLRThEOqMrzPKs-Kd7L5CxD5/s320/DSC05431.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This was a small group activity that I downloaded for free on TpT. It is a camping board game that we used to practice Unit 1 Letterland words. The game cards are tents and S'mores....<em>way</em> cute and made practicing those word cards a little more fun.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTtoMbMrb4XRh8d2Gpp4n2Lk_4ASsmU8HfLs0Zh4J7rYE2tMTi_jG7qgz3Ml8as6HJbkeLhL7SS4_DzcxQRAkNf1RN1x8D2LO-CG7-EYhjp0SdxjCU4DwZ1mUt56zzIuMI8JTeGkCHduV/s1600/DSC05437.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTtoMbMrb4XRh8d2Gpp4n2Lk_4ASsmU8HfLs0Zh4J7rYE2tMTi_jG7qgz3Ml8as6HJbkeLhL7SS4_DzcxQRAkNf1RN1x8D2LO-CG7-EYhjp0SdxjCU4DwZ1mUt56zzIuMI8JTeGkCHduV/s320/DSC05437.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfreK5wtU16gI-bUqsTKY8gofPM_EL8c8obAWMtI7I8DXJ8U9na-W82wh08Y6wvoD9LKJJR5OXnwSV6pFPVGrQeRkKF0mFcAL6bFA7lGVhKlozp5GVm9CwiFXJnxKjTZCDmsL80-LQRqAi/s1600/DSC05436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfreK5wtU16gI-bUqsTKY8gofPM_EL8c8obAWMtI7I8DXJ8U9na-W82wh08Y6wvoD9LKJJR5OXnwSV6pFPVGrQeRkKF0mFcAL6bFA7lGVhKlozp5GVm9CwiFXJnxKjTZCDmsL80-LQRqAi/s320/DSC05436.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">These two drawings are AMAZING...the directions were to identify the characters, setting, conflict, and solution through illustrations of the Harcourt story "The Hat."</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDv_Rci7SPxTFfUMmAGUw13ggdbqGCQAo9BSXsKvuNLvewenfpWbQgU8_3Cp8d6rGFA33CbJnVy61eEwZ7tLka7snN5bv8K9ajg7eNajUanAiy9dMaefmbE4xZrl2uO4qtfPz388FgoTc/s1600/DSC05448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGDv_Rci7SPxTFfUMmAGUw13ggdbqGCQAo9BSXsKvuNLvewenfpWbQgU8_3Cp8d6rGFA33CbJnVy61eEwZ7tLka7snN5bv8K9ajg7eNajUanAiy9dMaefmbE4xZrl2uO4qtfPz388FgoTc/s320/DSC05448.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">This one was just for fun. Students designed a tent on the very first day of school and described where they would like to camp. They are on display around the mirror in our classroom with the heading "Happy Campers". We also did a survey on how many class members have actually gone camping.</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiq3CGHZBgTJNMzME8M3SaeBt_efxdNdVDQ8OAKQzf4S397L_KVvkxVjtWAfHe0PBVMOBnFJG8sX6UeHzVd8phBYfjur4X53MK_wz_E7nRqESg0i3kFCz4gxAUUsqW2XGWihHs58L_7wAh/s1600/DSC05450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiq3CGHZBgTJNMzME8M3SaeBt_efxdNdVDQ8OAKQzf4S397L_KVvkxVjtWAfHe0PBVMOBnFJG8sX6UeHzVd8phBYfjur4X53MK_wz_E7nRqESg0i3kFCz4gxAUUsqW2XGWihHs58L_7wAh/s320/DSC05450.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
Two more bulletin boards...one in the hall and one in the classroom. This one says "Hiking to New Goals in AR." The little people above the board are students' representations of themselves.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzy6JCMZyKk1x95nBBv__ZdG_2RZbLvSn7Blg5tzyQSav0ErfmdDPtJzzM8lUkOl3434zuYCY6Yozm2z0_uF4nzpoi1Qbmm1bn2CCTkSD4mxxbLwFLUGcmiIgo4rMU3hWT0o10LR_ZBTY/s1600/DSC05449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzy6JCMZyKk1x95nBBv__ZdG_2RZbLvSn7Blg5tzyQSav0ErfmdDPtJzzM8lUkOl3434zuYCY6Yozm2z0_uF4nzpoi1Qbmm1bn2CCTkSD4mxxbLwFLUGcmiIgo4rMU3hWT0o10LR_ZBTY/s320/DSC05449.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Last week we also went on a hike on our trail through the woods. The kiddos thought we were going on a real field trip...they were super excited, even when they realized we were just taking a walk. They made pretend binoculars, got out the field guides, and identified types of plants and trees on the trail, as well as looking out for animal habitats and bugs. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">I can't believe I forgot my camera</span> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;">that day.) </span>For literacy centers, we set up tents in the classroom using sheets and read Kevin Henkes' books in honor of the first week of school. Students learned how the mouse stories began and the process through which Henkes creates books.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Students also made some super cute portfolios to look like sleeping bags, which will hold all of their "camping gear" (work) for parent night next week. I'm not sure what September's theme is going to be, but it will be hard to leave the campsite.:)</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-74849470005068826262012-08-18T15:20:00.000-07:002012-08-18T15:20:37.048-07:00Before and After<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> This is my 19th year of teaching, and I can honestly say that I believe this was the best <em>first week</em> yet! My new firsties are responsible, smart, and eager to learn. This was what my classroom looked like before....</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBfweTxpSFo6o_ROMkMKpPq63slvcokOoQxprFq8oVZNds30wp7tgyccD0ot5RDp3rXob2taqeHWnx0sfA-naT0ChV97HQbS8FhnalAtm4Q8NyvXhsEmzJf2npQJ5XlUM3MO6DsSsX48O/s1600/DSC05384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBfweTxpSFo6o_ROMkMKpPq63slvcokOoQxprFq8oVZNds30wp7tgyccD0ot5RDp3rXob2taqeHWnx0sfA-naT0ChV97HQbS8FhnalAtm4Q8NyvXhsEmzJf2npQJ5XlUM3MO6DsSsX48O/s320/DSC05384.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and this is what it looked like AFTER my new kiddos arrived in their sparkling new shoes....</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRFRkfz-8RKD8YU70PUrII0LSYcpz9T6Ev1JHib61_CAxSCJMQLYytt-zieGfFw29cnY5hG9Bw76z286HOY9GXCKGIhbts5xiYOPN-WoZN6zDSnc6-OXk7MuezG5pfA6j2uDE2x4KQIax/s1600/DSC05429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRFRkfz-8RKD8YU70PUrII0LSYcpz9T6Ev1JHib61_CAxSCJMQLYytt-zieGfFw29cnY5hG9Bw76z286HOY9GXCKGIhbts5xiYOPN-WoZN6zDSnc6-OXk7MuezG5pfA6j2uDE2x4KQIax/s320/DSC05429.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(The sticks and rocks in the middle made up our "campfire" and went along with our opening theme of CAMPING.) I just love their colorful little feet:)</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> On the first day, we read <u>The Kissing Hand </u>and ate kissing hand cookies made by <em>me </em>the night before school started. I am always such a bundle of nerves the night before that first day, that I can't sleep. So I make cookies...(and I eat chocolate...lots and lots of chocolate:)</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeItMzZrHuzosW3kW0Dt6nPpLuuaC7qKHgs64DCAY2kC6P3z635n0SbEcJRkxFqXODJvATgL79YicxsscXXcnCJhY6eO2qJ5cqJG31ugLCTxKFbt5So50KkxntMoy4KI8MpKqubImH8z3/s1600/DSC05391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeItMzZrHuzosW3kW0Dt6nPpLuuaC7qKHgs64DCAY2kC6P3z635n0SbEcJRkxFqXODJvATgL79YicxsscXXcnCJhY6eO2qJ5cqJG31ugLCTxKFbt5So50KkxntMoy4KI8MpKqubImH8z3/s320/DSC05391.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feel so fortunate to have such a sweet class this year, and supportive parents who turned in 100% of the paperwork and supplied us with lots of extra "stuff" for our class. I'm excited about a great year and look forward to posting lots of photos here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"> </span>Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-45072506570343716342012-03-28T18:57:00.002-07:002012-03-28T19:29:06.977-07:00Yesterday our class performed our first Readers' Theatre of the year with "Cinderella Bigfoot". Despite the fact that a tree fell across our "stage" and we had limited room to perform, the kiddos had a good time practicing reading with fluency, expression, and oh.my.word...<i>character.</i> Does this class ever have CHARACTER!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGBJ2SA3OppMvNTdJttS3EiRROy1gvWMAOA8zwjbSyAoPNCm5wllNGmobxpKSl7CAa1rA4CRjyFCdHNDCNJ_dIR_HogSbemq9a17u06FDKTDuEn-BK8E4bBT-ZKnQxq-R3jDHjkirbbaV/s1600/DSC05135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGBJ2SA3OppMvNTdJttS3EiRROy1gvWMAOA8zwjbSyAoPNCm5wllNGmobxpKSl7CAa1rA4CRjyFCdHNDCNJ_dIR_HogSbemq9a17u06FDKTDuEn-BK8E4bBT-ZKnQxq-R3jDHjkirbbaV/s320/DSC05135.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
For Readers Theatre, we typically read a book on Mondays, find the script free from <a href="http://readinglady.com/">readinglady.com</a> , read through the scripts on Tuesdays, assign parts and practice repeated readings on Wednesdays and Thursdays, then bring props and costumes to act out our plays on Fridays in our outdoor classroom. The kids absolutely LOVE going to the woods. It is like our own little Terabithia. (Or at least it was, until tornadoes dropped trees on it.) <br />
<br />
<br />
<strong><span style="color: blue;">Meet the cast:</span></strong>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsMbLp7oI_u04D3ArLg0ysE-He6fFwiE4mvWLeTZ5vFLmG4msiSSc47sjh2P4VUQ4N2HrtHh6a8PixaI34qggekZ5CfvuPN8jPpBqqRmQsufnGW3aERXLWRNmFJkDVYvnMrUWPpGydIUD/s1600/DSC05130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsMbLp7oI_u04D3ArLg0ysE-He6fFwiE4mvWLeTZ5vFLmG4msiSSc47sjh2P4VUQ4N2HrtHh6a8PixaI34qggekZ5CfvuPN8jPpBqqRmQsufnGW3aERXLWRNmFJkDVYvnMrUWPpGydIUD/s320/DSC05130.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Cinderella Bigfoot and Prince Smeldred</b>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJ-Jg3plwpt-btFopeaCOeqnyVKzS-Z5w5Iqkx5OYsbZxUE3nU2ReZ_gVVGQoSxIJtky48zl8b5VZPBmxvYrMcDHwQjHC1h2F99rSKQB1FvWNca4ro-JwZdCho3_TeebjIdMHtJ_fc_-5/s1600/DSC05120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJ-Jg3plwpt-btFopeaCOeqnyVKzS-Z5w5Iqkx5OYsbZxUE3nU2ReZ_gVVGQoSxIJtky48zl8b5VZPBmxvYrMcDHwQjHC1h2F99rSKQB1FvWNca4ro-JwZdCho3_TeebjIdMHtJ_fc_-5/s320/DSC05120.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>The Stepsisters, Wheny, Whiny, and Moe
</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkkzNFhnQ-6kbyWKKm6tT58UeGjBz9Y1pF7vgSIhxgMo1gfn5rjOgxw3lpZv1QXJ8CjVhSBZDaJkLeo2T-ZbLWlOTU24NGNLh0O6YvsT8xCfPkbO38GScfj3Wia_CG_NHZbTvzNSBTXjl/s1600/DSC05133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkkzNFhnQ-6kbyWKKm6tT58UeGjBz9Y1pF7vgSIhxgMo1gfn5rjOgxw3lpZv1QXJ8CjVhSBZDaJkLeo2T-ZbLWlOTU24NGNLh0O6YvsT8xCfPkbO38GScfj3Wia_CG_NHZbTvzNSBTXjl/s320/DSC05133.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>The Stepdog, The Stepcat, and The Stepladder:)</b>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB3kql32HOIKM80MkTc04HBdVtCTRYpRE78ouwDL5J3F-UCpWNmCdA8Pus36wQWV8L9I9fAo9B6EVFt2x41XsI2xXBO7KKVwKX7koGiva-634DHI_aRRmjjheey5NA91i-DLXYoN99Qzv/s1600/DSC05136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqB3kql32HOIKM80MkTc04HBdVtCTRYpRE78ouwDL5J3F-UCpWNmCdA8Pus36wQWV8L9I9fAo9B6EVFt2x41XsI2xXBO7KKVwKX7koGiva-634DHI_aRRmjjheey5NA91i-DLXYoN99Qzv/s320/DSC05136.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Elsie, The Dairy Godmother</b>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijn_Fh3njBT6s0rv0glyHKWmlMMD9iFXuhRfhrsl2oGvMUgsZA5vhgVzOidzQ7R7RSGKa3i7HG3xnLFlBFapCP6zxy8R1Kd8srdNS-ZxVDWCBrUTMVz6A3eVABcnzjSD34EiEcFJB_Iy1S/s1600/DSC05131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijn_Fh3njBT6s0rv0glyHKWmlMMD9iFXuhRfhrsl2oGvMUgsZA5vhgVzOidzQ7R7RSGKa3i7HG3xnLFlBFapCP6zxy8R1Kd8srdNS-ZxVDWCBrUTMVz6A3eVABcnzjSD34EiEcFJB_Iy1S/s320/DSC05131.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>The Queen and King</b>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk-UaIkEXyX8fonSy5ZFYhVl__kRRfQRQKxhLFazcHliSFNtGHiCHGYdHF4DLksyd-io232dknwP-4iMH7MzUkGjgVhN5qlyoodAFA8j17m3JJqslentFAspClJf14b0pYeQR4OT1x4dG/s1600/DSC05135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk-UaIkEXyX8fonSy5ZFYhVl__kRRfQRQKxhLFazcHliSFNtGHiCHGYdHF4DLksyd-io232dknwP-4iMH7MzUkGjgVhN5qlyoodAFA8j17m3JJqslentFAspClJf14b0pYeQR4OT1x4dG/s320/DSC05135.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>The Narrators</b>
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pj0YE1SE-7LM2AKeBFdve_8VDw3esWh1qelgWkcQTFuHlwLDW1lroOKQKY2WLR5sthIM92Nmge2p423GGip2bUa_HjU6qL1K7LqiUTUbB2jyC2CGVPlz0OLxAS9YtYGbuLgnMG7qk1dl/s1600/DSC05137.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pj0YE1SE-7LM2AKeBFdve_8VDw3esWh1qelgWkcQTFuHlwLDW1lroOKQKY2WLR5sthIM92Nmge2p423GGip2bUa_HjU6qL1K7LqiUTUbB2jyC2CGVPlz0OLxAS9YtYGbuLgnMG7qk1dl/s320/DSC05137.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Artistic Director
</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Next week, we will do a science experiment script entitled "The Bouncing Egg." You won't want to miss photos from that one!
To go along with comprehension and retell, I found an activity on First Grade Parade called The Yellow Brick Road that looks really engaging. Students recall setting and characters, plot and events by traveling on the brick road as they retell the story. There are free printables to download here:
</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6zC45cAimWuNFkyWXJ0MVlRQVd4MTNPMmlvcnpkUQ/edit?pli=1" target="_blank">Yellow Brick Road Retell</a>
</div>Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-84312082631075667542012-03-26T18:28:00.002-07:002012-03-28T19:29:36.850-07:00<br />
<br />
<br />
I know what you're thinking....it is so not Valentine's Day anymore, so why is that template still there? Well...I am thinking the SAME THING! Aaagh. I found the cutest spring templates and Blogger is just not cooperating. I have worked for two solid hours editing HTML codes, got all the way to the previews on two different designs, and am then unable to save them. I will. keep. working.<br />
So what, you might ask, has my class been working on lately? Well, with my assistant out for six weeks or more, it has not been easy finding time to blog about such cool happenings as I had hoped. We have been busy assessing, always, we do the regular routine kind of stuff with county adopted programs, but honestly, this is the time of year when I get bored out of my mind and need to change things up a bit. Again, I have to thank all the Pinterest posters out there for the fun ideas. Since February, we did contraction surgery, we burst contraction balloons, hopped on pop for Seuss Day, shrunk hats for leprechauns, proved that opposites attract (first graders did some electroplating!), and did a few things, well...for fun. (That is allowed in school, right?) Here are a few pictures from the last month in review:<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJP3KumSCSHA48ZD3kx_ZTRGiHZtCnpWCQMNWFfcQTXNJ-6IRjspjEsQMyG8wgNXzwXUAIbaOBVA3wc62DgjGvyPryID8OMnWZ1__kJp644uT-OapaImdODtOHVNuIJi6mpiYhCVzj6rX/s1600/DSC04983.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJP3KumSCSHA48ZD3kx_ZTRGiHZtCnpWCQMNWFfcQTXNJ-6IRjspjEsQMyG8wgNXzwXUAIbaOBVA3wc62DgjGvyPryID8OMnWZ1__kJp644uT-OapaImdODtOHVNuIJi6mpiYhCVzj6rX/s320/DSC04983.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARGczJbnIzL32ZHAowksBv3CTm49btZhXO5g1RnsuMdW7mr9IynjR7Zx4DqT6gEg0p6UoRis6A8mR-LP-AHvoq7zl1LEJAPd8E8TTjHVYiVVLOyE73R9hJa0x7B1HOlMwq5phlXFgu-vO/s1600/DSC04972.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiARGczJbnIzL32ZHAowksBv3CTm49btZhXO5g1RnsuMdW7mr9IynjR7Zx4DqT6gEg0p6UoRis6A8mR-LP-AHvoq7zl1LEJAPd8E8TTjHVYiVVLOyE73R9hJa0x7B1HOlMwq5phlXFgu-vO/s320/DSC04972.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8Id_6nnubkGrmb5zhvY3fSZ0UOCilNdzyNFknjJ6ZQFpkWcskx9y0trBHFAaggm5BQ1FRluN07DltoxpDkoZjVU84V1TVJT51oC9G7Xkj2Yz-ved3TT0CL4-ygq__qddEhmwR2HONSDn/s1600/DSC04977.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8Id_6nnubkGrmb5zhvY3fSZ0UOCilNdzyNFknjJ6ZQFpkWcskx9y0trBHFAaggm5BQ1FRluN07DltoxpDkoZjVU84V1TVJT51oC9G7Xkj2Yz-ved3TT0CL4-ygq__qddEhmwR2HONSDn/s320/DSC04977.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJf9REUtOQY7TPxqJkWCNjxvPPa_IOKcuwRb8x_nc0A4L-ylOXdL1r7LkG155_VRDvCs86XY5VzxaJ-lhIaC7izPRzRTYtJGYs3nhXH3orfBe4Lg7p5tXs51RrQFHFQmaRkBil4sSBUbxL/s1600/DSC04998.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJf9REUtOQY7TPxqJkWCNjxvPPa_IOKcuwRb8x_nc0A4L-ylOXdL1r7LkG155_VRDvCs86XY5VzxaJ-lhIaC7izPRzRTYtJGYs3nhXH3orfBe4Lg7p5tXs51RrQFHFQmaRkBil4sSBUbxL/s320/DSC04998.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96ZPpuF3eTcWlIOJsSr-tEqSh7UXfiMP_ysseLCoGai9bwvvysqO3QXIZ3FrsJvJnnGJxQkjQXKblWHZzqZu7lIohoJuXmg5NnA4SMDqS1tokP3AqZ7GLp7tqBlzhe6y7Pk7_hgYCtbYp/s1600/DSC05000.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96ZPpuF3eTcWlIOJsSr-tEqSh7UXfiMP_ysseLCoGai9bwvvysqO3QXIZ3FrsJvJnnGJxQkjQXKblWHZzqZu7lIohoJuXmg5NnA4SMDqS1tokP3AqZ7GLp7tqBlzhe6y7Pk7_hgYCtbYp/s320/DSC05000.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">We began learning contractions by surgically altering words and putting them back together with a bandaid for an apostrophe. The students completely loved this activity. They completed a hospital report following the activity with their names as "Dr. ___" listing all the words that had undergone surgery.<br />
The next day, we popped balloons that had the contraction written on the outside, but contained the two separate words inside. The students had to decide which two words made up the contraction before popping it back apart by sitting on the balloon. I'm not sure it was really worth blowing up all those balloons, but it was fun while it lasted!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> I should entitle this blog "blog possessed", because not only will my layout not save, but now my pictures will not rotate. I can only assume it is Blogger's problem. Surely it isn't me? Is it? I planned to keep this blog real, and here is my evidence! My sideways photos are staying in!! <br />
<br />
<br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5qkH4jeh0s3-qRd4-yO-YDIRQxlVEG4A4AvrzmexwE7uDBgH7UqK1qagl_kW0Hel9AnI0jj1WyWW0qistu04Q66FuttiNitxIiPYo6CXXUIAUkjU1pMLHrLP_9WomRktRiMUT9owcRgg/s1600/DSC04997.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5qkH4jeh0s3-qRd4-yO-YDIRQxlVEG4A4AvrzmexwE7uDBgH7UqK1qagl_kW0Hel9AnI0jj1WyWW0qistu04Q66FuttiNitxIiPYo6CXXUIAUkjU1pMLHrLP_9WomRktRiMUT9owcRgg/s320/DSC04997.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
On Valentine's Day, we graphed conversation hearts, learned all about St. Valentine, and the class made some REALLY cute Valentine boxes. I was completely impressed!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPPMuXavk5wuroywPRl0_4sJ6iZT5DRbKjTirwWaZCcDD-FoVL6pb0LZwk4InA9BJZWQN-KFh2DrFuaYJLl6PTZvXGxIu7MiyFkh6mASWqbEqaom0gEEaYY18Saj2s2R-OvG8urPvFO-Q/s1600/DSC04942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEPPMuXavk5wuroywPRl0_4sJ6iZT5DRbKjTirwWaZCcDD-FoVL6pb0LZwk4InA9BJZWQN-KFh2DrFuaYJLl6PTZvXGxIu7MiyFkh6mASWqbEqaom0gEEaYY18Saj2s2R-OvG8urPvFO-Q/s320/DSC04942.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTbARerDsvK3hFfdzXkgDdmhTAzhGAKbN1_aaYE-iuoStEC_Vu_16SOdJvw8NxUUsnUq_5IJKo47-vver33OTL_YCN6ON91uV9JtGVGNjhyphenhyphenQHVBlqFTdArgYSN_LyhDEWSYRqaBCZK16a/s1600/DSC04954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTbARerDsvK3hFfdzXkgDdmhTAzhGAKbN1_aaYE-iuoStEC_Vu_16SOdJvw8NxUUsnUq_5IJKo47-vver33OTL_YCN6ON91uV9JtGVGNjhyphenhyphenQHVBlqFTdArgYSN_LyhDEWSYRqaBCZK16a/s320/DSC04954.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVv8m1bEh4tFUvV-P9WKdQn8q02XqRb05QIr5EGrfo2av8NQCyxo3JuFycR0e3p8KM5rf8z4AuGd66SIgzYfkGDxAJmu8fzXAot5lhA78_MBlJpylskjUwv-BvmXQEJpq3gt3Liw9BBzl/s1600/DSC04944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVv8m1bEh4tFUvV-P9WKdQn8q02XqRb05QIr5EGrfo2av8NQCyxo3JuFycR0e3p8KM5rf8z4AuGd66SIgzYfkGDxAJmu8fzXAot5lhA78_MBlJpylskjUwv-BvmXQEJpq3gt3Liw9BBzl/s320/DSC04944.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
On the 100th Day, the firsties drew portraits of what they would look like when they are 100 years old....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVTatvBxaAgpSwP2ftvJsu6LRVYS5BYNiLz0cWIRYpY1rx5_Y15AOCShb9LsMoWyoT7ZGFu4FcVNr6xbsSsnooADV67Z_5NhkN8Ru3vmTz5hpDZiL9-L9oJtLemif0-dDQzoIRUK0RzJP/s1600/DSC05025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVTatvBxaAgpSwP2ftvJsu6LRVYS5BYNiLz0cWIRYpY1rx5_Y15AOCShb9LsMoWyoT7ZGFu4FcVNr6xbsSsnooADV67Z_5NhkN8Ru3vmTz5hpDZiL9-L9oJtLemif0-dDQzoIRUK0RzJP/s640/DSC05025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
And on St. Patrick's Day, the pesky little leprechauns trashed our classroom. They did shrink the hats, but they escaped the traps and left a few gold treasures behind....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fDbogtBgh-m4P5gHvd1Ero1nQ7rJFA0wUorzCR5SoZltzG9OXdZ8ilDt-SW8uDIIFxpnowJzLmUrIVztHQcDYVItpwU31BiGxb_lBgBNHew8VHSpUCSbYRLKJBUu8-ciI7ihfI4PmHiU/s1600/DSC05083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fDbogtBgh-m4P5gHvd1Ero1nQ7rJFA0wUorzCR5SoZltzG9OXdZ8ilDt-SW8uDIIFxpnowJzLmUrIVztHQcDYVItpwU31BiGxb_lBgBNHew8VHSpUCSbYRLKJBUu8-ciI7ihfI4PmHiU/s320/DSC05083.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9tz5HGg9F94VPYZNRpYOvyy-1mWILrcfa_72k-8DJWyr44fV0jbTOzTxw9c5CODeb5M02uCcx1QG6mzWgGt90Alej-OEuWsaOEPa_dCnQlWu9tPBI-DsU1m6ARSU98_R5PZzqBCYbCiy/s1600/DSC05085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9tz5HGg9F94VPYZNRpYOvyy-1mWILrcfa_72k-8DJWyr44fV0jbTOzTxw9c5CODeb5M02uCcx1QG6mzWgGt90Alej-OEuWsaOEPa_dCnQlWu9tPBI-DsU1m6ARSU98_R5PZzqBCYbCiy/s320/DSC05085.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
Enough said.....<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPK7VBtI6bZfz2yVL1jranF6jniPxq9y85PvdBvBF3zthwGpHH87x7St-mAU4W3TwDtes__gwVW9UMU-Xptf3Hcj6mYQJ6w9sgIQBuvB1b3XDV3TPwOkp5njADBSA5qGjiPBJGKNGSFmc/s1600/DSC05089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPK7VBtI6bZfz2yVL1jranF6jniPxq9y85PvdBvBF3zthwGpHH87x7St-mAU4W3TwDtes__gwVW9UMU-Xptf3Hcj6mYQJ6w9sgIQBuvB1b3XDV3TPwOkp5njADBSA5qGjiPBJGKNGSFmc/s320/DSC05089.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ7fnLzpebmMEZT36m8evcxdBhZWt3uu5r7NyK3MHYQr0EAE8NOWcVb7ZjKwe7-YmHQFjw2Q_d1X4qRKB1lHSJaBMhWt77Q3GWDXIymURaoWR7UHG0Ch1vFuZc3lgZCeGf9GbXWc5o1T6/s1600/DSC05091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ7fnLzpebmMEZT36m8evcxdBhZWt3uu5r7NyK3MHYQr0EAE8NOWcVb7ZjKwe7-YmHQFjw2Q_d1X4qRKB1lHSJaBMhWt77Q3GWDXIymURaoWR7UHG0Ch1vFuZc3lgZCeGf9GbXWc5o1T6/s320/DSC05091.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The hats turned out adorable! I'll definitely repeat this activity next year. The class was super excited, and their smiles were so worth the trouble for a little glitter mess:)</div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdf6Nqx37qO5ufJJ8LJhGaZsFVC_0RFCeh-_ACJG2noWBsin3XfCu0yScMlVXwYZnaFMwv4ZDz9dKouWz7g1D-lI-jsokfTwKKUZUnGSr28__x85nYarSkTI5gZrmghPlG-b8sc6DhJpV/s1600/DSC05082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmdf6Nqx37qO5ufJJ8LJhGaZsFVC_0RFCeh-_ACJG2noWBsin3XfCu0yScMlVXwYZnaFMwv4ZDz9dKouWz7g1D-lI-jsokfTwKKUZUnGSr28__x85nYarSkTI5gZrmghPlG-b8sc6DhJpV/s320/DSC05082.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055815755016648011.post-80907319897669253232012-01-28T13:57:00.000-08:002012-01-29T09:45:28.343-08:00tired but inspired<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> So in order to keep this first blog real, I have a confession to make. I am TIRED, people! I think I have been tired for seventeen years! The little people in my life keep me on my toes all. day. long. I love them, I really do. But I am exhausted. Yet I have that same feeling I get in August (not the sick one because summer is over, but the other one). You know the one. How when you go into a teaching store and it is the very start of the school year ....and you get all motivated by all the new cool STUFF? You see the potential of what your classroom can be like THIS year? And you get inspired by all sorts of ideas and it is actually sort of FUN to get organized? <em>sort of.</em></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><em>Well THAT </em>is how Pinterest and this whole blogworld is changing my perspective. If your school district is like mine, and if you've been teaching for a while, you know that just when you think you have a handle on things, everything just goes and changes. So I am absolutely THRILLED to see all the elementary ideas people are blogging these days, and none of us have to invent the whole wheel anymore, just a spoke here and there:) Plus, I have a Pinterest obsession. I'm afraid I am going to need counseling over it. Not really. <em>Maybe.</em></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I want to show my classroom through my blog with the ups AND the downs, the things that work for me AND the things that DON'T. I want to share with all of you other firsties and get ideas from you too. I like the cutesie stuff, but we all know that a lot is lacking in the commercial offerings out there. My desire is to combine the Common Core with FUN. It seems to me that our resources are either too dry or too "fluffy", do you agree?</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anyway, come by anytime to see what's going on in my class and I'd like to stop by yours too!</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here's a look at my classroom happenings of the past few days: </span><br />
<br />
My first graders worked on a marshmallow math activity I found on Pinterest. It is free and printable...I just have to figure out how to post the link. It involved sorting, measuring, graphing, comparing, and adding. (and eating:)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJhKTQYmhj5ZtOyWykjG_haziRQ5iFSheOejnEOOb0bl2hzeyGEFP6XtvQ4wkbqw0wkcPsWoPIroXQdIEU1cummytk_hOFw4poL4Xn8T3dMqCT6sj77TMhroBY36pXe3udu-YS1vl-wyb/s1600/DSCN4530.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJhKTQYmhj5ZtOyWykjG_haziRQ5iFSheOejnEOOb0bl2hzeyGEFP6XtvQ4wkbqw0wkcPsWoPIroXQdIEU1cummytk_hOFw4poL4Xn8T3dMqCT6sj77TMhroBY36pXe3udu-YS1vl-wyb/s320/DSCN4530.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
The greater than/less than symbols are sometimes confusing, but no one seemed to have a problem imagining the "big mouth" chomping the most marshmallows.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwM6Xku1_GIoCc2piWBxc8fzNruvMGV6_dK2nFhyphenhyphenmtIkuwHf8mjetpyTVzhvU4WraoRPi0oaPqGPP1uHHy_-g7acB9Bu5VTQJHgdknKCZQdPTELa0L9ISxHii6dYvM3Oj3JwKAlXZZRk6/s1600/DSCN4537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwM6Xku1_GIoCc2piWBxc8fzNruvMGV6_dK2nFhyphenhyphenmtIkuwHf8mjetpyTVzhvU4WraoRPi0oaPqGPP1uHHy_-g7acB9Bu5VTQJHgdknKCZQdPTELa0L9ISxHii6dYvM3Oj3JwKAlXZZRk6/s320/DSCN4537.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
After students graphed the various colors of marshmallows, they tasted one of each and graphed their favorites using post-it notes on the board.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40HtybCsWS4gplcQrq7kT-44JeZtsorHR8aS4-j_b8Vh_8304s-k1SD4EV3HZ50xzyooCSLnoLPi7dhGZ8lagDE_GhB4FzglsOOxuDYPutrd4-_73qXoOH3oTFfLJnlicnOlQRoOA6KrK/s1600/DSCN4536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40HtybCsWS4gplcQrq7kT-44JeZtsorHR8aS4-j_b8Vh_8304s-k1SD4EV3HZ50xzyooCSLnoLPi7dhGZ8lagDE_GhB4FzglsOOxuDYPutrd4-_73qXoOH3oTFfLJnlicnOlQRoOA6KrK/s320/DSCN4536.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-kOoZwL_1NWdj9oCoaNYy8-K7k-14lAX_ybg0WnAhs1Dt8zSEIuaC7qkPO7_xxWv8Lreb0dLdRs-YBrg6oMbOEqz7tiFIr56zdbREJy6_zeW16c_SDkTeW3r9DXSQcdOIrCIBc1HtGKY/s1600/DSCN4540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-kOoZwL_1NWdj9oCoaNYy8-K7k-14lAX_ybg0WnAhs1Dt8zSEIuaC7qkPO7_xxWv8Lreb0dLdRs-YBrg6oMbOEqz7tiFIr56zdbREJy6_zeW16c_SDkTeW3r9DXSQcdOIrCIBc1HtGKY/s320/DSCN4540.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
We also did an inferencing activity seen on Pinterest (I think it is a Cara Carroll idea.) The kids LOVED this. I have read the book <u>No, David!</u> to my classes for years, but never had an activity to do with it. This one got the idea of inferencing across beautifully (and of course the favorite part of the story is when David runs down the street naked!)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://thefirstgradeparade.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7FBufVgF6EuQWTS4EDpZVEY4n5n2nLf-nQAtPbxT4njnpDZXvctKGFTIAvCiyH3SZd7ZHVUCelCxVVnh2iZXCNXkv-M5Ow_axyB460JHI51G_bVzDnBAdm7NC26M3CUIUUk6nTiBVk10/s320/DSCN4541.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
As you can see, the Davids were "first grade made". I don't use a lot of templates. If it is an art activity, it needs to be created with their own style!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I also tried out the <a href="http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/2011/11/learning-through-play-sight-word.html">Twister "Sight Word Edition"</a> game for one of my literacy small group stations. I did not want to write on the game, so I put down sight words from a pack I found at the dollar store. The game is now in my weekend bag with a Sharpie and a word list...I am so going to write the words on the game. They got kicked everywhere. Also, it is best if a teacher or volunteer can oversee the game or the kids TOTALLY cheat. They don't read the words and they cheat on the left/right thing as well. But the REALLY liked the game. Even when they had to play by the rules:)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Have a great weekend all!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>Mrs. Rabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13398978192274082891noreply@blogger.com0