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Enough is enough!
My classroom was made available to me Th afternoon. The 38 student desks and chairs that I will need are now in the room. Space for walking is limited. Literally, I have about 2' maneuvering space between the student desks and the walls. That's tight. Once I have my sixth graders in there, movement will be limited. I will have a single ( Read more... ) -
Giddy with glee!
The tandem is here! Santana delivered it to Rincon Cyclery today. Tomorrow we ride!
It's candy apple red and smokin'! -
What I found out today
I have to design three electives for the sixth grade. Each elective will run ten weeks and meet daily for 50 minutes. That's a lot to create lesson plans for!
There is a fourth elective that I'll have to teach: AVID (http://www.avidonline.org/.) Basically, it entails coaching students ( Read more... ) -
69 Dude!
Someone please explain to me Obama's vote. Apparently he was one of the 69 senators who voted to broaden government spy powers and give immunity to telecoms who aid in secret wiretapping. -
The Dog and Pony Show
Open House is tonight. We have quite a display of student work to show. My classroom is bursting with projects and reports and essays, BEAUTIFUL ESSAYS! This class of students is the BEST I've had in two years ( Read more... ) -
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The Phoenix will land--or crash-- on Mars in less than 8 hours! I am soooo excited! -
Bicycle vs Bus 2
This morning I stopped at Porto's to buy three dozen papas rellenas for my students. It's a ritual of mine: during the administration of the CST's I give my kids bagels or pasteles in order to sustain them through 2 hours of (almost) daily testing. Since the papas are too heavy and the boxes are bulky, I drove my car to pick up the goodies. I'll ( Read more... )
