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aaron
one of my favorite students OF ALL TIME is moving to chicago. this breaks my heart in so many ways and makes me realize i'm going to have a really difficult time leaving this group of kids... more so than any group. i see my old students in the hall and i'll give them a hug or a high-five and move on not really thinking twice... but this group is ( Read more... ) -
wild flag
one goal for SXSW this year:
see wild flag as many times as I can
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prez
on president's day my students picked a president they've studied recently (lincoln/washington) and wrote a letter to him. these are my favorite quotes from them:
"were you happy to be the 16th president? yes or no. I would say no I want to be first"
"you have a cool beard and abolished (spelled "aballisht") slavery"
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december to remember
I walked into a flooded classroom today.. I watched the water LAP at my boots before realizing the severity of the situation.. proof that waking up at 6am and not drinking coffee until 9am is a bad idea. things got sorted out eventually but seriously.. if it's not one thing with that classroom it's definitely something else. I think my classroom is ( Read more... ) -
mulder n scully
mad scientist at school.. washed off and now I'm dana scully! yessssss!!! off to austin now with fox mulder :)
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got back from a bike ride and there are flowers on my porch.. no note.. kinda creeped out.. I hope it was my
parents.
I'm kind of bike crazy this month.. I guess I've had a lot to deal with and having these bike rides and really awesome friends (like josh) has helped me deal with things.
I'm really excited about Halloween this year. I haven't been ( Read more... ) -
costumesssssss
school costumes in the past:
halloween '05 - unicorn
halloween '06 - pterodactyl
halloween '07 - puss in cowboy boots
halloween '08 - nancy drew
halloween '09 - miss spider (from james and the giant peach)
read across america '10 - rabbits in rollerskates! (my kids still talk about this)
halloween '10 - shark!
needed to write that down before i forget..
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endish of summer
i haven't done a lot of the (unfun but productive) things i'd planned on doing this summer before school starts.. but! i did go on a fun road trip, tubed a lot, got a tan, went on a lot of bike adventures, met new people and had a lot of fun. summer of 2010, i want a replay next year.. except with an argentina trip instead of a road trip..
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moments after I buried the kitten I saw fanclub run up to me... behind her were her two kittens!!!!!! so I buried a kitten and that's sad... but it isn't doña so that has made my day :)
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bad days
I had an awful start to my day ( Read more... )