Phew!

Are you as glad as I am that the PSSAs are over??? Yeah boy! So anyhow, Zoe made this amazing power point about it. It's called "Zoe's PSSA Survival Guide" and it really rocks. You should definitely check it out on my web page... (Click here to see it.) Let us know what you think. Make sure you tell Zoe what an amazing job she did!

Mnemonic Device?

Hey. Have you ever heard of a mnemonic device? It's a pattern of letters, an expression, or ideas that help you remember something. Like when I said for Daylight Saving Time that you "Spring Forward and Fall Back." I also remember a teacher I had in 6th grade who helped me remember the how to spell dessert and desert. She told me that dessert was "sweet stuff" and had 2 s's. I never forgot after that. Then there's the whole "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" for order of operations in math, or "My Very Elegant Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas" for the planets in the solar system.

Do you have a favorite mnemonic device? Do you know what the last 2 I just wrote mean?

SPRING FORWARD?

Did you know that Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend? Do you know what that means? I remember always getting confused about that. I knew that we changed the clock an hour, but could never remember when we put it ahead or when we moved it back. Then someone helped me by saying we "Spring Forward" in the Spring, and "Fall Back" in the Fall. Pretty cool, huh! (I hope you understand what that means...) Anyhow, check out this neat sight to learn more- IT'S TIME, then come back and tell me if you think we SHOULD change the clocks or not and why. Be sure to read about the controversy to help support your point of view!

Happy Birthday, LARA!

Well, for all of you that know my daughter Lara, it's a very special day today. This day, March 2nd 2009, is her twenty-first birthday. Yup, that's 21. 2-1. Yikes! So, I want to give a special hello to her since I'm not with her. She's away at college in Pittsburgh, and we won't be able to celebrate this very special day together.

Feel free to join me in wishing her a very very happy day...

So Lara, enjoy your day, eat all the cake and ice-cream you want, and know that I love you.

xxoo,
ur Mom

THANK YOU CEAY!!!

I would like to make a special post to Ceay! Thank you Ceay for reading my post of Wednesday, February 11th. WOW! Someone reads super carefully!!!!!

How Carefully do YOU Read?

OK. My last post was a dud. I don't think anyone read it carefully. I was asking about the PSSA, and people answered about how many days are in a week!!!! What's up with that???? If that's how carefully you read, we're DOOMED on the PSSA!!!!

I'm growling! (That's ME at my desk. See what happens when people don't read carefully??? Let's see how well you guys read THIS post! arrgh.)

HOW MANY DAYS??? EEEEEKKKK!

OK! We're in the great countdown! This week we've been busy taking the PSSA Writing Assessment. (At least the 5th graders have.) We've been doing a great job, working hard, trying our best, and NOT letting the TEST GET US!!! : )

SO... How many days are left until the Math and Reading PSSA's??? We're in the 20's. How are you getting ready for them? Do you have any pointers in how to handle the testing? Like how not to stress out? Or how to tackle the exam? Let me know what works for you, or what you need help with...