Happy Holidays!

Hi out there! Anyone online? What are you all doing over this wonderful week off? My daughter is home from Pittsburgh for 4 more days, so we're going to do some fun "Mother/Daughter" things. Right now we're sitting in our living room doing techie stuff. (Are you surprised?) We both have our blogs up and are busy posting. (Lara says "HI!" by the way.) So what are we going to do? Not sure yet. We might go to Longwood Gardens for a visit. Have you ever been there? I've only been once, and that was a very very very long time ago. It's supposed to be quite beautiful at holiday time.

What else am I going to do? I want to put a fire in my fireplace and curl up with my new books. I got 4 new ones to read! (I get so excited about books!) I also want to get back into my yoga and running. (I took about a week off to get a lot of my schoolwork done- for report cards, student special reports, planning all of those exciting class lessons, and of course holiday preparation- I made my friends their gifts this year.) Don't want to get lazy and gain TOO much weight from all of the cookies and holiday goodies ; )

Well, if you're out there reading, drop a comment to let me know what you're doing. Hope you are all safe and happy!

xxoo,

Ms. Becker

p.s. The picture is of a Jizo. Jizo is a special protector of children.

Speaking of food, it's THANKSGIVING!

Giving Thanks. There's something to ponder. Do you know the history of Thanksgiving- like, the real deal? Check out this site to watch a movie and learn interesting things about this special "All American" holiday! THANKSGIVING STORY

Now, wasn't that interesting? What did you learn? Why were they thankful? Why are YOU thankful? Or what are you thankful for?

WHAT'S FOR LUNCH??

Do you like the school lunch? Amir thinks the school lunch is nasty. He thinks it tastes undercooked because it's not hot enough. Kailie says that the hot dogs look raw inside. Sayyid thinks we should have steak for lunch instead of those old hot dogs and hamburgers. He also thinks the pizza is naaasty! It has "brown stuff" on it! Nazir is asking for ribs!

Brian thinks the school lunch should go up a notch. He thinks the food should be upgraded! What do you guys think? Is there ANYTHING about the school lunch that you like? If so, what? If not, what should be changed?

Chillin' in Room 214!

Here we are, the "B2" Group, chillin' in room 214. Mishan thinks it's a cool place, and we all agree. Do you come to room 214 this year? If you do, what's your group? Siani wants to know if there is a group "A". Steven wants to know how many people come to room 214. So tell us! Who are you and why do you come? If you don't come, do you wish you did?

VACATION!

Here are some photos of where I am RIGHT NOW!!!! Isn't it beautiful!

I'm in Goose Rocks Beach, Maine.
Find me on this map. (Click here and then hit the - minus button to make the map smaller so you can see where I am in relation to Philadelphia.)

JULY, JULY, Doesn't time fly!

Like my rhyme??? Ha-ha! So. You know how everyone got the flu at the end of the school year? Well... I had to wait until my VACATION to get sick! Yuck! Thanks a lot guys! : /

But now I'm enjoying my beautiful garden. It's very relaxing.

What are all of you doing these days?

June! Graduation, End of School, Summer...

It's HERE! JUNE! Let's see. Five more days until the 5th graders graduate. Seven more days until school's out for students! WOW!

I had a super time with you guys! This was a great teaching year for me, and will probably go down as one of my all-time favorites! So what do YOU think about your school year? Do you have any "do overs"? (That means if there was something you did that you would have done differently.) Tell me your thoughts... Be sure to check out Hoops and Yoyo's thoughts on the end of the year. Click here.